Engineering Services Group Supervisor

Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Range: $76,399 - $118,415 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Monday - Friday (40-hours a week) This is a "hybrid" position with the option to work remotely up to three days per week pending acceptable performance. Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Environmental & Street Services Department a great place to work. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!

Devoted to providing management analysis and oversight; departmental budget and personnel management; program administration and oversight; risk management and safety services. Incumbents serve as a designated subject matter expert, performing complex analysis, fiscal management, and/or program administration, which may include providing supervision to paraprofessional (non-exempt) employees, serving as a lead to professional staff, or managing cross-functional projects. Decision-making includes providing input into management objectives, establishing work goals and objectives of a unit to carry out management direction, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction. Responsible for providing general management oversight work related to financial, performance, personnel, or program administration functions such as preparing and administering budgets; preparing and administering grants; researching and drafting reports; compiling and analyzing information and making recommendations; coordinating personnel and programs; providing supervision to assigned staff; coordinating the procurement process for a department; and coordinating personnel processes for a department.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Overseeing contractors and deliverables for services.
• Monitoring and coordinating capital expenditures for repairs and maintenance.
• Managing the deployment and disposal of the City's facility assets.
• Administering contracts for facility operations and/or maintenance.
• Administration of accreditation maintenance and protocol compliance.
• Managing vendors and maintaining desirable service delivery.
• Maintaining written directives, policies, and procedures to meet compliance standards.
• Analyzing performance data for accreditation compliance.
• Developing training materials based on employee performance reviews.
• Serving as a business generalist for a department handling one or more of the following: procurement, finance, budget, human resources and/or marketing.
• Leading or supervising the work of other staff.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or directly related field OR equivalent experience.
• Five years of professional experience that includes subject-matter expertise and knowledge in area related to assignment.
• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record within 60 days of hire.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Working knowledge of Powell Bill experience is desired.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service