STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: BRIDGE MAINTAINER III
Class Code: 1220-15
Date Established: 06-08-93
Occupational Code: 5-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 03-28-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform
skilled bridge construction duties in bridge maintenance and repair and to
assist in supervising the work performed by other Bridge Maintainers.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Performs all work
connected with bridge construction and maintenance, to include masonry,
carpentry, drilling and blasting, sandblasting, scraping, chipping, painting,
paving, welding, cutting, and safety and security inspections.
·
Assembles and
installs temporary bridges such as Bailey Bridges and construction bridges.
·
Assists Bridge
Construction Foreman in training other Bridge Maintainers and laborers in
methods of bridge construction, maintenance, repair, and proper safety
procedures.
·
Demolishes or repairs
existing structures and performs such work as building forms, finishing
concrete, splicing wire and rope, and using rigging.
·
Designs and uses
rigging slings, scaffolding and staging for safe lifting of material and
equipment for repair, painting and construction purposes.
·
Operates and
maintains machinery and equipment such as air compressors, welders, pneumatic
pavement breakers, scissor lifts, crane trucks, concrete pumps, and other
construction equipment.
DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill
in developing formats and procedures for special applications OR in
investigating and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized
function.
Knowledge: Requires
understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to
perform standard operating procedures.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy
of support activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of
others or have measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and
correction in order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires
partial supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar
to the supervisor, including assigning job duties, providing training, giving
instructions and checking work.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job
assignments in an adverse working environment involving a variety of
unpredictable elements or hazards, including exposure to injuries or hazardous
materials which result in partial disability.
Physical
Demands: Requires heavy work, including
continuous physical exertion in a taxing work position such as lifting and
dragging heavy objects or digging.
Communication: Requires
obtaining and exchanging information, referring inquiries to the appropriate
source, or responding to questions from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a
combination of job functions using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job
tasks according to clearly prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent
Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent.
Experience: Four years' experience in bridge
construction or one of the following fields: carpentry, concrete construction,
structural welding, structural steel erection, structural steel painting,
timber construction, or operation of heavy construction equipment, with at
least one year of experience as a Bridge Maintainer II (or comparable private
sector work experience). Each
additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of
required formal education.
License/Certification: Must possess a Commercial Driver’s
License, Class A or B with air brake and tanker endorsements (tanker over 1000
gallons for class A). Candidates
possessing the Class B license must obtain the Class A license prior to
completion of the probationary period.
The applicant’s Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) must meet the minimum
standards as established by the hiring agency.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of material, methods and
equipment used in building, repairing or painting bridges. Knowledge of safety measures and
efficient work methods. Skill in
the use of tools used in bridge building and painting. Skill in the use of varied bridge equipment
and tools. Ability to read
blueprints or outline sketches of construction projects. Ability to climb and work from
scaffolds high above the ground.
Ability to use personal protective equipment properly and to understand
and apply procedures relating to work zone safety, health, personnel rules, and
hazardous materials. Ability to
establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers and the
general public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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