Highway Department – Patrol Superintendent

Job Title: Highway Patrol Superintendent
Hours: Regular Full-Time/40 hours per week
Pay Range: $31.33 – 33.12 per hour, based on experience; plus, longevity, if applicable
Department: Highway
Reports to: Highway Commissioner
FLSA: Exempt
Position Summary: The Patrol Superintendent confers daily with the Highway Commissioner regarding work assignments and giving updates on projects and job tasks. He/she must be able to manage highway maintenance and construction activities; set up efficient work crews; represent management on highway maintenance operations when dealing with other units of government (Sheriff’s Dept.), the public, private contractors and news media; act as department safety coordinator; and perform related work as required. This position includes a county owned vehicle for work use only.

Qualifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Valid Wisconsin Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
• MSHA or equivalent experience preferred
• Basic training and knowledge in computer concepts and bookkeeping preferred
• Five years of highway maintenance work experience including two years of such as a supervisor and/or foreman with proven leadership qualities required
• Must be able to react to emergency situations that may arise on a 24/7 basis such as snowstorms, floods, etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Thorough knowledge of highway maintenance operation
• Knowledge of equipment used and proper application of equipment
• Knowledge of the principles of industrial safety
• Knowledge of supervisory practices
• Ability to plan, organize and assign work
• Ability to deal with a wide range of people in order to promote good public relations
• Ability to apply accepted supervisory principles
• Ability to work in unity with the Highway Commissioner and provide unified management decisions to employees and others

Essential Functions:
• Respond to emergency road situations in a calm, responsible manner while making immediate decisions to address the situation or emergency
• Assign all duties for Lafayette County Highway personnel
• Schedule and assign all construction crews and equipment
• Assist State personnel relative to scheduling and assignment of personnel and equipment on all State maintenance and construction projects conducted by Lafayette County with concurrence of Highway Commissioner
• Respond to questions from the public, news media, private contractors, utility companies, etc. related to highway maintenance or construction activities
• Maintain operational records, timecards and perform other administrative duties of the Superintendent’s office
• Conduct performance evaluations, effectively recommending disciplinary action on subordinates
• Provide instructions on policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of up to 25 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Work Environment:
This position requires exposure to extreme weather conditions (snow, sleet, wind, rain, heat, flooding), and checking roads in all of these weather conditions. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Management Statement
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Reasonable accommodation may be made to all individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

https://www.lafayettecountywi.org/hr/job-opening/highway-department-patrol-superintendent-0

Deadline Note: 11:59PM