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Job Description

TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPERINTENDENT

JOB CODE 74060

Effective Date:	08/94

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to direct the programs, practices, policies and employees of the Traffic Signal Shop. Supervision is exercised over Traffic Signal Supervisors, Traffic Signal Technician Foremen, and other skilled, semiskilled and clerical employees performing work related to the installation, operation and maintenance of traffic signal control devices, including street lighting on traffic signal poles. Technical knowledge and skilled judgment is required in the interpretation of electrical plans, code requirements, electronic schematics and diagrams, and in making recommendations for maintenance and improvement of traffic signal installations. Responsibilities include signal inventory, capital equipment and vehicle management, a moderate amount of electrical/electronic design work for application at specialized signal locations and street lighting and controls. General direction is received from a Traffic Engineering Supervisor. Work is evaluated based upon results achieved.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Directs the programs, policies, practices, and employees of the Traffic Signal Shop involving the construction, installation, and maintenance of traffic signal control devices, including street lighting on traffic signal poles;
• Formulates safety policies and programs for the Traffic Signal Shop;
• Determines and proposes to management the budgetary needs and priorities of the Signal Shop, including equipment, staffing and materials;
• Monitors and maintains overall inventory levels for supplies, vehicles and equipment, and oversees their purchase, operation, and storage;
• Represents the City in any litigation regarding traffic signal maintenance, and provides legal depositions and coordinates related requests for documents;
• Receives and resolves complaints from the public regarding areas supervised;
• Writes reports for management or other administrative areas regarding such subjects as work plans and activities, personnel issues, and operational problems;
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Standard practices, materials and tools of the electrical and electronic trades.
• Principles and practices of supervision and budgeting.
• Leadership styles and skills
• Safety hazards and precautionary methods related to the trades.
• National electrical codes and NEMA Standards related to traffic signal installation and maintenance.
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and I.T.E. Standards for Signal Equipment

Ability to:

• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
• Communicate in the English language by phone or in person in a one-to-one or group setting.
• Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation and grammar.
• Comprehend and make inferences from material written in the English language.
• Read and interpret technical and graphical information such as electrical plans, code requirements, and electronic schematics and diagrams.
• Operate a computer terminal or PC.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.

Additional Requirements:

• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• Some positions will require the performance of other essential or marginal functions.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Seven years of increasingly responsible experience in traffic signal construction, maintenance and repair work, including three years of experience at a traffic signal supervisory level. Other combinations of experience and education which meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.