SUPERVISING BRIDGE REPAIRER/ROAD REPAIR SUPERVISOR

Code: 07316 Local Competitive

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 and works with a small group of employees engaged in the maintenance and repair of bridges; does other related duties as required.

Under direction, supervises a group of employees engaged in the maintenance, repair, resurfacing, and/or construction of roads, and/or staff responsible for the installation and maintenance of traffic lines and traffic signs; supervises the maintenance of grounds; does related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Supervises the renewing and repairing of bridge framing and decking.
• Oversees the building of temporary timber bridges, bulkheads, culverts, and pile driving.
• Directs the repair of pier and foundation timber, fenders, plank decks, and sidewalks.
• Supervises pier and foundation repairs, balustrades, beams, floor slabs, sidewalks, curbs, wing walks, and other parts of concrete.
• Takes the lead in riveting and tightening of loose parts in steel trusses, stiffening cords, braces, buckle plates, lattice cords, and posts.
• Sees that steel headers, cover plates, and expansion joint plates are tightened by bolting or riveting.
• Supervises the rigging, preparation, and painting of bridges and auxiliary structures.
• Assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of subordinate employees.
• Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and responsible for employee evaluations and effectively recommending the hiring, promoting and/or disciplining of employees.
• 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.
• Supervises lower level repairers performing the following duties:
• Maintains and repairs roads.
• Installs and maintains traffic lines and traffic signs.
• Maintains grounds.
• Patches roads with oil and stone or cold patch.
• Cleans and repairs side drains, catch basins, and drainpipes.
• Cuts brush and trees.
• Unloads and stores salt.
• Erects posts.
• Installs drain pipes and catch basins.
• Lays walls.
• Paints guardrails.
• Constructs road drainage systems and all types of curbing adjacent to roads.
• Grades, constructs, widens, seals, coats, and paves roads.
• Plows snow, sands and salts roads, and unloads and stores salt.
• Operates snow plows and road equipment.
• Directs subordinates in sweeping streets and shoveling the accumulations into containers or onto trucks.
• Loads, unloads, and applies sand and street repair materials.
• Repairs curbs.
• Cleans water catch basins.
• Helps prepare work schedules to accomplish required tasks.
• Supervises work operations and/or functional programs, and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees.
• Ensures that the crew takes safety precautions and that proper procedures are taken to protect the public from injury.
• Inspects and checks completed work to ensure proper road repair and maintenance procedures are followed.
• May operate, check, service, and make minor repairs to trucks and other road maintenance and construction equipment.
• May aid in executing plans for effective utilization of personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies.
• May supervise employees engaged in the work involved in the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads, drains, catch basins, culverts, and related structures.
• May make investigations of complaints and takes proper action to see that needed repairs are made with a minimum delay.
• May supervise work involved in the construction of various types of drainage systems, manholes, new guard rails, and all types of curbing.
• May supervise work involved in making repairs to road pavements, and minor and major restoration of disintegrated portions of concrete, bituminous concrete, sheet asphalt, and other types of pavement.
• May supervise work involved in making repairs to and reconstruction of paved and unpaved road shoulders, and maintenance and clearing of rights of way including maintenance of grass areas.
• May supervise work involved in repairing and rebuilding guard rails, fences, and walls and the painting thereof.
• May supervise work involved in the removal of snow and sanding and salting of icy roads.
• May supervise employees engaged in the mixing and laying of varied types of bituminous paving mixtures.
• May supervise work involved in locating and installing curbs.
• May set up construction quality and work performance standards.
• May assist in setting up priority lists for street repair program planning.
• May assist in planning the street repair program for the calendar year.
• May set up work, staffing, and equipment schedules.
• Enforces safety procedures.
• May assist in coordinating contracts administered under the street repair program.
• May assist in directing the grading of streets, location and installation of curbs, and construction of driveways.
• Maintains related 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 work involving the maintenance and repair of bridges

Four (4) years of experience in the construction, repair, and maintenance of roads or streets which may have included work involving installation and maintenance of traffic lines and traffic signs, one (1) year of which shall have been in a lead worker capacity.

License

Appointee 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 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 the 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 operating procedures used in erecting rigging and scaffolding.
• Knowledge of methods used in replacing stringers, deck planks, pilings, and caps.
• Knowledge of methods used in repairing fenders.
• Knowledge of methods used in driving piles.
• Knowledge of methods used in building bulkheads.
• Knowledge of methods used in replacing worn out sheathing, whalers, and piles.
• Knowledge of methods used in repairing guard fences and foundations damaged by scourage.
• Knowledge of methods used in cleaning joints and cutting the ends of bridge of clearance.
• Knowledge of methods used in printing bridge guard fences.
• Knowledge of methods used in replacing asphalt, wood, and granite blocks.
• Knowledge of problems involved in giving assignments, instructions, and supervision to individuals and groups.
• Knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of records and files.
• Ability to analyze bridge maintenance problems, organize assigned bridge maintenance work, and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to give assignments, instructions, advice, and assistance to groups and individuals when difficult and unusual problems arise.
• Ability to check employees' work to see that proper procedures are followed, standards of workmanship and output are maintained, and that desired objectives are achieved.
• Ability to obtain, store, record, safeguard, distribute, and supervise the use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Ability to prepare reports itemizing the amount of time, materials, and equipment used on each completed project.
• Ability to report and keep records involving public property and personnel.
• 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.
• <b>CODES:</b> LG - MER 10/02/08
• This job specification is for local government use only.
• <b>ROAD REPAIR SUPERVISOR</b>
• Knowledge of standard tools, materials, methods, practices, occupational hazards, and safety precautions involved in performing general maintenance and repair work.
• Knowledge of the care, maintenance, and operation of maintenance/construction equipment including cleaning, greasing, servicing, and making minor adjustments/repairs.
• Knowledge of construction/maintenance operations and procedures used in the repair and maintenance of roads.
• Knowledge of materials, equipment, and procedures used in the installation and maintenance of traffic lines and traffic signs.
• Ability to identify problems involving operation of maintenance/construction equipment.
• Ability to organize and carry out road maintenance and repair projects.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate the performance of staff performing road maintenance and repair work.
• Ability to prepare work schedules and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use needed equipment, materials and supplies.
• Ability to identify and rectify problems relating to the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads.
• Ability to supervise the maintenance of related records and files.
• Ability to learn 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, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the 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.
• <b>CODES:</b> LG - MER 01/28/12

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 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.