Available Jobs

The Crawford County Board of Commissioners are now accepting applications for
the position of County Highway Superintendent:

An application, with resume and cover letter should be submitted to the Crawford
County Auditor, ATTN: Crawford County Board of Commissioners no later than
September 19, 2025, at 3:00PM EST

Applications can be obtained at the County Highway Office or from the county
Auditor’s Office.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of construction practices and use of surveying equipment.

• Ability to forecast department needs when developing an operating budget
and execute operations within the scope of an approved budget.

• Ability to schedule and evaluate the work of department personnel and
consultants.

• Ability to build and maintain cooperation between department personnel,
other county agencies, the public, vendors, and consultants.

• Must currently possess or obtain ERC (Employee of Responsible Charge)
Certification for Crawford County.

• Must currently possess or obtain PASER Certification through the Indiana
Local Technical Assistance Program.

Job Duties:

▪ Serves as ERC for the County. Oversee county bridge inspections,
coordinate with INDOT when applicable and attend quarterly
meetings as needed.

▪ Generate monthly reports, review and negotiate contracts, and
approve billing.

▪ Prepare and present a monthly report to the Board of Commissioners.

▪ Serve as the GIS Data for the County Highway Department.

▪ Prepare surveys, estimates, plans, and specifications for highway and
bridge construction projects.

▪ Prepare construction contracts for paving projects and generate
advertisements for bids.

▪ Maintain an inventory of all bridges and roadways serving the County
highway system.

▪ Develops and maintains a countywide traffic safety program,
including traffic control signs, signals, speed limits, warning
protection at railroad crossings and load limits.

▪ Maintain and updates all traffic counts per MUTCD.

▪ Inspect construction of new roads and subdivisions within the
jurisdiction of Crawford County.

▪ Conducts reviews of private driveway applications regarding safe sight
distance, culvert size, and yard tile layout.

▪ Conducts drainage calculations for bridge and culvert installations
within the county.

▪ Conducts inspections during construction of bridges, sewers,
roadway paving, and drainage ditches to ensure compliance with
contract documents and State and Federal standards.

▪ Applies for State and Federal aid for highway bridge projects.

▪ Attend annual Bridge Conference, Purdue Road School, and
conferences related to infrastructure.

▪ Comply with all statutory requirements; specifically, IC 8-17-3-1
Supervisor of county highways; duties; compensation; personal
vehicle expenses; tools and equipment.

Supervisor’s duties:

▪ Sec. 1. The county executive shall appoint a person as a supervisor of
county highways. The county highway supervisor has general charge
of the repair and maintenance of the county highways. The supervisor
shall receive compensation for the services fixed by the county
executive. The county executive shall pay the supervisor when a
personal vehicle is used for necessary travel, a sum for mileage at a
rate determined by the county fiscal body. The county executive shall
provide all tools and equipment and the housing and repair of the
tools and equipment. (Formerly: Acts 1933, c.27, s.1; Acts 1945,
c.165, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.15, SEC.8.) As amended by P.L.86-1988,
SEC.106; P.L.10-1997, SEC.14.
IC 8-17-3-2.
▪ Sec. 2. The supervisor has general supervision of the maintenance
and repair of all highways, bridges, and culverts of the county that are
maintained or repaired from the highway fund of the county.
(Formerly: Acts 1933, c.27, s.2.) As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.107.
IC 8-17-3-10.
▪ County highway supervisor; annual road school; expenses; bond
Sec. 10. (a) A county highway supervisor shall attend all the sessions
of the annual road school during every year of the supervisor’s term.
The expenses of the county highway supervisor, including the actual
expenses of transportation to and from the school, together with the
expense of lodging and tuition, shall be paid from the county highway
maintenance fund. (b) Before entering upon the discharge of official
duties, a county highway supervisor shall, under IC 5-4-1, execute a
bond conditioned on the faithful discharge of all duties required of the
county highway supervisor.
▪ (Formerly: Acts 1933, c.27, s.10; Acts 1943, c.161, s.1; Acts 1959,
c.204, s.1; Acts 1961, c.107, s.1; Acts 1965, c.391, s.1.) As amended
by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.10; P.L.86-1988, SEC.114.
IN Code § 8-19-7-2