Hybrid Ferry Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor bei Galveston/Bolivar Ferry Office

Are you ready to lead the charge in keeping Galveston's vital ferry system running smoothly—rain or shine? Join a fast-paced, mission-critical operation where your leadership in engineering and maintenance directly supports the safe, reliable transportation of thousands of daily commuters and visitors. As the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll oversee a skilled team of Marine engineers and maintenance staff maintaining large motor ferry vessels, landings, and shore facilities—ensuring 24/7 operational readiness. Oversee the upkeep and readiness of large motor ferry vessels, landings, docks, and shore-based systems. Collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies to maintain compliance and operational excellence. This role is perfect for a proactive problem-solver with marine systems experience and a passion for public service. If you're looking to make a tangible impact on your community while working in a dynamic coastal environment, this is your opportunity.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for a degree on a year-for-year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 

• • 5 years in marine engineering operations. (Experience can be satisfied by full-time or prorated part-time equivalent). Related graduate-level education may be substituted for experience on a year-by-year basis.

Licenses and Certifications:

• • • Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
    • Must have required US Coast Guard (USCG) certifications and documents appropriate for the position and vessel being operated.
    • Must have or obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within 90 days of hire.

Competencies:

Extensive knowledge of:

• • Methods and procedures used in the maintenance and repair of marine equipment, machinery, facilities and ferryboats

Considerable knowledge of

• • Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
  • Mechanical equipment operation and maintenance

Proficient skill in

• • Overseeing and coordinating projects and program activities
  • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
  • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
  • Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Some skill in

• • Supervising technical staff

Ability to

• • Work in cramped spaces (bend, stoop, crawl) and at varied heights

Other Attributes

• • Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; shares authority but has ultimate accountability

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions 
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, and poor ventilation
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Reaching - extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing - prolonged periods of time
• Walking - moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
• Lifting - raising objects from a lower to a higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering - picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand
• Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words 
• Hearing - perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
• Close Visual Acuity - using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts
• Visual Acuity - operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment 
• Visual Acuity - determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this

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