MOT Superintendent- Highway

Job Description

Job Description

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are a Dynamic and Flexible Construction Company that strives to exceed our clients' needs. Action Traffic Maintenance, Inc. is a family-owned business with over 40 years of expertise and three generations working side by side.

We have grown to a team of over 140+ team members specializing in road signs, guardrail, high-tension cable barrier, and fencing. We construct the most cost-effective and desirable products by working directly with owners, architects, designers, and representatives. We aim to provide premium workmanship at a great value while maintaining a safety-first environment for our team.

Benefits: We offer all employees a competitive Compensation & Benefits package, which includes; four health plans, including an HDHP with an HSA and employer match, Dental, Vision, Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance, Coprehensive Employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Sick time, and a Retirement 401(k).

Position Summary:

A Superintendent within each division is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of each crew and project within the field and ensures the project is accomplished accurately and safely.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• MOT Superintendent develops and maintains transportation and distribution procedures to maximize delivery efficiency and suggests efficiency improvement activities where needed.
• Analyzes, handles, and reviews loss and damage claims caused by accidents.
• Work as a team with the Project Manager in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation of each project.
• Working along the highway, overseeing the completion of projects.
• Interpret construction documents, plans, and specifications.
• Develop a working understanding of each project's plans, specifications, and other requirements and constraints, along with ensuring all field Foremen and Laborers understand their responsibilities for executing job duties.
• Coordinate and oversee the progress of work being performed daily.
• Have a good line of communication with prime contractors regarding job progress as it affects the start of each phase of their work.
• Upon completion of the project, verify dimensions, elevations, alignment, and quality standards prior to proceeding to the next phase.
• Consult with the Project Manager regarding any questions about interpreting the construction documents.
• Communicate with the Project Manager about any conflicts in the construction documents or existing field conditions.
• Upon request, provide the Project Manager with details of the progress of each phase of the project.
• Provide the Project Manager with a two-week lookahead schedule.
• Conduct daily huddles with the crews.
• Assist in the selection of MOT personnel and evaluate their performance.
• This role is based in the office and spends time between two locations: Elsie, MI, or Grand Blanc, MI, depending on the division's needs. Must be able to go to both places.
• As well as other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Minimum Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and minimum qualifications necessary to perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.

Requirements include the following:

• Valid Driver's License, CDL A or B (preferred, not required)
• ATSSA Traffic Control Supervisor Certification,OSHA 30 & DOT flagger certification (preferred, not required)
• Problem-solving skills
• Works well in a team environment where situations and demands change daily.
• Ability to manage a team effectively.
• Strong ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Strong Communication Skills
• This position can require working nights, weekends, and out-of-town to work on projects that could be a week(s) at a time.

Skills and Experience:

• Construction Experience
• Strong leadership qualities
• Construction Equipment Operation experience
• Organized with a systematic approach to tasks to achieve accuracy and efficiency.
• Assertive, confidant and ambitious
• Ability to accurately read a level and a tape measure.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounter while performing the job's essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, climb, use hands and fingers, talk, hear, view, and create written documents. The employee uses hand strength to grasp tools and climb ladders or uneven terrain. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, such as operating and repairing vibrating machinery, using wrenches, hand tools, etc., and operating motorized equipment and vehicles. The employee must lift or push/pull objects up to 90 lbs. without assistance.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

All employees are subject to a pre-employment drug screen & background check on their MVR driving records before they can begin working at Action Traffic Maintenance, Inc.