TRANSPORTATION RESIDENCY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS MANAGER 63067

07/01/92 C

This is the first level management class in a transportation residency office. Positions in this class direct the maintenance operations of a transportation residency, including the roadway and bridge maintenance program, the state force construction program, equipment utilization and repair, safety, building construction and maintenance, and emergency operations. Positions plan, schedule, procure, budget, and ensure federal and state law and policy compliance within these areas. This class is distinguished from the Transportation Assistant Resident Engineer by the latter's greater responsibility for overall management of a residency.

Complexity of Work: Performs work of considerable difficulty managing the maintenance operations of a transportation residency. The work involves the review and approval of short-range work plans prepared by Transportation Maintenance Superintendents and other staff, and the development of a variety of plans, including long-range plans and annual work plans for residency operations, pavement resurfacing schedules, emergency operations plans, capital outlay plans including initial pre-planning justification documents, and a variety of budget to include administrative, maintenance, equipment, and state force construction budgets. Reviews Pavement Distressed Maintenance traffic patterns, Wet Accident Skid test data, Palling Weight Deflectometer data, and physically surveys road conditions in order to develop resurfacing priority schedules. Develops Maintenance Replacement budgets and other budgets using similar data analysis from these data and bridge inspection reports. Positions monitor budgets and project progress, and take appropriate action to remain within budgeted amounts; develop and administer various maintenance contracts; review and monitor progress until completion; develops Emergency Operation plans; coordinates emergency operations; and secures appropriate equipment, signs, and materials to appropriately respond to emergencies. May serve on incident management drill teams. Positions develop state force construction projects, ensuring compliance with VDOT specifications, Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Control Board, State Division of Soil and Water Conservation, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Implements Stormwater Management Plans and may be required to develop Erosion & Siltation Control Plans. Researches court records, may secure donated right of way, secures the equipment, manpower, and materials necessary for the job. Positions perform human/public relations functions, both within and outside the agency; provides supervision, technical advice and guidance to subordinate supervisors; recruits, screens, interviews, and recommends selections; interprets policies and procedures; identifies need and develops/implements training programs for maintenance staff; monitors the implementation of the agency's Career Enrichment Program; and assists superintendents in determining appropriate disciplinary actions. Resolves citizen concerns, through correspondence or visits, including the way a project was managed, potential projects, traffic problems, drainage, and deteriorated pavement. May provide technical assistance to representatives from localities on maintenance of roads, roadways, and drainage problems. Attends meetings as designated by Resident Engineer.

Supervision Given: Provides direction to Transportation Maintenance Superintendents, Transportation Maintenance Supervisors, Equipment Repair Supervisors, and other related trades supervisory classes. May also supervise and provide technical guidance to residency office support staff.

Supervision Received: Receives general direction from a Transportation Resident or Assistant Resident Engineer.

Scope: Manages maintenance related operations units and functions of a residency to include the roadway and bridge maintenance programs, the state force construction program, equipment utilization and repair, safety, building construction and maintenance, and emergency operations.

Impact of Actions: Poor decisions can result in additional maintenance costs, missed deadlines, maintenance budget overruns, and non-compliance with a state and federal regulations and policies. The results have a direct impact on the public and the expenditure of state, local, and federal funds. Expected levels of maintenance service may not be obtained as a result of poor scheduling, coordination, and planning. The safety of employees and the traveling public is affected by decisions.

Personal Contacts: Frequent internal and external contact with the general public to resolve complaints and explain work activities and departmental policies; and with other state agency staff, local officials, and private businesses to obtain and provide information, explain work activities, procedures, and departmental policies, and to solve problems. May have frequent external contact with citizens to secure donated right of way and easements.

Knowledge: Considerable knowledge of basic engineering concepts and processes including surveying, drainage and hydraulics principles, and materials properties; of planning, scheduling and budgeting principles and practices; of human resources management techniques and applicable policies and procedures; of highway construction and maintenance practices and procedures; of related safety techniques, procedures and OSHA requirements. Working knowledge of applications of computerized maintenance and budget programs; of the comparative costs and effectiveness of construction and maintenance equipment; and of surveying practices and instruments.

Skills: None identified for this class.

Abilities: Demonstrated ability to manage a large staff, performing all line human resource management functions including development and delivery of operations training, disciplinary actions, employee selections, and overtime administration; to learn and apply departmental procedures to a variety of situations; to read and interpret construction plans; to develop, track and monitor numerous budgets utilizing a variety of tracking mechanisms including a computerized budget system; to plan, prioritize and coordinate multiple projects; to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including explaining actions and negotiating with individuals; to keep and maintain a variety of records; and to interpret and comply with rapidly changing rules, regulations, and technology.

QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE*

License or Certification: Valid Virginia driver's license.

Education or Training: Graduation from high school or equivalent with specialized course work in management techniques, drafting, surveying, plan reading, and the principles of hydraulics and drainage management, soil mechanics, highway design and construction.

Level and Type of Experience: Progressively responsible supervisory experience in the management of a segment of the construction or maintenance operations of a transportation residency.

An equivalent combination of training and experience indicating possession of the preceding knowledge and abilities may substitute for this education and experience.

This class was revised by the Department of Transportation, effective July 1992.