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SUPERVISOR, PUBLIC WORKS

Code: 06650 Local Competitive

Career Family: SUPERVISOR

Supervisor, 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.

It asks for 4 years of relevant experience.

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Where this title is used

Supervisor, 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, supervises employees engaged in construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of multiple public works facilities such as streets, sewer or water service, sanitation, parks, sewage or water treatment plants, or other public works operations; may be required to operate, check, service, and make minor repairs to trucks and other maintenance and construction equipment; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

  • Supervises and performs loading, unloading, and applying of sand and street repair materials, in cutting brush and mowing grass, and in emptying refuse containers, loading refuse, and disposing of refuse.
  • Supervises employees engaged in installing, maintaining, and repairing water mains, pipes, valves, pumps, hydrants, and other equipment in sewage and/or water treatment plants and other related facilities.
  • Removes water meters, dismantles and assembles water meters, and takes water readings.
  • Operates, checks, services, and makes minor repairs to trucks, tractors, road graders, compressors, snow plows, ground hogs, grass cutters, and other road and street equipment.
  • Supervises employees engaged in installation, painting, repair, and maintenance of road and street signs.
  • Ensures that safety precautions are taken to protect the public from injury during repair activities.
  • Inspects and checks completed work to determine if desired objectives are achieved.
  • Provides instruction and guidance to employees.
  • Performs special assignments.
  • Prepares reports with recommendation as appropriate.
  • 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

Four (4) years of experience in construction, maintenance, and/or repair of streets, sewer, water, sanitation or other public work facilities or similar heavy construction.

License

A license as a Wastewater/Water Supply Operator of the appropriate classification (water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, wastewater collection) issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection may be required.

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.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of procedures, materials, and tools used in cleaning, maintaining, and repairing streets, sewers, water, sanitation facilities, sewage plant equipment and pumps, and water treatment plant equipment.
  • Ability to direct subordinates, provide them with advice/assistance when difficult and unusual problems arise, and check their work to see that proper procedures are followed and desired objectives are achieved.
  • Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
  • Ability to maintain records.
  • 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 with or without reasonable accommodation. 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.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.