Senior Sign and Marking Foreman

City of Gulfport•Gulfport, MS

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This is the advanced journey level class in the Signing and Marking Technician series. Positions at this level are distinguished from the other classes within the series by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties assigned. Employees perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes with this series. Employees at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

Requirements

High School graduate or GED equivalent.
Minimum 3 years of upper level traffic maintenance and repair experience, including street painting and sign installation.
Must have supervisory level experience.
Possession of an appropriate, valid commercial driver’s license.
Possession of a Flagman certification from the Mississippi Department of Transportation on the date of application.

Nice To Haves

Possession of Signs & Markings Specialist certification from the International Municipal Signal Association within one year of the date of appointment.

Responsibilities

Leads, plans and reviews the work of staff responsible for a variety of skilled, semi-skilled and manual labor tasks involved in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices.
Leads, guides, directs, and participates in the activities of a Signing and Marking crew.
Supervises the use of and operates airless spray equipment, paint striping machine, striper vehicle and hot plastic equipment.
Trains assigned employees in their areas of work in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices, use of equipment and standard processes, methods and techniques.
Verifies the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods and techniques and compliance with applicable standards and specifications found in the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Ensures that assigned employees adhere to proper traffic barricading techniques when working in or near traffic to protect the safety of staff and the public; if necessary, direct traffic around work.
Leads and participates in the marking of curbs, crosswalks, medians, turn lanes, street lettering, parking lots, etc. according to drawing, plans and specifications; apply epoxy adhesives and ceramic buttons or thermoplastic or paint and reflective materials.
Reviews contracted work and make revisions on-site to adjust for traffic flow if needed.
Keeps records on the daily progress of assigned crew; logs citizen complaints; forwards written information to supervisor.
Fabricates, repairs, installs and replaces traffic and street signs and other public signs such as those indicating crosswalks, school zones and parking lots, cut pipes; selects and marks proper locations and bore holes for signs and posts.
Cleans equipment & performs required operator maintenance after use.
Responds to emergency situations.
Performs other duties as may be assigned.