Transportation Manager

Requirements

MOS Code: 3E000 (Air Force), 0411 (Marine Corps), 4275 (Navy), 12D (Army)

Education and Experience:A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Business or Public Administration, Construction Management or related field, plus five (5) years experience in street infrastructure maintenance and construction,traffic control planning, or traffic infrastructure maintenance, including two (2) years in a supervisory position.

Licenses and Certificates:Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under general direction, plan, manage and coordinate divisions and programs related to street maintenance, construction, traffic control installation, and manage the City's after hours emergency response program.

Typical Duties

Plan, organize, implement, and direct street infrastructure maintenance, median maintenance, graffiti and sweeping programs. Involves: Direct and manage daily street maintenance repair and construction activities including repairing and patching, street and sidewalk cleaning, replacement and removal of curb and gutter, weed control, demolitions.

Coordinate division and program activities with other City departments and outside agencies. Develop and assess plans to meet projections and costs.Prepare resource request forecasts and project equipment, materials and staffing requirements to meet budgeted project completion standards.Schedule multi-year utilization of allocated resources and assets in conjunction with staff and department head, and monitor usage and the reallocation of assets to meet planned and emergency work.Establish and evaluate construction controls, maintenance and condition of equipment assuring that construction meets the planning standards. Develop specific project action, including documentation for approved projects, cost and ensure technical compliance with mandated standards.

Manage the department's emergency response operations.Involves: Initiate and oversee emergency actions as authorized.

Coordinate with other city departments and governmental agencies during inclement weather events and other emergency issues. Participate in joint City-County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and TransVista (TxDOT) team to assess and respond to emergency issues. Manage department staff, vehicles and equipment during emergent response to ensure safety of employees and traveling public.

Direct the installation and maintenance of all traffic control systems.. Involves: Direct Signs and Markings program including compliance, installation and maintenance of all traffic control signs and markings.

Implement proper application and installation of traffic control devices such as street signs, markings, flashers, roadway lighting and similar devices. Coordinate use of equipment and machinery. Review change orders; check field installations. Ensure compliance with Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Traffic Engineering Studies Manuals, Transportation and Traffic Engineering and Traffic Control Devices Handbook.

Direct traffic studies, surveys and investigations and construction plan approvals.Involves: Direct planning and designing of traffic control systems.

Review traffic control request plans for street closures. Manage documents, traffic databases, records and prepare technical and project process reports. Supervise, coordinate and manage a variety of maintenance and construction functions and special projects related to the establishment of division performance goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities, long-range planning and budget development.

Manage special projects within and across divisions/sections.Involves: Direct and integrate fiscal controls and administrative support activities into plans, projects and operational needs.

Monitor, examine and approve project costs andrequisitions. Oversee the preparation of final budget documents including the projection of capital acquisition needs and prepare acquisition budget data.Write equipment bid specifications and responses, recommend contract award, evaluate contract execution and follow-up on purchasing processes, warranty compliance and verifying delivery and payment.Prepare contract bid input documentation. Verify scope of work, schedules, materials, costs and burden sharing arrangements in request for proposal documents.

Perform professional and incidental duties. Involves: Prepare and disseminate departmental directives.

Serve on ad hoc committees. Attend committee and commission meetings, and meet with engineering consultants, developers, contractors, architects to discuss and provide information regarding items related to traffic issues for public safety and traffic design standards and operation, subdivision plans and submittal, special permits, zoning change cases, street vacations and amendments to City ordinances.Present projects, evaluations and recommendations to neighborhood groups, Commissions and City Council. Respond to agency and citizen complaints and inquiries.

Supervise assigned staff.Involves:Schedule, assign, guide and check work.Review operational and procedural activities.Prioritize and coordinate departmental activities.Review and monitor need for overtime.Appraise employee performance and reviews evaluations by subordinates.Provide staff training and development.Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work standards.Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants.Recommend hire, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Test information: An evaluation of education and experience will be conducted on qualified applicants.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.