Summary

This job is for a crew leader who oversees bridge and culvert maintenance teams, helping with planning repairs, operating heavy machinery, and ensuring safety on South Carolina highways.

It involves hands-on work like fixing structures and managing daily tasks, often in tough weather or emergencies.

A good fit would be someone with experience in construction or maintenance, strong leadership skills, and the ability to handle physical labor outdoors.

Key Requirements

2.5 years of related work experience in maintenance or construction, or equivalent
Valid motor vehicle operator’s license
Obtain Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 6 months
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks like bending, climbing, and walking on uneven terrain
Experience operating heavy equipment such as excavators, backhoes, and motor graders
Knowledge of safety guidelines, traffic control, and emergency response procedures
Availability for extended hours, inclement weather, and on-call duties

Full Job Description

Under general supervision, serves as a Specialty Crew Leader on a bridge maintenance crew in a wide variety of preventative maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair activities of bridges and culverts in District 4. Serves as a Specialty Crew Leader on a District 4 Bridge Maintenance Crew. Assists Specialty Crew Foreman with planning, managing, and coordinating preventative maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair work for bridge substructure, superstructure, and deck deficiencies noted during bridge inspections. Ensures optimum crew productivity and quality, adherence to specifications, structural soundness of repair and compliance with safety guidelines. Independently leads crew in the absence of foreman.

Operates motorized equipment in a variety of bridge and highway maintenance activities as needed in the absence of regular equipment operators including, but not limited to, crawler dozer, excavators, motor grader and backhoe. Coaches coworkers on proper equipment usage. Performs bridge maintenance duties using manual labor in such repair tasks as steel and timber pile repair, steel beam end repair, concrete spall patching, beam saddle installation, and scour and erosion repair. Assists Specialty Crew Foreman in devising a daily schedule for work to be performed by maintenance crew. Assists in determining proper equipment, materials and labor needed in order to complete tasks. Assists in coordination of product delivery of materials used in conjunction with work activities of crew.

Assists Specialty Crew Foreman in maintaining accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports and records related to personnel's working time, accomplishments, material usage, and equipment usage to input data into HMMS. Assists Specialty Crew Foreman in monitoring the preventative maintenance program of equipment to ensure a routine maintenance schedule is followed and to monitor equipment use and wear to prolong equipment life. Assists in conducting safety inspection on all vehicles and equipment and instructs crew members on CDL pre-trip inspection requirements.

Assists Specialty Crew Foreman with coordinating the placement of traffic and safety control devices to properly set up a maintenance work zone and/or job site according to current agency guidelines, policies, and procedures. Assists in emergency or inclement weather operations throughout the district and state including inclement weather operations and special inspections after a post event such as a Maintenance Repair or Rehabilitation, collision or natural disaster. May include being available for extended hours or extended shift operations. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Two and one-half (2.5) years of related work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence. Necessary Special Requirement: A valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required. Requires attainment of a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of placement in the position.

The physical demands for the essential functions of this position involve bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, grasping and physically manipulating objects of varying size, shape, weight, and material. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. This position requires walking for extended periods, treading rough and uneven terrain, and working in close proximity to motoring traffic and natural environmental hazards. May be required to work outside of normal work schedule, especially during inclement weather and/or other departmental-related emergencies. Frequently exposed to outside environment in all weather conditions, noise, and oil or grease on a daily basis.

Additional Information

Non-Discrimination Statement:

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

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Highway Maintenance Worker III - Specialty Crew Leader (61036988)

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