AREA SUPERVISOR HIGHWAY OPERATIONS
New Jersey treats Area Supervisor Highway Operations as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 6 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $66,592 and $97,354, and state payroll currently lists about 15 people in the title, most of them at Transportation.
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Area Supervisor Highway Operations appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Transportation.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 15 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 15 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $94,062. The agencies employing the most are:
- Transportation (15)
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 the direction of a supervisory officer in the Department of Transportation, is responsible for supervising and coordinating highway operations, staff, work and programs in a particular geographical area to ensure safe and usable highways; does other related work.
Examples of work
- Supervises and coordinates the highway operations work and programs in a particular geographical area to ensure safe and usable highways.
- Supervises and inspects the work performed by highway operations crews located in assigned areas to ensure compliance with established department policies, procedures, and methods.
- Supervises Crew Supervisors, Highway Operations in their scheduling of work in their immediate areas of responsibility.
- Supervises Crew Supervisors, Highway Operations in providing on-the-job instruction and ensures that quality assurance standards are met in accordance with the established instructional program and makes recommendations for changes in program if necessary.
- Ensures Crew Supervisors, Highway Operations are providing adequate staff development techniques in mentoring crew members.
- Prepares estimates and requests for materials, equipment, tools and supplies needed by the various work crews.
- Develops appropriate work programs and schedules for highway operations work.
- Supervises the 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.
- Investigates complaints from within the department, from the public, and from other agencies pertinent to the assigned geographical area and prepares reports.
- Is required to perform any types of emergency work after normal work hours, coordinates with other crews and Emergency Management staff in the activation of special emergency response services.
- Provides assistance in all emergency and hazard response situations.
- Coordinates emergency snow removal and ice control operations within the assigned area.
- Promotes harmonious relations between highway operations workers and the general public.
- Enforces all safety laws, rules, and regulations established to safeguard department workers and the traveling public on highway right of way.
- Assists in the control of roadside encroachments and the regulation of public utilities within the right of way.
- Prepares formal reports, statistical and/or narrative, showing the results of training efforts and proposing modifications and improvements where necessary.
- Prepares reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Maintains 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 experience in varied highway maintenance and construction work, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
License
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the equipment, materials, and methods used in highway operations and construction activities.
- Knowledge of the methods used in snow removal and ice control work.
- Knowledge of quality assurance standards used for on-the-job instruction as they relate to the highway operations' instructional program.
- Knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques.
- Ability to organize, schedule and coordinate assigned supervisory highway operations work, analyze problems and develop appropriate work methods.
- Ability to provide assignments, instruction and supervision to crews engaged in highway operations work and to develop staff.
- Ability to investigate complaints and prepare reports.
- Ability to respond to emergency situations, including snow removal and ice control.
- Ability to conduct field checks and inspect various highway operations projects.
- Ability to prepare estimates of labor, equipment, and material as required for specific projects.
- Ability to develop effective employee and public relations.
- Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate and informative reports of area operations containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to maintain records, reports 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.