Archuleta County
Archuleta County is looking for a Road & Bridge Division Manager #ManagerJobs
An exciting opportunity to live and work in picturesque Archuleta County, Colorado! Enjoy all that Archuleta County has to offer including skiing/snowboarding, biking, hiking, camping, hot springs, xc-skiing, fishing, and an amazing community. Archuleta County employees continually strive for excellence and take pride in serving our community in Southern Colorado. Pagosa Springs is the county seat for Archuleta County and is located in the Colorado Sunbelt, just 35 miles north of the New Mexico border and along the western slope of the Continental Divide. The combination of a high desert plateau and the Rocky Mountains to the north and east of town creates an unusually mild mountain climate. As a portal to the nearly 3 million acres of the San Juan National Forest and Weminuche Wilderness Area, Archuleta County is a doorway to the four seasons of outdoor adventure which landed us in Outdoors Magazine’s top 10 best Towns in American (2015) and Men’s Journal’s “20 Best Mountain Towns in America (2017). It is our goal to assemble and retain team members who share our core values of honesty, integrity, customer service, professionalism and accountability. We work hard to be an employer of choice. We offer competitive pay, generous benefits, and a positive work culture. As our Road & Bridge Manager, you will coordinate the professional performance and administration of the Archuleta County Road & Bridge Division. You will plan, direct, and organize the activities of the department, including road and bridge construction and maintenance, and the right of way technician position. Provide professional and technical staff assistance and perform complex development, planning and project management. Serve as a member of the senior management team. Oversee numerous division maintenance projects to ensure efficiency and quality in this work. This key leadership role is responsible for critical interaction and collaboration with maintenance supervisors, field staff, contractors, and vendors, as well as the County Manager and Elected Officials. This position is involved in the planning and implementation of strategic initiatives by applying a high degree of integrity and business acumen. You will promote excellence, dependable performance, responsible customer service, pride, initiative, commitment, cooperation, safety and a team approach throughout the department. Develops, recommends, and administers goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities related to the operation of the Road & Bridge division. Attends meetings and conferences including presentations to the Board of County Commissioners. You will provide direct and indirect supervision through subordinate supervisors, employees, and functions; provide broad direction, oversee policy and procedure standards, and evaluate performance of supervisors, direct reports and operations; conduct second-level review of performance evaluation; resolve pervasive and complex personnel problems. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities may be qualifying. Education: A bachelor’s degree in public administration is a plus. Advanced certification/experience in construction management. Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of hands-on experience in heavy equipment operation, snow removal management experience and road maintenance planning logistics. Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory or managerial experience. State or municipal public works experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and work experience that satisfy the requirements of the job may be considered. Licenses and Certifications: Valid A Colorado Driver’s License. Flagger certification through CDOT or the ability to obtain when training is available. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability To: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the community. Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, and make effective public presentations. Act as an official representative of the County in a professional manner with local, state, and national agencies and organizations. Organize, direct, and coordinate the activities of a large and diverse department encompassing multiple functions. Develop and recommend policy and procedure to generate efficient department operations, personnel, and functions. Recommend and implement short- and long-range planning impacting department operations, services, staffing, and financial goals and resources. Negotiate and manage contracts for service. Supervise and mentor professional and support staff in a productive and positive manner. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successful perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office and setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time, to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; to verbally communicate to exchange information. Requires the ability to sit and perform administrative and computer work for significant periods of time. Ability to read and understand deeds, legal documents, maps, blueprints, and materials as required for the performance of the job. Requires manual dexterity to operate computers, standard office equipment, plotters, scanners, cameras, data collection tools and equipment, and 4wd vehicles. Requires sufficient hearing and speech ability to communicate verbally in response to inquiries, complaints, and to speak to individuals or groups in an informational or instructional situation. While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Working time may require irregular hours and/or on-call status. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS Work is typically performed in a variety of environments both indoors and in an outside environment. Incumbent experiences routine exposures and hazards of a typical office and field work environment. May frequently require travel to distant areas of the county. The incumbents working conditions are typically moderately quiet, but may be loud at times. Work is primarily conducted indoors with occasional time spent in an outside environment. Incumbent experiences routine exposures and hazards of a typical office environment and occasional exposure to all types of weather conditions, dust, solvents, grease and oils as required to monitor and inspect construction and development projects. May travel to other County office locations or work sites. Requires occasional reaching, bending/stooping, kneeling, squatting, and twisting to inspect construction sites and negotiate around equipment. Requires the ability to sit and perform administrative and computer work for significant periods of time. Ability to read and understand complex plans, specifications, blueprints, and technical reports as required for the performance of the job. Requires manual dexterity to operate computers and standard office equipment. Requires sufficient hearing and speech ability to communicate verbally in response to inquiries, complaints, and to speak to individuals or groups in an informational or instructional situation. Incumbent is frequently required to work after normal work hours to attend governmental meetings Job Posted by ApplicantPro
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