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PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL AIDE PUBLIC WORKS

Code: 05525 Local Competitive

Principal Technical Aide Public Works sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's local-government civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.

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Where this title is used

Principal Technical Aide Public Works is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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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. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, performs highly responsible and complex technical and associated clerical work involved in maintaining records, preparing charts and graphs, analyzing work orders, requisitioning materials, supplies, and reducing drawings to scale and supervising a variety of public works employees involved in general laboring, dispatching, security, and related functions; does other related duties.

Examples of work

  • Supervises, assigns, and reviews the work performed by public works employees involved in general laboring, dispatching, security, and related functions.
  • Maintains cost records of various highways maintenance projects.
  • Complies reports from foreman recording man-hours, equipment, and materials used, time to complete project, and computes final bills.
  • Prepares requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment.
  • Determines amount of materials needed based on past expected projects.
  • Gathers information on equipment and material specifications from manuals in preparing requisitions.
  • Orders equipment and materials from contractors.
  • Prepares reports of equipment loaned to contractors.
  • Prepares reports on garage operations.
  • Reports on work done for outside agencies.
  • Maintains records on all projects, equipment, supplies, and personnel.
  • Responsible for the preparation of charts, graphs and drawings.
  • Assists contractor or supervisor in scheduling construction activities.
  • Establishes and maintains records and files.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Three ( 3) years of experience in constructional layout work and drafting and work involving familiarity with construction materials billing inventory, nomenclature and filing systems.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of the technical problems, methods, and procedures involved in preparing charts and graphs, analyzing orders, requisitioning materials, reducing drawings to scale and maintaining records.
  • Knowledge of public work practices.
  • Ability to operate calculators and to prepare graphs, charts, and prints.
  • Ability to perform drafting and tasks.
  • Ability to accurately record statistical and other data.
  • Ability to supervise a group of workers performing a variety of blue collar tasks.
  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

the examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.