Operations Manager

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or equivalent and seven years progressively responsible administrative experience in the construction and maintenance of County highways and streets, including four years of supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status.
A Valid Florida Driver License is required and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets the requirements of Alachua County policy #6-7; Motor Vehicle Records will be reviewed prior to employment.   If, in the past 24-month period, the applicants Motor Vehicle Record has more than three (3) moving traffic infractions or three (3) or more at fault motor vehicle accidents (or combination of both and /or a conviction/pending charge for driving under the influence) or is in violation of any standard mandated by Federal or State Law or Regulation, the minimum qualifications are not met for the position. 

Successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required. 

Position Summary

This is highly responsible administrative and supervisory work managing the Public Works Operations Division. Which is responsible for maintaining all County maintained roads and related infrastructure.

An employee assigned to this classification is responsible plans, organizes, directs, and controls the various activities of the Public Works Division, including but not limited to: setting and developing annual goals for the Division, developing and managing the Division’s budget, allocating and managing resources across Operational Units, maintaining all County-maintained roads and related infrastructure, and ensuring the efficient and effective management of all Division resources, including all staff, equipment, and materials.

Work is performed under the direction of a higher-level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports and observation of results obtained.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

This is an emergency essential classification.  Upon declaration of a disaster and/or an emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work. 

Exudes a positive customer service focus.

Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values.

Supervises and coordinates the activities of subordinate supervisors and employees including determining work procedures and schedules; issuing instructions and assigning duties; reviewing work; recommending personnel actions; conducting performance reviews; and conducting departmental training and orientation.
Oversees vacancies, employee selection, onboarding, and placement within the Division’s Units to ensure workforce readiness.

Supervises all County road and highway operations; supervises the building and reconstruction of streets and roads.

Prepares written cost estimates, including equipment labor and materials, for budgets and projects. 

Ensures that data within the asset and work management system is maintained and work orders updated in order to track maintenance work orders from complaint to completion.
 
Makes frequent inspections of all County maintained road ways to determine the maintenance needs of roadways surfaces, shoulders, structures, and drainage facilities; assigns employees to make such repairs.

Checks daily with crews building, rebuilding and grading roads to ensure that the work is proceeding according to plan and to resolve any problems that may have arisen; makes regular and routine checks throughout the road system to determine needed repairs.
Oversees the requisitions  of asphalt, limerock, gravel, sand and other materials used; Directs subordinate supervisors as needed in the asphaltic patching of streets and roads in the clearing of road rights-of-way and general grass mowing.
 Acts as field superintendent; plans, lays out, and supervises all work including building and rebuilding bridges; installing culverts, laying and repairing pipe; cleaning and widening of canals and ditches, herbiciding, and planning in advance the positions of all heavy equipment and assigning operators.
Meets with the general public to answer questions regarding operational activities in the area; receives public requests for information and complaints related to work activities; and discusses these requests and complaints directly with members of the public.

Contacts local officials about maintenance and construction activities in their areas as directed by high level supervisor.

Drives a County and/or personal vehicle to perform required duties to site locations and/or to attend meetings. 

Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.

NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Thorough knowledge of the methods and standards associated with road construction repair and maintenance operations.

Considerable knowledge in the operating characteristics and maintenance requirements of all typical public works construction equipment.

Ability to effectively lead and manage the activities of subordinate supervisors and employees.

Ability to understand, interpret and effectively carry out written or oral instructions accompanied by construction plans.

Ability to use computer programs to review records, analyze and interpert reports.

Ability to deal with the public in a tactful and courteous manner.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

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 frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit, and use hands to finger, handle or feel.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals, and outdoor weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet in office setting and occasionally loud at work sites.

An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future. BoCC-Contributed Benefits

• Medical/Health Insurance  
• Employee Life Insurance  
• Florida Retirement System  
• Employee Assistance Program

Optional Benefits

• Dental Insurance  
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance
• Deferred Retirement Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Roth IRA
• Tuition Assistance Program  

NOTE: For detailed information regarding available benefits click here.

You may also view Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding benefits. 

• FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement.  A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee.
• TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details.
• HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows: 

1. New Years Day  
2. Martin Luther King Day  
3. Memorial Day  
4. Juneteenth
5. Independence Day  
6. Labor Day  
7. Veterans' Day  
8. Thanksgiving Day  
9. Friday following Thanksgiving  
10. Christmas Eve (IAFF*)  
11. Christmas Day  
12. Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees)  
13. 2 Floating Holidays  (All non- IAFF employees)

*IAFF – International Association of Firefighters Pay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays.

Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2.

Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.

$84,905.60 Annually