Transportation Engineering Associate III - Assistant Res. Maint. Engr. (61034418)

Serves as Assistant Resident Maintenance Engineer and assists the Resident Maintenance Engineer with organizing, planning, and coordinating the activities of employees of a county maintenance unit with the goal of business plan completion. Ensures that the unit is operating effectively and efficiently during normal and emergency operations. Manages the maintenance contract process. Work includes preparing quantities, inspecting contract work, and processing payments for contracts such as routine mowing, brush management, herbicide operations, concrete repair, guardrail mowing, litter removal, and any other contract work to be performed. Manages the maintenance daytime roadway inspection process. Work includes completing the inspections and creating appropriate work requests for any identified deficiencies. Responsible for personnel matters including Employee Performance Management System (EPMS) reviews, position description creation/updates, and various other personnel procedures. Handles coaching, counseling, and/or disciplinary actions as appropriate. Supervises the encroachment permit process and associated inspection activities, including the implementation of necessary engineering directives for all SCDOT roads in the county. Assists Resident Maintenance Engineer in researching data and providing technical assistance in preparing reports for budgets, roadway resurfacing projects, and other short and long-term programs, such as raised pavement markers, crack seal quantities, thermoplastic quantities, and paint line quantities. Assists Resident Maintenance Engineer in investigating public complaints, work requests, and damage claims. Recommends corrective action and ensures completion. Assists with communication with the County Transportation Committee (CTC) as necessary. Assists with managing emergency and/or inclement weather operations. Performs other related duties as assigned.