TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPERINTENDENT 2
Career Family: TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPERINTENDENT
New Jersey treats Traffic Signal Superintendent 2 as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The minimum is 8 years of relevant experience and a professional license.
How to apply
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Exam
This is an application to sit an exam and be placed on an eligible list for this title, not an application for a specific job. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. There may be no current vacancy behind it, and the list it produces may not be certified for months or years.
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Exam
Open to permanent employees in the competitive division who hold a qualifying lower title in the same unit. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. Like the open competitive exam, this places you on a list; it is not itself a job offer.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Education
Completion of a vocational, technical or specialized training program in electronics, electricity, and transistor theory and principles, microprocessors, and solid-state circuitry.
Experience
Eight (8) years of experience in work involving the installation and repair of traffic signals which will have included four (4) years in a managerial capacity.
License
Applicants must possess a license to operate a motor vehicle.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JOB CATEGORIES, please refer to the Job Specification Information Sheet available at the New Jersey Department of Personnel or your agency's personnel office.
Occupational Group: Repair of Electrical Equipment
Occupational Family: Central Repair and Administration
Level Title Code Title Reference Effective: 3/19/94
1 101 (C)
Note
The above Job Category Summary and following examples of work are for illustrative purposes only. Any one position may not include all of the tasks listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.
Determines organization goals and objectives, establishes policy, and allocates resources.
Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
Schedules maintenance or repair
Interprets blueprints, floorplans or schematics
Reviews bids for acceptance or rejection
Schedules the use of equipment or facilities
Applies appropriate safety procedures
Recommends the purchase of new and replacement materials, equipment, parts and supplies
Requisitions materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Verifies that quantity and type of item ordered matches invoice
Designs blueprints, floorplans, or schematics
Recommends policy on provision of services Monitors the use of materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Estimates necessary quantity of time, costs, materials or personnel for the accomplishment of assignments or goals
Troubleshoots problems with traffic signal equipment, systems, or electrical components
Repairs traffic signal equipment, systems or wiring systems
Operates a motor vehicle
Tests electronic circuitry
Operates volt or ohm meters
Operates cherry picker, ladder, platform, boom trucks, or cranes
Sends (dispatches) materials and equipment to construction sites
Provides technical information
Consults with vendors or contractors
Requests information from vendors on materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Allocates budget resources among program or services
Repairs fire traffic signal systems
Monitors the use of materials, equipment, parts, or supplies
Tests radar traffic signal detector units
CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of the theory and principles of electronics and electricity
Knowledge of electronic component color codes
Knowledge of procedures for installing electrical components and radar traffic signal director units
Knowledge of program evaluation techniques
Knowledge of procedures involved in the expenditure of public funds
Knowledge of procedures for testing electronic circuitry, wiring systems, electrical components, and radar traffic detector units
Knowledge of bidding procedures
Knowledge of preventive maintenance procedures
Knowledge of administrative principles and techniques
Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision
Knowledge of employee performance evaluation procedures
Knowledge of procedures for requesting materials, equipment, parts, or supplies
Knowledge of disciplinary procedures
Knowledge of procedures for operating volt and ohm meters
Knowledge of techniques of interpersonal relations
Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision
Skill in operating a motor vehicle
Ability to repair underground cables
Ability to operate cranes
Ability to design schematics from raw data
Ability to design blueprints or floorplans from raw data
Ability to operate cherry picker, ladder, platform or boom trucks
Ability to synthesize facts to reach logical conclusions
Ability to troubleshoot problems with traffic signal equipment or systems
Ability to repair overhead cables
Ability to plan in-service training
Ability to troubleshoot problems with electrical components
Ability to summarize information in a written form
Ability to compare written or printed material for accuracy
Ability to identify problems in the administration or coordination programs, plans, or projects
Ability to collect data through questioning
MINIMUM