Operations Group Leader
Apply NowCompany: City of Lincoln/Lancaster County, NE
Location: Lincoln, NE 68516
Description:
Salary: $52.96 - $76.79 Hourly
Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: Full time/probationary or status
Job Number: 202500168
Department: Transportation & Utilities Department
Division: Transportation & Utilities Revolving
Opening Date: 03/10/2025
Closing Date: 3/30/2025 11:59 PM Central
Job Posting Information
The City of Lincoln's Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Department is seeking an experienced leader for the role of Operations Group Leader for the 180-member Transportation Team. LTU is crucial in providing essential services such as transit, transportation, and utilities to keep the city functioning year-round. The Operations Group Leader will work closely with the Assistant Director for Transportation to oversee and direct the daily operations and strategic initiatives across key areas like Multimodal Operations, Asset Maintenance, and Heavy Fleet Asset Management.
This role presents an opportunity to shape the future of Lincoln's transportation system by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, driving process optimization, and supporting a team of professionals. Key responsibilities include leading the Transportation Team, fostering alignment and communication with other city departments and partners, and ensuring that team activities are efficient, safe, and on schedule.
The ideal candidate will possess strong management skills, a forward-thinking mindset, and a proven ability to lead complex projects. The role requires someone who can inspire innovation, promote adaptability, and drive continuous improvement while staying aligned with the evolving transportation landscape. Additionally, the Group Leader must ensure clear communication, maintain accountability, and support the team's objectives.
This position offers a unique chance to make a meaningful impact on Lincoln's transportation infrastructure and contribute to building a sustainable and resilient future for the community.
What You'll Do:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering plus four years of experience in the practice of civil engineering in a responsible supervisory capacity; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.
Necessary Special Requirements:
Registration as a Professional Engineer. If registered in another state, must obtain State of Nebraska registration within six months of appointment.
Why Join Us?
We commit ourselves to offering additional training
opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates
enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid
vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans. Join the
largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our
community's quality of life together.
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To be eligible for insurance benefits, employees must work at least 30 hours per week.
To be eligible for the retirement plan, employees must work at least 20 hours per week.
Temporary, seasonal, and unclassified employees are not eligible for benefits.
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APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTo successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.
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Indicate if you have a college level course work or a degree in the following (check highest level attained):
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If you selected "related field", please specify field of study. Otherwise enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in the practice of civil engineering in a responsible supervisory capacity?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Are you a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Nebraska?
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I understand that if I am not a Register Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska, I must obtain registration in Nebraska with six months of being hired.
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Do you have experience in construction and planning for municipal infrastructure to include streets and highways, sidewalks?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in pavement management, storm water operations and maintenance, street operations and maintenance, and/or fleet service and maintenance?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in public budget management, and administration and program analysis work?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in Transportation Asset Management?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience developing engineering cost analysis, developing alternative project options, and making data driven recommendations to organizational management for project development?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Do you have experience managing large engineering and maintenance operations with significant programs and managing many employees?
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: Full time/probationary or status
Job Number: 202500168
Department: Transportation & Utilities Department
Division: Transportation & Utilities Revolving
Opening Date: 03/10/2025
Closing Date: 3/30/2025 11:59 PM Central
Job Posting Information
The City of Lincoln's Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Department is seeking an experienced leader for the role of Operations Group Leader for the 180-member Transportation Team. LTU is crucial in providing essential services such as transit, transportation, and utilities to keep the city functioning year-round. The Operations Group Leader will work closely with the Assistant Director for Transportation to oversee and direct the daily operations and strategic initiatives across key areas like Multimodal Operations, Asset Maintenance, and Heavy Fleet Asset Management.
This role presents an opportunity to shape the future of Lincoln's transportation system by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, driving process optimization, and supporting a team of professionals. Key responsibilities include leading the Transportation Team, fostering alignment and communication with other city departments and partners, and ensuring that team activities are efficient, safe, and on schedule.
The ideal candidate will possess strong management skills, a forward-thinking mindset, and a proven ability to lead complex projects. The role requires someone who can inspire innovation, promote adaptability, and drive continuous improvement while staying aligned with the evolving transportation landscape. Additionally, the Group Leader must ensure clear communication, maintain accountability, and support the team's objectives.
