The Town of Worthington is soliciting letters of interest and resumes from qualified candidates to fill the position of Highway Superintendent.
Nature of work The Highway Superintendent is responsible for administering and overseeing the daily activities of the Highway Department including the maintenance and repair of town roads, parks, bridges, equipment maintenance and snow/ice removal operations.
This is a benefited position.
Essential job functions:
- Responsible for overseeing the repair and maintenance of Town roadways, catch basins, culverts and bridges
- Plans and assigns work to employees and inspects the work of semi-skilled and unskilled employees
- Supervises the construction and repair of bridges, fences, town streets, inspects street openings and the construction or maintenance work of contractors and utility companies involving the public way to ensure public safety
- Conducts or assists in the training of employees including safety methods, environmental compliance and on-the-job training; maintains related records
- Determines estimated cost of equipment, materials, services and supplies required to perform department projects in a timely, safe and efficient manner
- Handles procurement of equipment, materials, services and supplies in coordination with Town Procurement Officer
Education, experience, knowledge and abilities:
- Prior Highway Superintendent experience preferred
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Possession of a valid Massachusetts CDL operator’s license and Hydraulic Hoister’s license and OSHA-10 Certification
- Five (5) years related work experience in the field of road maintenance and repair operations
- Hands-on experience in snow removal operations and ability to operate trucks, backhoes, graders and loaders
- Salary range: $69,513.60.00 – $101,254.40, with potential for winter overtime.
- Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of public works maintenance, construction and procurement
Send letter of interest, resume and three (3) references with relevant contact information to: selectboard@worthington-ma.us. This posting will remain pertinent until the positions are filled.
The Town of Worthington is an Equal Opportunity Employer
To the selectpeople, I am totally amazed, that after what an awesome job Devon Wolf and his crew have done over the last year to clean up the mess Cork Nugent left behind, you have chosen not to allow Devon to fix our town roads with his expertise and the Taxpayer bought equipment he has maintained and is on the road daily. I don’t believe there is any state law requiring us to put culvert work out to bid and if their is its irrelevant. (up until Cork) previous highway superintendents always did the work on our town roads .Thru your actions you have put the Town of Worthington hanging on a frozen limb which appears half sawed off, just in time for Winter. Scott Smith
Thanks for the comment. The town is not currently putting any culvert work out to bid. I’m not sure where that’s coming from. Yes we have in the past and it is something that is typically been done depending on the size of the job, the priority of need and what our current personnel and workload is looking like. We do have a grant from the state, thanks to our Senator, Paul Mark, and were considering using some of those funds to pay for a series of culverts that need replacement. It wasn’t practical for this season, so the town crew is in fact taking care of the highest priority one.
Devon has decided to retire, this is certainly not our choice as Town Administrators. Devon has been doing a great job and we are very disappointed to lose him, but it’s certainly his choice as to when he’d like to retire and we will wish him well.
I support Scott Smith’s comments. The Select Board has mismanaged its supervision of the Highway Department and its facilities for many years, ignoring the incompetence of the former Superintendent. If the Select Board can’t figure out how to manage this department, maybe the current members should just resign.