Transportation Manager

Job Description:

Transportation Manager

Description

Requirements

MOS Code: 3E000 (Air Force), 0411 (Marine Corps), 4275 (Navy), 12D (Army)

Education and Experience : A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Business or Public Administration, Construction Management or related field, plus five (5) years experience in street infrastructure maintenance and construction, traffic control planning, or traffic infrastructure maintenance, including two (2) years in a supervisory position.

Licenses and Certificates : Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under general direction, plan, manage and coordinate divisions and programs related to street maintenance, construction, traffic control installation, and manage the City’s after hours emergency response program.

Typical Duties

Plan, organize, implement, and direct street infrastructure maintenance, median maintenance, graffiti and sweeping programs. Involves: Direct and manage daily street maintenance repair and construction activities including repairing and patching, street and sidewalk cleaning, replacement and removal of curb and gutter, weed control, demolitions. Coordinate division and program activities with other City departments and outside agencies. Develop and assess plans to meet projections and costs. Prepare resource request forecasts and project equipment, materials and staffing requirements to meet budgeted project completion standards. Schedule multi-year utilization of allocated resources and assets in conjunction with staff and department head, and monitor usage and the reallocation of assets to meet planned and emergency work. Establish and evaluate construction controls, maintenance and condition of equipment assuring that construction meets the planning standards. Develop specific project action, including documentation for approved projects, cost and ensure technical compliance with mandated standards.

Manage the department’s emergency response operations. Involves: Initiate and oversee emergency actions as authorized. Coordinate with other city departments and governmental agencies during inclement weather events and other emergency issues. Participate in joint City-County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and TransVista (TxDOT) team to assess and respond to emergency issues. Manage department staff, vehicles and equipment during emergent response to ensure safety of employees and traveling public.

Direct the installation and maintenance of all traffic control systems.. Involves: Direct Signs and Markings program including compliance, installation and maintenance of all traffic control signs and markings. Implement proper application and installation of traffic control devices such as street signs, markings, flashers, roadway lighting and similar devices. Coordinate use of equipment and machinery. Review change orders; check field installations. Ensure compliance with Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Traffic Engineering Studies Manuals, Transportation and Traffic Engineering and Traffic Control Devices Handbook.

Direct traffic studies, surveys and investigations and construction plan approvals. Involves: Direct planning and designing of traffic control systems. Review traffic control request plans for street closures. Manage documents, traffic databases, records and prepare technical and project process reports. Supervise, coordinate and manage a variety of maintenance and construction functions and special projects related to the establishment of division performance goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities, long-range planning and budget development.

Manage special projects within and across divisions/sections. Involves: Direct and integrate fiscal controls and administrative support activities into plans, projects and operational needs. Monitor, examine and approve project costs and requisitions. Oversee the preparation of final budget documents including the projection of capital acquisition needs and prepare acquisition budget data. Write equipment bid specifications and responses, recommend contract award, evaluate contract execution and follow-up on purchasing processes, warranty compliance and verifying delivery and payment. Prepare contract bid input documentation. Verify scope of work, schedules, materials, costs and burden sharing arrangements in request for proposal documents.

Perform professional and incidental duties. Involves: Prepare and disseminate departmental directives. Serve on ad hoc committees. Attend committee and commission meetings, and meet with engineering consultants, developers, contractors, architects to discuss and provide information regarding items related to traffic issues for public safety and traffic design standards and operation, subdivision plans and submittal, special permits, zoning change cases, street vacations and amendments to City ordinances. Present projects, evaluations and recommendations to neighborhood groups, Commissions and City Council. Respond to agency and citizen complaints and inquiries.

Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, guide and check work. Review operational and procedural activities. Prioritize and coordinate departmental activities. Review and monitor need for overtime. Appraise employee performance and reviews evaluations by subordinates. Provide staff training and development. Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work standards. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hire, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

Note: Applicants with foreign diploma, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES ) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

BENEFITS

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE

The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE

All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.

Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:

For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE

The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE

A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.

B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.

C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS

The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)

1. First day of January (New Year's Day)

2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)

3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)

4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)

5. June 19 (Juneteenth)

6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)

7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)

8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)

9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)

10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)

11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)

12. Employee's Birthday

In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.

Closing Date/Time: 7/7/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

Salary:

$70,815.26 - $88,519.08 Annually