Public Works Supervisor Construction or Sanitation

02/14/2025 Grade 22 Full time Public Works Supervisors within the Merit System oversee the planning, delegation, supervision, and inspection of work carried out by multiple crews. These crews are involved in various public works projects, including construction, repair, and maintenance of highways, streets, sidewalks, driveways, as well as sanitation operations like refuse collection and disposal, brush and trash removal, street cleaning, and more. Typically, tasks are assigned either in writing or verbally by a higher-level supervisor or lead and are executed through the management of subordinate supervisors. Employees in this role are tasked with monitoring the performance of duties across different work units and are expected to fulfill their responsibilities autonomously, under broad guidance.

• Adaptability & Flexibility.
• Computer & Technology Operations.
• Heavy Equipment & Vehicle Use.
• Leadership & Management.
• Learning & Memory.
• Mathematical & Statistical Skills.
• Oral Communication & Comprehension.
• Physical Abilities.
• Planning & Organizing.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making.
• Professionalism & Integrity.
• Psychomotor Abilities.
• Researching & Referencing.
• Reviewing, Inspecting & Auditing.
• Self-Management & Initiative.
• Teamwork & Interpersonal.
• Technical & Job-Specific Knowledge.
• Technical Skills.
• Written Communication & Comprehension.

• Knowledge of safety procedures when working in and around traffic.
• Knowledge of basic preventive maintenance (e.g., check fuels, fluids, oil levels) for cars and light trucks.
• Knowledge of the basic operation of various tools and equipment such as hand tools, power blower, burners, and drills as needed to perform job tasks.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
• Knowledge of techniques, materials, small and heavy equipment operation, and tools used in paving and road construction and repair.

• Work is primarily performed both indoors in an office environment as well as at outdoor worksites such as roadways and construction sites.
• Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.
• Work may also involve the occasional use of various hand tools and operation of vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• Workers may be exposed to weather conditions, such as extreme hot or cold temperatures, or other potentially hazardous conditions such as near roadway traffic, etc.

• Job involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Job May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

• Must be an employee in the Merit System with regular status (i.e., a full-time classified employee who has completed a probationary period and not thereafter separated from the classified service).
• Class B CDL (or higher).
• Work experience using a computer and a variety of software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Work experience reading and interpreting maps, and/or engineering drawings/plans, blueprints, etc.
• Work experience planning and/or leading crews in project work (e.g., road maintenance/paving, grass cutting).
• Work experience operating and/or working with heavy equipment/construction equipment (e.g., Backhoe, Limb Loader, Sanivac, Jetwasher).
• Work experience setting up traffic control for projects in and around roadways (e.g., setting out cones/signs, flagging).
• Work experience preparing written reports or documentation.
• Work experience following safety procedures or practices.

• Performs various administrative duties, including: assisting with the budget, conducting cost estimates on projects, documenting departmental activities, and ordering supplies as needed.
• Oversees and assists crews with a variety of technical duties specific to the work being performed within assigned department/division.
• Interacts with a variety of internal and external contacts (e.g., contractors, engineers, inspectors, members of the public, etc.) to exchange information/discuss issues with a work project, or to investigate and handle complaints.
• Monitors wrap-up activities at the conclusion of each day to include tasks such as completing reports, reviewing daily work sheets.
• Plans work of assigned crews by reviewing maintenance requests and work orders, inspecting areas for maintenance issues, and determining necessary resources needed for work to be completed.
• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

Job involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Job May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs. Work is primarily performed both indoors in an office environment as well as at outdoor worksites such as roadways and construction sites. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc. Work may also involve the occasional use of various hand tools and operation of vehicles and/or heavy equipment. Workers may be exposed to weather conditions, such as extreme hot or cold temperatures, or other potentially hazardous conditions such as near roadway traffic, etc.