MANAGER TRAFFIC SIGNALS
To land Manager Traffic Signals in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
To be eligible you bring a high school diploma and 4 years of relevant experience.
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Manager Traffic Signals 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.
Education
Possession of a high school diploma or a G.E.D.
Experience
Four (4) years of experience in work involving the repair and installation of traffic signals, electrical components, and wiring systems which will have included two (2) years in a supervisory capacity.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in NJ only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Occupational Group: Repair of Electrical Equipment
Occupational Family: Central Repair and Administration
Level Title Code Title Reference Effective: 4/6/02
1 001 (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.
Answers questions about application of regulations or policies
Consults with outside agencies or individuals about information necessary for job assignments
Provides testimony as an expert witness
Informs individuals of procedures necessary for completion of forms or applications
Meets with groups at seminars, public meetings, or conventions for the purpose of keeping abreast of developments in the field
Directs the administration of a program, program element or service WITH direct responsibility for the supervision of subordinate staff
Settles disputes, conflicts or problems regarding program or services
Solicits technical information
Informs the responsible person or organization of difficulties, accomplishments, plans or goals
Repairs traffic signal equipment or systems and electrical components
Repairs wiring systems
Troubleshoots problems with traffic signal equipment or systems Installs traffic signal equipment or systems
Operates a motor vehicle
Operates mobile radio communications and base station communications equipment
Operates computer terminal or PC for information processing
Installs wiring systems
Writes narrative letters or reports
Writes technical specifications for purchase of equipment, supplies and parts
Directs (coordinate) activities between or within agencies
Evaluates the overall operation of the program or service
Determines that operations meet national, state or local licensing compliance requirements
Monitors the efficiency and effectiveness of programs or services
Authorizes purchase of equipment, supplies or services
Reviews work of others
Monitors the use of materials, equipment, parts, or supplies
Interprets schematics
Interprets blueprints or floorplans
CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of administrative principles and practices
Knowledge of training principles and techniques
Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision
Knowledge of employee performance evaluation procedures
Knowledge of procedures for requisitioning materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Knowledge of workflow analysis techniques
Knowledge of employee motivational theories such as reinforcement, incentives, satisfiers or job enrichment
Knowledge of organizational lines of communication (formal and informal)
Knowledge of storekeeping procedures
Knowledge of inventory control
Knowledge of program evaluation techniques
Knowledge of procedures for installing overhead
Knowledge of procedures for installing underground cables
Knowledge of principles of report writing
Skill in operating a motor vehicle
Skill in operating a word processor
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, using decimals, percentages and fractions
Ability to synthesize facts to reach logical conclusions
Ability to design schematics from raw data
Ability to design blueprints or floorplans from raw data
Ability to make appropriate inferences and deductions based on various types of source materials
Ability to resolve problems in the administration or coordination of programs, plans or projects
Ability to identify problems in the administration or coordination of programs, plans or projects
Ability to establish goals and set priorities
Ability to schedule and organize work activities for others
Ability to apply laws, rules or regulations to given situations
Ability to troubleshoot problems with traffic signal equipment or systems
Ability to troubleshoot problems with wiring systems
Ability to troubleshoot problems with radar traffic signal detector units
MINIMUM