SUPERVISOR OF HIGHWAY SIGNS OPERATIONS
Career Family: SUPERVISOR
In New Jersey, Supervisor of Highway Signs Operations is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying takes 6 years of relevant experience and a commercial driver's license. The FY 2027 range lands between $69,668 and $101,951, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Transportation.
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Supervisor of Highway Signs Operations appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Transportation.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 1 |
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $92,265. The agencies employing the most are:
- Transportation (1)
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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 the direction of a supervisory official in the Division of Operations Support, Department of Transportation, supervises fabrication and installation of all highway signage staff and activities and is responsible for supervision of the Department's Sign Shop and sign field crews; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Supervises the Department's Sign Shop, determines its organization and projects, and orders sufficient materials and equipment to fabricate all types of signs used on the highway system.
- Supervises the field crews which are responsible for the statewide maintenance, installation, and repair of large interstate type signs.
- Plans and coordinates with the Regional Operations staff for the work involved in the erection of special or overhead signs for direction, caution, regulation, and emergency.
- Plans and Coordinates with the Area and Crew Supervisors to assure that there are ample supplies of various types of highway signs, the materials used for installation of, and the equipment and tools necessary for the maintenance and installation of highway signage.
- Works with the engineering staff of the Division of Operations Support to establish standards for the fabrication and erection of signs: provides technical advice and recommended policies and procedures on all phases of sign fabrication and installation.
- Evaluates and supervises the evaluation of signs, and recommends to appropriate engineer if signs are acceptable according to state standards.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Prepares a yearly schedule for the preventive maintenance of signs on the state highway system, including replacements, to ensure that they are legible and in good repair: prepares a yearly schedule for repainting signs and posts on the system.
- Develops cost estimates for sign material purchases for large interstate type signs. Coordinates with the Division of Procurement to prepare purchase orders for the purchase of raw materials necessary for the fabrication of highway signs.
- Reviews cost estimates for repairing signs damaged in accidents to see that they are complete and accurate.
- Cooperates with construction field engineers regarding the opening dates of new sections of roads in order that signs may be completed; erection of signs on state institution grounds and on other state property.
- Supervises tests of sample signs and sign materials for day and night visibility and tests of reflective materials, buttons, and elective signs.
- Assists city, county, and other jurisdictions and authorities regarding questions concerning sign specifications, placement and explains materials, methods, and field operations for sign fabrication and installation.
- Prepares clear, sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Supervises the establishment and maintenance of essential 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
Six (6) years of supervisory experience which shall have included administrative functions in sign fabrication, and the supervision of a field unit involved in sign erection and sign maintenance; two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
License
Appointee must 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 the Department of Transportation regulations, policies, standards, and procedures as applied to sign work.
- Knowledge of the equipment, tools, paints and other materials and supplies, and the field and other methods used in preparing directionary, cautionary, and other traffic signs and devices.
- Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
- Ability to organize and develop appropriate work programs, schedules, and procedures.
- Ability to assign, instruct and train Shop employees and supervise the performance of their work.
- Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work done in the Department's Sign Shop and Overhead Sign Crews, to coordinate the sign work with that of other department units.
- Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
- Ability to organize the Sign Shop, develop appropriate work programs, and coordinate materials, supplies, machines, equipment so that fabrication of signs is correct and on schedule.
- Ability to plan and organize the state-wide field program of highway signage.
- Ability to investigate and report on complaints and requests relating to signs and traffic line work.
- Ability to cooperate with local government officers on problems pertaining to traffic signs, traffic lines, and related matters.
- Ability to plan and direct the testing of sample signs and varied types of sign materials, including beads, buttons, and other reflective materials and prepared reports thereon.
- Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of clear, sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential 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.
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.