BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

DISTRICT SUPERVISOR – GRAFFITI REMOVAL

DEPARTMENT OF STREETS SANITATION

Number of Positions: 1

(additional vacancies pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $96,648; Grade: V-17

These positions are open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City's collective bargaining agreement with LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 1001 (BARGAINING UNIT 54).

BID INSTRUCTIONS:Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Under general supervision, supervises work crews and coordinates and directs graffiti removal operations within an assigned district, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assigns and directs various work crews of laborers, hoisting engineers and painters engaged in using mechanical

sprayers and related tools to paint over graffiti or chemical power washing and/or operating soda blasting equipment for the removal of graffiti

• Plans and schedules the use of work crews using specialized chemicals and materials for the removal of graffiti from specific surface types

• Reviews computerized service request and makes daily work assignments to crews, prioritizing and scheduling graffiti removal services to maximize efficiency of operations

• Authorizes the requisitioning of needed materials, supplies and equipment to ensure trucks are properly equipped for crews to complete job assignments

• Oversees and directs the training of staff in the proper and safe use of graffiti removal tools and equipment and the proper cleaning and maintenance of equipment and vehicles

• Drives a vehicle to inspect work completed or in progress, monitor individual crew productivity and ensure that proper work methods and safety procedures are followed

• Inspects buildings and structures to assess extent of graffiti and whether available resources and equipment can access and/or remove graffiti; confers with property managers and owners to explain city’s graffiti removal methods and to schedule graffiti removal services

• Prepares various management reports on work operations including program initiatives, number of jobs completed, work crew productivity levels, and materials and supplies used

• Coordinates work efforts with management to plan new initiatives and to effectively respond to emergency or high priority requests for graffiti removal services in the district

• Schedules and conducts safety meeting with district staff as required; prepares and signs off on injury and accident reports

• Monitors subordinates work performance and initiates and enforces disciplinary action as required

• Uses bolt cutters to cut locks and gain access to areas to remove graffiti as required

• Maintains vacation schedules, and monitors reports for absenteeism

Additional duties may be required for this position.

LOCATION: Bureau of Street Operations

DAYS/HOURS: Varies, as needed, occasional nights and weekends

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.