Supervisor, Signs & Markings

The Role

Supervises and plans daily activities of signs and markings staff.  Provides technical guidance, coordination, and services for transportation and capital construction projects. Ensures traffic signs and markings are installed, inspected, maintained, and documented, per legislation and best practices. Administers pavement marking contracts. Supervises revenue generating signs shop for the manufacturing of signs and markings for regional vehicles.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Supervises Lead Hands, Signmakers, Sign Maintainers, Traffic Equipment Operators, and additional staff temporarily assigned during construction season. Administers contracts with contractors; and monitors same to ensure work is completed per contract. 
• Provides technical advice and guidance to other departmental/divisional staff, area municipalities, emergency services, and consultants/contractors regarding construction sign and marking operations and standard practices. 
• Develops, prepares, and implements long term maintenance plans, operating policies and procedures, methods, performance standards, and equipment and safety practices related to roadway infrastructure.  
• Develops goals and objectives for the Section, and implements operational procedures.  Ensures accuracy, and legal and technical compliance. Communicates legislative changes to staff.
• Assigns, delegates, coordinates, and prioritizes completion of capital and maintenance work based on crews, equipment, and budget.  Reviews construction drawings and prepares work plans, ensuring technical and legal accuracy. Determines/assigns materials, equipment, employees, and priorities, and prepares daily and weekly work schedules. 
• Assists Manager in the development and preparation of operating policies and procedures, long range plans for equipment and vehicles, annual maintenance programs, budgets, equipment, and material requirements.  
• Develops equipment and product specifications with Section, Fleet, and Procurement staff.  Researches and reports on new equipment, materials, and work methods.
• Supervises sign shop production, including design, manufacture, installation, and coordination of signs for facilities, construction projects, contractors, and other municipalities and manufacture and installation of vehicle markings for other departments.
• Assists in the maintenance of the maintenance management system (e.g., physical inventories, review of crew sizes, determining unit costs and productivity values).
• Responds to public complaints/concerns, delegates work to staff, and follows up.  
• Attends meetings with project teams in the Department to provide operational input. 
• Ensures inspections, maintenance, and documentation are completed per legislation. Ensures staff work per health and safety legislation.
• Represents the Region on committees and associations. 
• Patrols Regional roads to monitor work performed by staff, identify/assess hazardous situations and maintenance, including situations requiring immediate attention.
• Administers an operating budget.  Has signing authority and holds a P-Card for materials and supplies. Prepares budget forecasts and monitors expenditures. Controls inventory of material resources. Ensures shop area is maintained and recommends repairs. Ensures a monthly check of safety equipment in the shop area. Ensures vehicles and equipment are maintained in good working condition by staff. Ensures the maintenance/security of vehicles and equipment, and ensures staff operate/maintain same safely and in good working condition.  
• Exchanges information, consults/coordinates with the Ministry, area municipalities, contractors, emergency services (police, fire, paramedics), other municipalities, and utility companies.  
• Backs up the Manager and other Section supervisors.  
• Performs related duties as required.
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of traffic engineering principles and practices, sign manufacturing, pavement marking equipment and processes, and procurement and inventory control, normally acquired through a community college diploma in Engineering Technology, plus progressively responsible directly related experience.
• Membership/eligibility for membership with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists at the Technologist level.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies, procedures, standards (e.g., provincial, workplace inspection, minimum maintenance), collective agreements, uniform traffic control devices, CVOR, and related legislation (e.g., health and safety, hazardous materials, Highway Traffic Act, Ontario Traffic Manuals). 
• Familiarity with vinyl cutting and silk screening procedures.
• Analytical, research, problem solving, organizational, and continuous improvement skills to organize/coordinate work of supervised staff; project and monitor budgets; and make daily decisions on routine and emergency road work.
• Leadership, human relations, and communication skills to supervise, train, develop, motivate, and support staff; conduct presentations/training to staff and outside groups; respond public inquiries/complaints; and participate as an effective team member.
• Ability to read and interpret manuals, blueprints, plans, and legislation. Ability to write technical reports, correspondence, procedure and operational manuals, policies, and technical specifications, and work plans. 
• Computer skills with ability to use software such as Microsoft Office, a maintenance management system, and finance/accounting systems related to public works programs.
• Must have a valid Class G driver’s licence (or G2 with 3 years of driving experience) and acceptable driving record to operate Regional vehicles. 
• Ability to participate in an official standby/on-call rotation to respond to legislated or time sensitive demands beyond regularly scheduled work hours.
• Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.