ROOFER (State)
Roofer is a state title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
The main requirement is 3 years of relevant experience. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $52,308 to $75,954, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Military Affairs.
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Roofer appears on the State payroll at one department, Military Affairs.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Military Affairs | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $64,247. The agencies employing the most are:
- Military Affairs (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
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, does general roofing work involving the repair, construction, layout, and maintenance of buildings; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Inspects roofs, flashing, gutters, and so forth to determine their condition, ascertains the nature of the required repairs, and completes whatever repairs are required.
- Constructs and repairs build-up roofing, both asphalt and coal tar pitch including flashing, gutters, roof drains, blocking, ballast, and reglets.
- Installs and patches roofing insulation, such as Fesco board, polyurethane-pearlite sandwich, tapered insulation, and so forth.
- Makes crickets, seals roof drains, caulks reglets, and so forth and does whatever is required to maintain a tight roofing system.
- Installs copper, aluminum, and plastic gutter systems, both recessed and exposed, and solders, caulks, and hangs these systems as required.
- Installs and repairs single ply roofing systems of rubber and plastic membrane, both loose laid and nailed systems, and applies and removes ballast as required.
- Inspects condition of a roof using the latest instruments such as thermal conductivity, nuclear, and infra-red, and lays out roof and performs measurements as required.
- Resaturates roofs and performs preventative maintenance as required.
- Supervises repairers who assist in the roofing work.
- 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 roofing, gutter repairs, and general carpentry associated with roofing work.
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 the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the problems involved in inspecting roofs, flashing, gutters, and so forth to determine their condition and ascertain the nature of the required repairs.
- Knowledge of the construction and repair of built-up roofing, both asphalt and coal tar pitch including flashing, gutters, roof drains, blocking ballast, and reglets.
- Knowledge of the installation of copper, aluminum, and plastic gutter systems, both recessed and exposed, and the soldering, caulking, and hanging of these systems.
- Knowledge of the installation and repair of single ply roofing systems of rubber and plastic membrane, both loose laid and nailed systems.
- Ability to install and patch roofing insulation, such as Fesco board, polyurethane-pearlite sandwich, tapered insulation, and so forth.
- Ability to make crickets, seal roof drains, caulk reglets, and so forth to maintain a tight roofing system.
- Ability to use latest instruments, such as thermal conductivity, nuclear, and infra-red to inspect the condition of roofs.
- Ability to resaturate roofs and perform preventative maintenance as required.
- Ability to store, safeguard, clean, and properly use equipment, materials, instruments, and supplies.
- Ability to work from plans, specifications, and sketches.
- Ability to supervise repairers in the performance of roofing work.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- 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 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 the 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.
Two (2) years of vocational training experience may be substituted for two (2) years of the indicated experience.