CREW SUPERVISOR MAINTENANCE PIP

Code: 43145 State Competitive Range: R19 (FY 2027) Work week 40: FLSA coveredOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Salary: $60,876.32 - $88,742.92/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

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 the Maintenance Supervisor, PIP, in the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, has charge of Park or Parkway crews in roadway construction and maintenance and the maintenance of turf areas and picnic areas; does role; supervises staff and work activities. Prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does related work as required.

Examples of work

• Instructs and assigns a crew of Maintenance Workers, PIP, I and II, Truck Drivers, Equipment Operators, and Repairers, and other employees depending on the kind, urgency, and importance of the work to be done.
• Maintains discipline and proper personal standards of work for crew members.
• Supervises the mixing of the proper patching compounds, the patching of pavements and shoulders, the surface treating of concrete, asphalt and gravel roads and the filling of washouts.
• Supervises the maintenance of drainage systems, including emergency storm drainage work.
• Supervises the painting and repairing of guard rails and the construction of new guard rails and curbing.
• 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.
• Supervises the mowing and cleaning of rights of way and the cleaning of ditches and inlets.
• Supervises snow removal work, the erection of snow fences and the distribution of chlorides and abrasives on icy roads.
• Supervises the maintenance of picnic areas, including tables, grills and playground equipment.
• Supervises the ordinary maintenance of equipment.
• Answers emergency calls and when required, does the necessary work which may include setting barriers and/or warning devices to protect motorists.
• Sees that litter, garbage and debris are removed.
• Makes investigations of complaints.
• Supervises the cutting of grass and the cutting, trimming and removal of brush, shrubs and trees.
• Supervises the maintenance and use of motorized and mechanized equipment.
• Prepares daily time and cost reports, material reports, accident and property damage reports, employee efficiency reports and other reports as required.
• May be running 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 years of experience in park maintenance or in general maintenance and repair work.

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 the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Considerable knowledge of the materials, equipment, operations and procedures used in the surface treating and maintenance of concrete, bituminous, macadam and gravel roads.
• Considerable knowledge of the proper use care, materials, supplies and procedures used in painting, repairing and replacing guard rails and cables, in the cleaning of ditches and inlets and the erection of snow fences.
• Considerable: knowledge of the proper use, care and maintenance of road construction, maintenance and snow and ice control equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of the operations and procedures used in the construction and upkeep of landscaped areas, including lawn areas and shrubbery.
• Considerable knowledge of the equipment, materials and procedures used in seeding, planting, fertilizing, liming, weeding, transplanting, and replacing of lawn turf and shrubs, in the inspection of trees and shrubs for disease, blight and insect pests, and in the trimming and pruning of shrubs.
• Considerable knowledge of the proper use, care maintenance and adjustment of power lawn mowers, sprinklers, pruning tools, trimming knives and other equipment.
• Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize and implement projects within the unit.
• Ability to analyze road maintenance problems, organize assigned supervisor maintenance work and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to assign and instruct Maintenance Workers, I and II and Assistant Crew Supervisors employed in road and grounds maintenance work and to supervise the performance of their work.
• Ability to supervise the repair and maintenance of roads, approaches and drains, the pouring of joints and the surface treating of concrete, asphalt and gravel roads.
• Ability to supervise snow removal and ice control operations.
• Ability to supervise the painting and repairing of guard rails and cables, the construction of new guard rails, and the setting of posts.
• Ability to investigate complaints.
• Ability to obtain the observance of good horticultural practices and standards.
• Ability to read and interpret simple blueprints already prepared.
• Ability to see that needed equipment, materials and supplies are obtained, safeguarded, distributed and properly used.
• Ability to supervise spraying for weed control, soil sterilization and/or growth retardation.
• Ability to make emergency adjustments arid repairs to equipment.
• Ability to supervise snow removal and ice control measures.
• Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, distribute, record and supervise the proper use of available Department equipment, materials and supplies.
• Ability to prepare clear and accurate reports.
• Ability to keep fairly complex records and files of personnel time, costs and equipment and daily reports of assigned and completed work
• 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.