This position offers a unique chance to make a meaningful impact on Lincoln's transportation infrastructure and contribute to building a sustainable and resilient future for the community.
What You'll Do:
- Supervise and lead a team of diverse transportation professionals
- Foster a positive team culture based on collaboration, safety, respect and inclusivity.
- Provide guidance in the establishment and refinement of workflows, performance metrics and protocols to guide aligned team activities.
- Help manage resources, schedules, workloads, and day-to-day operations to meet team goals, objectives, completion dates.
- Foster and maintain positive, professional relationships with City officials, teammates, and the community at-large that we serve.
- Lead and Support the Transportation Team's Incident Command Response.
- Strategic Planning and Forecasting
- Budget and Cost Control
- Performance monitoring and Reporting
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in civil engineering plus four years of experience in the practice of civil engineering in a responsible supervisory capacity; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.
Necessary Special Requirements:
Registration as a Professional Engineer. If registered in another state, must obtain State of Nebraska registration within six months of appointment.
Why Join Us?
We commit ourselves to offering additional training
opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates
enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid
vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans. Join the
largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our
community's quality of life together.
font-size:11.0pt">
To be eligible for insurance benefits, employees must work at least 30 hours per week.
To be eligible for the retirement plan, employees must work at least 20 hours per week.
Temporary, seasonal, and unclassified employees are not eligible for benefits.
01
APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTo successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.
- 1. This application is hand scored.
- 2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
- 3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and will not receive full credit.
- 4. Copied/Pasted answers will not receive full credit.
- 5. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
- 6. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
- 7. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.
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Indicate if you have a college level course work or a degree in the following (check highest level attained):
- Course work only - Civil Engineering
- Associate's degree - Civil Engineering
- Bachelor's degree - Civil Engineering
- Coursework only - Environmental Engineering
- Associate's degree - Environmental Engineering
- Bachelor's degree - Environmental Engineering
- Course work only - Chemical Engineering
- Associate's degree - Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree - Chemical Engineering
- Course work only - Transportation Engineering
- Associate's degree - Transportation Engineering
- Bachelor's degree - Transportation Engineering
- Course work only - Construction Management
- Associate's degree - Construction Management
- Bachelor's degree - Construction Management
- Course work only - Business Management
- Associate's degree - Business Management
- Bachelor's degree - Business Management
- Course work only - Computer Science
- Associate's degree - Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
- Course work only - related field (specify below)
- Associate's degree - related field (specify below)
- Bachelor's degree - related field (specify below)
- None
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If you selected "related field", please specify field of study. Otherwise enter N/A.
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Do you have experience in the practice of civil engineering in a responsible supervisory capacity?
- No experience
- Yes, less than 2 years experience
- Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
- Yes, 4 to 6 years experience
- Yes, more than 6 years experience
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If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
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If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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Are you a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Nebraska?
- Yes
- No (but have the ability to obtain one through comity or reciprocity within six months of employment)
- No
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I understand that if I am not a Register Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska, I must obtain registration in Nebraska with six months of being hired.
- Yes
- No
- Registered in Nebraska
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Do you have experience in construction and planning for municipal infrastructure to include streets and highways, sidewalks?
- Yes
- No
10
If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
11
If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
12
Do you have experience in pavement management, storm water operations and maintenance, street operations and maintenance, and/or fleet service and maintenance?
- Yes
- No
13
If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
14
If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
15
Do you have experience in public budget management, and administration and program analysis work?
- Yes
- No
16
If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
17
If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
18
Do you have experience in Transportation Asset Management?
- Yes
- No
19
If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
20
If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
21
Do you have experience developing engineering cost analysis, developing alternative project options, and making data driven recommendations to organizational management for project development?
- Yes
- No
22
If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
23
If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
24
Do you have experience managing large engineering and maintenance operations with significant programs and managing many employees?
- Yes
- No
25
If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no, enter N/A.
26
If yes, please give examples of your work experience. If no, enter N/A.
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