Maintenance Engineers, District, are responsible for the development, management, integration and implementation of a wide variety of functions, programs, plans and staff engaged in the engineering design of all DWP infrastructure & facilities; including, but not limited to, facilities evaluation, capital improvements, development plan review and coordination, construction contract administration, oversight of design consultants, engineering budgets and managing engineering staff; coordinates all engineering related services with DWP Operations & Maintenance staff, other departments, committees, agencies, development community and public officials. Maintenance engineers, district, exercises authority and independence in implementing a broad range of professional engineering services and programs in coordination with the Infrastructure & Construction Manager, Assistant General Manager and General Manager. They will also provide technical and operational advice to upper management, operations group, permitting agencies and affected parties.
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Maintenance Crew Leader
Maintenance Crew Leaders manage a small crews by prioritizing projects, assigning work tasks, using equipment, maintaining records, monitoring work quality and work schedules, insuring crew safety, training employees, and providing performance feedback. Crew Leaders also perform a wide variety of maintenance tasks such as removing trash, leaves, debris, and snow from facilities and public areas, repairing and maintaining public buildings and facilities, and maintaining public infrastructure, installing driveway pipe, patching asphalt or concrete, cleaning streets and storm drains, and related tasks. This position also entails instructing employees in proper work methods and standards, monitoring crew work quality, insuring adherence to time schedules and safe work practices, and providing performance feedback and input into performance reviews.
Construction Manager
Construction Managers are a part of the building process from the very beginning, working closely with architects and engineers to go over plans and blueprints, making timetables for the project, determining material and labor costs, negotiating with and hiring subcontractors and workers, scheduling workers on site, gathering permits and making sure everything is up to code. For large scale projects, construction managers might work on specific projects in conjunction with other construction managers.
TMC Engineer
TMC Engineers are responsible for managing the planning, design, operations, implementation and maintenance of traffic management operations. Engineers develop and evaluate telecommunications plans and systems, including both wired and wireless components while managing TMC development, including database development, systems analysis, engineering analysis, testing, documentation, and communications systems operations and support. Also, TMC Engineers participate in planning and directing traffic engineering and transportation activities, assign and review the work of assigned staff, conduct a variety of technical engineering studies, review transportation planning studies, and analyze traffic impact reports. Lastly, TMC Engineers interact with the general public and other organizations to investigate and resolve various traffic issues, respond to citizen requests and complaints, prepare, review and make recommendations on various traffic issues.
Road Construction Supervisor
Road Construction Supervisors oversee the done at a road construction site, including managing construction crews, inspecting ongoing work, ensuring adherence to state and local codes, arranging for necessary equipment, and keeping construction project costs at or, if possible, under budget. Road construction supervisors are responsible for the projects from beginning to end, including staffing, budgets, maintaining policies, keeping the site safe and maintaining a set schedule.
Highway Maintenance Technician II
Highway Maintenance Technicians are responsible for maintaining local roads and streets in a given area, ensuring that requests for repairs are actioned and that all highways and footways are well maintained. Also, Technicians design highways maintenance schemes to cover resurfacing, drainage repairs and improvements to roads and footpaths, inspect roads to identify structural defects and safety issues, calculate costs of maintenance, analyze the impact maintenance work will have on the environment, investigate maintenance requests submitted by members of the public. To produce technical drawings and specifications, Technicians use CAD (computer-aided design) technology. Lastly, Highway Maintenance Technicians oversee practical maintenance of roads and streets, direct traffic during repair operations, perform roadside landscaping including clearing weeds and trimming trees, sweep debris from surfaces and structures, spread sand, asphalt, gravel, and clay, clean and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.