Public Works Supervisor

THE JOB

THE JOB: Under direction, plan, assign, and supervise the work of public works maintenance personnel in an assigned program/division (Solid Waste Disposal, Roads, Drainage, Sanitation, Household Hazardous Waste); assure the quality of the work performed; may perform the more difficult and technical work of the assigned division; and perform other duties as required.

The current vacancy is in Sanitation. The list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies in any Public Works Division during the life of the eligible list.

Specialized assignments include:

• Sanitation Assignment: Supervise crews performing maintenance, monitoring and repair of wastewater pumping stations and transmission facilities, transmission lines and access entries, and those staffing the office facility.

• Solid Waste Disposal Assignment: Supervise operations at the County s solid waste disposal sites including staff who operate heavy equipment, collect fees and perform maintenance and repair; follow engineering specifications and plans to develop the disposal sites; ensure that land is properly utilized and streams are not contaminated; assure that disposal site operations comply with State standards for solid waste management, water and air quality and environmental health;
  
  oversee the maintenance and monitoring of environmental testing systems; and may install environmental testing systems.

• Road Assignment: Patrol roads to determine areas requiring maintenance and repair; supervise crews who prepare, grade, pave, resurface and reshape old roads, cut and spray weeds and brush, and patch and repair road surfaces; and investigate public complaints regarding poor or hazardous road conditions and take action to improve the situation.

• Drainage Assignment: Supervise the County drainage maintenance program including supervising crews who install revetments for bank and levee protection; clear river and stream channels; build culvert head-walls; install storm drain culverts; spray herbicides; maintain access and levee roads, plant vegetation for bank protection; perform maintenance and repair on stationary pumps; and install flood gates and barricades.

• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Assignment: Supervise operations at the HHW program by supervising and assisting the Solid Waste Inspectors who operate the facilities, including inspecting and assessing incoming waste material for identification and separation; identifying, assessing and categorizing hazardous material for disposal; arranging for proper storage and transportation of materials; and monitoring and maintaining various records. Assure HHW facilities  operations comply with State and Federal regulations.
  
  Assist Environmental Program Coordinator with ensuring that environmental monitoring and reporting program activities for landfill gas, ground water, storm water, leachate and surface water are completed. Assist with and assign staff to perform maintenance to assure properly functioning leachate collection and landfill gas collection and conveyance systems.

THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Four years of maintenance experience in any one of the following areas: Roads, Sanitation, Solid Waste Disposal, or Drainage divisions, environmental monitoring / handling hazardous materials or a comparable assignment, including two years at the journey level and one year in a lead capacity, which would demonstrate possession of the knowledge and abilities required in the applicable program area.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/

CONDITIONS:

License Requirements: Possession of a valid California Class C driver license at time of hire; and for some positions, within six months from hire, possession of a valid class B driver license with Tank Endorsement (Sanitation assignment) or a valid class A driver license with Tank Endorsement. (Household Hazardous Waste assignment requires a class C license at time of hire, but no A or B commercial driver license.)

Certificate
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Some positions require possession of a Qualified Applicators Certificate issued by the State of California Department of Pesticide Regulation or of an OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER (hazardous waste operations) Certificate. For Sanitation Assignment, within one year of appointment, must obtain either a Grade I or higher Wastewater Collection System Maintenance certificate, a Grade I or higher Mechanical Technologist certificate, or equivalent certificates issued by the California Water Environment Association.

Special

Working Conditions:

Exposure to:
Variable temperatures and other conditions; cramped work spaces; heights, such as on equipment, on cliffs or in the bucket of a bucket truck; high levels of noise; strong, unpleasant odors; vibration; dust and silica dust; potentially hostile or violent individuals; electrical hazards; allergens, such as poison oak and…