Supervisor, Trades - Department of Public Works

Per the City’s COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy, the City requires all new hires to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment absent an approved medical or religious exemption. “Fully vaccinated” means the employee has received two doses of Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson. Please let us know immediately if you believe that you have a medical and/or religious exemption so you can be provided information on how to submit an exemption request and commence the interactive process. Please be advised that if you are eligible and have not been vaccinated but plan to do so, you will need to provide proof of vaccination prior to your start date. If you have any questions regarding the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination policy, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at employee.relations@sanjoseca.gov

The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate’s qualifications and experience. In addition to the starting salary, employees in the Supervisor, Trades classification shall also receive an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay. The salary range for the position is $102,502.40 – $124,945.60.

The Public Works Department is seeking to fill a Trades Supervisor position. This position reports directly to the Building Management Administrator for various management operations. The Trades Supervisor manages and supervises a staff of 13 that provides carpentry, plumbing, painting, locksmith, and warehouse services to citywide facilities. The core responsibility of this position is to assign trades work and perform all aspects of supervision. This includes hiring, administering appraisals, training, and developing, and motivating staff. In addition to managing trades staff, this position will manage complex projects, involving a blend of City employees and contractors. The Trades Supervisor is expected to scope the project, determine the optimum service delivery method, execute required procurements, and deliver the project per schedule and within budget.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

• Typical duties may include, but are not limited, to the following:
• Prepares written reports in a complete and concise manner, builds business cases, and makes recommendations on trades-related issues.
• Analyzes business cases related to the use of City staff or contractors to meet service demand.
• Plans, organizes, trains, and leads a building trades operation which includes supervising building trade’s staff, including carpenters, painters, plumbers, locksmith and warehouse workers.
• Manages complex projects using a variety of project delivery methods that involve the City building trades staff and outside contractors effectively and efficiently.
• Monitors budget and resolves budget issues.
• Interprets and applies building and safety codes.
• Executes City procurements within Municipal Code requirements.
• Reads and understands construction drawings and specifications.
• Reviews construction drawings for City capital improvements.
• Establishes excellent working relationships and promotes teamwork within the work unit, and beyond organizational lines.
• Uses and trains staff on current tools, techniques, and materials of the trades to be supervised.
• Makes recommendations on building trade infrastructure and assigns trades work for the most effective and efficient service delivery.
• Maintains excellent customer service and provides frequent works status.

Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, intense noises and travel. Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

1. Education: Completion of high school or equivalent.

2. Experience: Six (6) years of trades experience in facility and equipment maintenance and repair, including two (2) years of journey-level lead experience.

3. Licenses or Certificates:

• Possession of a valid State of California Driver’s License
• Licensing in related trade, depending on designated area of assignment.

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent, or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

COMPETENCIES

The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:

Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.

Leadership - leads by example; serves as appropriate role model; demonstrates high ethical standards; remains visible and approachable and interacts with others on a regular basis; promotes a cooperative work environment; encourages and rewards risk-taking, allowing others to learn from mistakes.

Conflict Management - Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people, by presenting the facts, analysis, and conclusions or solutions that show command of content and perspectives and interests of the audience.

Providing Direction - identifies a clear, motivating, challenging vision, and direction; builds architecture to implement that vision and direction and empowers and enables organizational members to carry out and implement that vision.

Supervision - sets effective long and short-term goals based on a good understanding of management practices; establishes realistic priorities within available resources.

Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills - Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping other accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.

Communication Skills - communicates and listens effectively and responds in a timely, effective positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current; well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper grammatical form.

Customer Service - approaches problem-solving by focusing on customers first; advocates for customer results point of view; demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers' needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful and friendly manner.

Decision Making - identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.

Initiative - exhibits self directed, resourceful and creative behaviors toward meeting job objectives; anticipates problems, is proactive, and avoids difficulties by planning ahead; displays willingness to assume extra responsibility or workload and accept challenges; pursues continuing educational opportunities which promotes enhanced job performance.

Management – Evaluates priorities to ensure the ‘true’ top priorities are handles satisfactorily; sets clear goals for the employees and the work unit.

Planning – Acts to align own unit’s goals with the strategic direction of the organization; defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.

Project Management – Ensures support for projects and implements agency goals and stratetic objectives.

Selection Process

The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews, one of which may include a practical/writing exercise.

You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process:

You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Sara Mirra via email at sara.mirra@sanjoseca.gov.

• Benefits Page
• Department Page