County Maintenance Engineer

This position will serve as the County Maintenance Engineer in our Halifax County Maintenance Office. This position will manage this entire office and staff over 30 employees. This office is responsible for all maintenance operations for all 900+ miles of roadway in Halifax County including pavement maintenance (potholes), ditch and shoulder maintenance, drainage culvert maintenance, emergency response and hazard removal, hurricane & storm response, and snow/ice removal.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies (Complete):
Qualified applicants must submit an application that CLEARLY reflects work experience that demonstrates the following:

Applicants must meet both the education requirements and all posted knowledge, skills and abilities in order to qualify.

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  Experience in the management of multiple projects including scheduling and directing work on multiple work crews
• Experience in tracking cost expenditures in various account systems on multiple large projects
• Experience in conducting meetings with employees, citizens and public officials to conduct investigations and resolve various issues.
• Customer service experience related to resolving problems that involve explaining engineering concepts to various customer groups.
• Experience in supervision of subordinate employees

Additional Expectations:
Use professional skills and knowledge to solve difficult highway maintenance problems, to accomplish force account construction projects, to supervise & monitor maintenance program to ensure sufficient & safe use of personnel, equipment, & materials. Employee must have the ability to formulate a comprehensive highway maintenance program within limits of budget. Employee must supervise and evaluate the performance of other employees. Must be able to effectively communicate and maintain a working relationship with the general public, local government, fellow employees, etc. Employee must be able to operate a motor vehicle and make field investigations of unlevel terrain, including steep slopes & work in extreme conditions such as ice, snow, dust, extreme heat and cold. Must be able to apply professional engineering skills and knowledge to difficult highway projects and problems. Must be available as necessary to manage staff seven days per week, 24 hours a day.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and two (2) years of progressively responsible experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.