District - Road Maintenance Supervisor ; Traffic Crew

Road Maintenance Supervisor I (Traffic Crew)

Agency: 345 Department of Transportation

Supervisory Organization: Chief Engineer, Director of Operations, District 8/Tulsa

Location: 4002 N. Mingo Valley Expressway, Tulsa, OK 74116

Job Type: Full time, Regular

Compensation: $68,900 – Level I

• Annual benefit allowance up to $20,538.24 for employees and dependents
• Comprehensive insurance plans: medical, dental, vision with options for HSA and FSA
• Retirement savings:
  Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan with employer matches; OPERS Defined Benefit Plan
• Annual & sick leave: 15–25 days accrued annually based on years of service; 15 days of sick leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Longevity payments to eligible State employees with at least 2 years of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supports professional services for personal problems

Positions in this job family are responsible for performing management and supervisory tasks for one or more highway maintenance units or supervising the maintenance operations for a turnpike.

• Plans, lays out and directs operations of maintenance, construction and traffic control projects; prepares project schedules; consults with engineering and other departments to provide information on work priorities and on availability of equipment, labor and materials.
• Plans and directs the training of personnel in the operation and servicing of equipment and semiskilled and skilled labor operations such as repair and overlay of asphalt surfacing, patching and mud jacking, armor‑coating, concrete laying, seeding and sodding, bridge repairs, drainage correction, sign erection or traffic marking.
• Performs inspection of highways, bridges and traffic control devices in order to assess maintenance needs.
• Evaluates employee performance and recommends personnel actions such as promotions, demotions, terminations and transfers; explains department rules and regulations to unit employees and ensures compliance.
• Interviews job applicants to determine if experience and qualifications meet agency requirements.
• Prepares reports concerning unit work activity; maintains various department records on personnel, equipment and materials.
• Manages assigned elements of the risk program; evaluates risk exposure, minimizes risk and takes corrective action; develops and administers safety programs and ensures employees are trained and comply with all applicable safety practices and procedures.
• Coordinates highway maintenance activities within municipalities with local governments; directs and inspects the work of contract and/or inmate crews performing various highway maintenance activities.
• Assigns unit personnel to the Heavy Equipment Operator Program; evaluates employee performance and ensures on‑the‑job training is complete and documented; arranges for employees who satisfactorily complete training to formally test.

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others. This is the management level of the Highway Maintenance Supervisor family and incumbents are responsible for performing management and supervisory tasks for specialized traffic crews, central sign shop, a county district, an interstate maintenance crew, a turnpike, or a heavy maintenance crew.

Education and Experience requirements consist of six years of experience in operating heavy equipment.

Knowledge includes the materials, equipment and techniques used in highway construction and maintenance of the placement of traffic control devices; personnel regulations; equipment and materials; engineering plans and specifications for highways, bridges and traffic control devices; supervisory principles; budgetary controls; and management techniques. Abilities required include communication, anticipation of maintenance problems, conduct of maintenance inspections, training of supervisors and employees, and planning of workloads.

Possession of a valid Oklahoma…