Road Assistant Superintendent

2025 Saline County

Road Assistant Superintendent

Job Description

Exempt:                                No – Amendment to exempt under consideration by the Quorum Court on May 19, 2025

Department:                        Road Department

Reports To:                          Road Supt/County Judge

Location:                              5555 Cynamide Road, Benton, AR  72015

Safety Sensitive:                 This position is designated as safety/security sensitive and is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion and random drug and alcohol screening.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Under general directions, provides overall decisions, directions, assignments, and supervision over the County's Road Department and its employees; responsible for formulating responses to public inquires and requests for service; performs related duties as required. This position is designated as a "safety sensitive position" as defined by Act 593 of 2017.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provides leadership to department personnel; including interacting with all team members, evaluating employee performance and giving assistance and input to the Superintendent for promotions, demotions and disciplinary action as needed.

2. Gives input on prioritizing and assigning daily job assignments for Road Department personnel and equipment used.  

3. Assists Supervisor with field operations by overseeing scheduling, progression and completion of all department work activities to include construction, reconstruction and required maintenance of roads and bridges.  Inspects all job site for work quality and ensures employee safety. 

4. Works with the Superintendent to prepare an annual budget, annual road financial reports, as well as the purchasing of equipment, progress on projects/grans and reviews/monitors expenses of the department as necessary. 

5. Assist in the supervision of the operation, allocation and maintenance of departmental equipment and materials and monitors maintenance of such including all appropriate records.

6. Works with FEMA and other state agencies in time of disaster.

7. Works with the Superintendent to create bid specifications for projects and review submitted bid specifications for equipment and materials to ensure compliance with all regulations, construction requirements and budget constraints.  Attends bid openings to review bids and gives input toward awarding such bids based on compliance with specifications.

8. Inspects and consults with the County Engineer and the Road Project Inspector on all new road construction and road projects, such as bridges and other projects, to make sure that the roads meet the requirements set forth in the Master Road Plan. 

9. Requires regular attendance and must be available during inclement weather incidents.

10. This position may require some travel and attendance at meetings as requested by the County Judge.

11. Attend County Judge’s monthly staff meetings.

12. Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

- The incumbent must have a high school or General Education Degree (GED).

- Broad knowledge of a materials, methods, and equipment used in the maintenance, construction and repair of County roads.

- 7 to 8 years related experience and/or training.

- 5 years related management/supervisory experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals and effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public as well as respond to complex or difficult inquiries or complaints from the public, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License before and during employment; must be registered in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse in order to ensure the driver is not prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Intermediate proficiency with MS Excel and Word.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities may include but not limited to interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Supervises and manages multiple departments through 3 to 5 supervisors who supervise 50+ employees who are engaged in diversified activities.

Supervises the following departments: Road Department Personnel

PUBLIC CONTACT

Extensive contacts with various diversified sectors of the public environment; wherein, the contacts are of major importance and failure to exercise proper judgment can lead to substantial losses to the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Continuous contacts frequently involving difficult negotiations which require a well-developed sense of strategy and timing. Involves contacts with senior level internal officials.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; proficiency in MS Word and excel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities 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 and expectations.

Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and frequently required to stand, walk; occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

- The Assistant Superintendent has frequent contact with department personnel and the general public and must possess the ability to consistently display a professional attitude and appearance.

- This position may involve irregular hours and must be available during inclement weather events.

- This position will involve some travel and/or work maybe extended into evening/night hours to attend meetings or conferences as directed by the County Judge.

- Considerable knowledge of the County budget process.

- Knowledge of the County safety policies and procedures.

- Broad knowledge of materials, methods and equipment used in the maintenance, construction and repair of County roads and bridges.

• STARTING RATE OF $76,496 ANNUALLY FOR A NEW HIRE.


• PROMOTIONAL RATE OF $80,766 FOR AN ESTABLISHED EMPLOYEE WITH A CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE (AN ESTABLISHED EMPLOYEE IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN A FULL-TIME SALINE COUNTY EMPLOYEE FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS).


• REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATE, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
  
  
  
  • THE INCUMBENT MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GENERAL EDUCATION DEGREE (GED).
  
  
  •  BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS, METHODS AND EQUIPMENT USED IN THE MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES.
  
  
  • 7 TO 8 YEARS RELATED EXPERINCE AND 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE.
  
  
  • POSSESS A CLASS “A” COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE BEFORE AND DURING EMPLOYMENT
  
  
  
  


• THIS POSITION WORKS MONDAY/THURSDAY, 6:30 AM TO 4:30 PM WITH PAID HOLIDAY’S OFF, DEPENDENT UPON WORK LOAD AND MUST BE AVAILABE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER EVENTS. 


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• THIS POSITION WILL INVOLVE SOME TRAVEL AND/OR WORK MAYBE EXTENDED INTO EVENING/NIGHT HOURS TO ATTEND MEETINGS OR CONFERENCES AS DIRECTED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE.


• THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED AS A “SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION” AS DEFINED BY ACT 593 OF 2017.  AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION IS THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A CONSTANT STATE OF ALERTNESS AND IN A SAFE MANNER.


• THE APPLICANT MUST BE REGISTERED IN FMSCA COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE DRUG AND ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE DRIVER IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING SAFETY-SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS.


• GROUP HEALTH, DENTAL AND LIFE INSURANCE IS PAID BY THE COUNTY FOR THE EMPLOYEE’S COVERAGE.


• THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTES 15.32% TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE’S RETIREMENT THROUGH THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

POSTED 4/28/2025

THIS POSITION CLOSE AT 4:30 ON 5/05/2025

SALINE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER