Public Works Superintendent

Salary: $97,164.70 Annually
Location : 3131 Washington Street Jupiter, FL 33458
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: CY25-00312
Department: Engineering & Public Works
Opening Date: 12/22/2025

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to plan, supervise, and coordinate programs and activities including the operation and maintenance of the Town's roadways, sidewalks, landscaping, facilities, fleet, and solid waste.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Administers, plans, assigns, directs, coordinates, and exercises general supervision for the Public Works Division.
Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals; conducts interviews and makes hiring recommendations.

Coordinates with the work programs of the Public Works Manager, Supervisors, and Special Projects Coordinator; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress; develops work schedules to ensure adequate coverage; consults with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.

Ensures division compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
Consults with Engineering and Public Works department staff and other officials to review division operations and activities, review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction, and provide recommendations; coordinates division projects and activities with those of other divisions, other departments, contractors, engineers, consultants, outside agencies, or others as needed.
Prepares and administers operational budget and helps prepare capital budget for area of assignment; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved operational budget; helps determine allocation of funds to cover general maintenance and emergency repairs.
Develop long and short range plans, goals, and objectives for area of assignment.
Develops and revises construction specifications and standards; develops ordinances relating to area of assignment within the division's operations.
Help monitor capital improvement projects and other department and division projects; monitors contracts and provides contract administration; reviews consulting engineers' plans for capital improvement projects; resolves conflicts during construction of capital projects; assist with approving pay requests for capital projects; help coordinate project changes with other departments.
Helps with the development of bid documents for distribution to potential contractors; reviews bids and makes recommendations for vendor selection.
Performs plan reviews; reviews projects and plans for projects to ensure compliance with Town codes, standards, and specifications; reviews engineering reports associated with projects to ensure compliance with specifications;
Oversees and monitors purchasing activities for area of responsibility; monitors inventory of equipment, tools, materials, and supplies; ensures availability of adequate materials to conduct projects and work activities; approves requisitions for new/replacement items; develops specifications for purchasing of equipment.
Performs administrative tasks; develops and monitors annual work plans; reviews/approves employee timesheets and vacation/sick leave requests, and forwards for processing; reviews employee evaluations completed by subordinate staff and edits/approves as appropriate.
Responsible for asset management in area of assignment, oversees maintenance of Engineering/ Right of Way system within area of assignment; ensures that system components are properly maintained and repaired; determines project prioritization and oversees response to emergency situations; troubleshoots problems.
Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, budget documents, work plans, permits, ordinances, construction specifications and standards, equipment specifications, bid documents, job descriptions, performance evaluations, or other documents within area of assignment.
Receives multiple forms, reports and correspondence as needed to perform duties such as; budget reports, purchase requisitions, capital improvement project designs, contracts, bids, timesheets, vacation requests, performance evaluations, accident reports, , gas reports, permits, , risk management manuals, , project engineering reports, engineering plans, as-built drawings, right-of- away maps, blueprints, construction drawings,…