The purpose of this class within the organization is to perform professional, supervisory, and administrative work in coordinating and supervising the operations of the General Maintenance and Traffic Engineering Division.

This class works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

Work Schedule
Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Overtime as necessary and mandatory during emergency situations

All new employees must satisfactorily complete a background check. A conditional offer of employment may then be made contingent upon the successful completion of a physical exam that includes drug testing.

This is a Non-Exempt Position.

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

Essential Functions:

Recommends hiring, trains, motivates, coaches and evaluates employees; instructs, assigns and reviews work of employees; recommends salary increases and promotions, implements discipline; recommends termination.

Supervises crews of employees assigned to multiple general maintenance and traffic signal disciplines; keeps track of employee hours and timesheets; writes daily, weekly, and monthly reports as needed.

Serves as Facilities Manager for Town Hall and other facilities as assigned; assumes responsibility for management of the facilities; maintains and oversees all repairs including internal and outsourced maintenance and repairs.

Oversees the operations of the Town’s Traffic engineering and electrical maintenance activities.

Maintains electronic records of labor, equipment and material hours and costs for Public Works’ Operations Division activities.

Serves as emergency contact for fire and gas detection alarms and/or emergencies; attends citizen meetings regarding facilities, such as equipment emissions, lighting, and noise; ensures the facilities are maintained in a safe and professional manner.

Calls contractors; obtains quotes for large jobs that cannot be done in house, such as roofing, damaged or destroyed street light poles, or large exterior paint jobs.

Ensures that all work is performed by staff using appropriate safety equipment and protection in accordance with established safety standards.

Additional Duties:
Calculates materials and supplies needed; coordinates with vendors/providers for in-house jobs.

Checks on new installations and repairs and reconstruction on Town buildings, concrete work, brick work, sign work, and traffic signal and electrical work.

Refers to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Town plans or maps, Virginia Work Protection, Administrative Regulations, electrical and safety manuals, policies and procedure manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts.

Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.

Gathers, organizes, analyzes, examines or evaluates data or information and may prescribe action based on these data or information.

People Responsibility:

People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.

Supervises or leads others by determining work procedures, assigning duties, maintaining harmonious relations, and promoting efficiency.

Asset Responsibility:

Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.

Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through the management of a large division or minor department.

Mathematical Requirements:

Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.

Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages.

Communications Requirements:

Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.

Reads professional literature and technical manuals; speaks to groups of employees, other public and private groups; writes manuals and complex reports.

Judgment Requirements:

Judgment requirements refer to the frequency and complexity of judgments and decisions given the stability of the work environments, the nature and type of guidance, and the breadth of impact of the judgments and decisions.

Decision-making is a significant part of the job, affecting a large segment of the organization and the general public; works in a dynamic environment, responsible to assist in developing policies and practices.

Complexity of Work:

Complexity addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, concentration and creativity, required by the job and the presence of any unusual pressures present in the job.

Performs supervisory work involving policy and guidelines, solving both people and work related problems; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

Impact of Errors:

The impact of errors is very serious - affects entire organization and the general public.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis.

Equipment Usage:

Equipment usage involves responsibility for materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products.

Supervises the handling/use of machines, tools, equipment or work aids involving extensive latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.

Unavoidable Hazards:

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposureto extreme heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions.

Safety of Others:

Safety of others refers to the level of responsibility for the safety of others, either inherent in the job or to ensure the safety of the general public. (Does not include safety of subordinates).

Requires responsibility for the safety and health of others.

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent, supplemented by specialized courses/training equivalent to completion of two years of college in Principles of Supervision, Ground Safety, Electrical Maintenance, Traffic Control, or closely related area.

Requires six years full-time construction, facilities maintenance, traffic control, or closely related experience of which two years were in a supervisory capacity.

Special Certifications and Licenses:
Valid State Commercial driver’s license.

Must have, or within 18 months of appointment must obtain, OSHA 30-hour Construction Standard certification; IMSA Traffic Signal I and II Field Technician certifications; IMSA Associate Signs and Marking Specialist Level I certification; Virginia Department of Transportation Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control certification.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance

The Town of Vienna is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the Town of Vienna to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

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General Maintenance and Traffic Engineering Supervisor