Street Superintendent

Under the direction of the Public Works Operations Manager, this individual has the overall responsibility of oversight of the staff and the day-to-day operations that include the construction, repair and maintenance of city streets, rights of ways and landscapes. Success in this position contributes to safe and well-maintained streets and related infrastructure. Essential duties inlcude:

• Coordinates, supervises and organizes the day-to-day operations of the division.
• Hires, trains, assigns, directs, supervises, evaluates and disciplines personnel.
• Establishes long- and short-term goals and priorities; allocates resources.
• Generates tasks for crews to completed, including sidewalk repair, street maintenance, tree trimming and removal, and right-of-way maintenance.
• Enters work orders into the automated work order management system.
• Reviews and prioritizes work orders from other departments.
• Responds to public questions and concerns.
• Prepares weekly and monthly reports.
• Develops budget recommendations; manages assigned budgets.
• Directs the purchase of tools, equipment and supplies.
• Reviews maintenance and fuel usage for all division vehicles and equipment.
• Ensures that all department vehicles/equipment are serviced/compliant with the motor pool standards of maintenance.
• Operates a variety of equipment including, but not limited to edger, weed eater, shovel, hand-held sprayers, chainsaw, leaf blower, demolition saws, pneumatic hammers, mowers, bushhogs, and tractors.
• Operates a variety of standard heavy equipment including, but not limited to vehicles, aerial and boom slope mowers, articulating bucket lifts, clam and bucket trucks, trencher, dump trucks, articulated loader, rubber tire tractor/loader, trailer, bulldozer, backhoe loader, mini-excavators, off-highway truck, and skid steer loader.
• Performs maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment in good clean working condition including, but not limited to greasing, maintaining fluid levels, changing blades, tires, oil, filters, hoses, and nozzles; ensures necessary repairs are made.
• Loads and hauls gravel, debris, and other materials onto dump trucks to and from job sites and storage areas.
• Performs job site safety procedures to ensure and maintain a safe workspace at all times.
• Maintains assigned vehicles and equipment, fuels as needed; assists in cleaning vehicles and other equipment.
• Performs job site safety procedures to set up and maintain safe workspace at all times.
• Obtains quotes for materials, supplies, equipment/vehicles,
• Creates quotes for jobs/projects.
• Performs flagging duties associated with work zone traffic control.
• Assists and must be able to perform in all aspects of the department's operations.
• Performs related duties.