Job ID: 525833
Position Overview
The Traffic Control Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and supervising traffic control operations on construction and roadway projects. This position oversees work zone setup, traffic control personnel, and compliance with traffic control plans to ensure the safety of employees, motorists, pedestrians, and the public. Serves as the primary field resource for maintaining safe and efficient traffic flow through construction zones while ensuring compliance with company and local regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)
Traffic Control Operations
- Coordinate and maintain traffic control activities in assigned work zones.
- Interpret and implement approved traffic control plans and project specifications.
- Oversee the placement, movement, maintenance, and removal of traffic control devices, including signs, barricades, cones, drums, message boards, and arrow boards.
- Monitor work zones to ensure proper traffic flow and compliance with safety standards.
Leadership and Supervision
- Direct and coordinate flaggers and traffic control personnel to ensure safe and efficient operations.
- Provide guidance, training, and coaching regarding traffic control procedures, safety requirements, and work zone operations.
- Communicate daily assignments, expectations, and schedule changes to traffic control crews.
- Partner with project foremen, superintendents, and operations personnel to support project goals.
Safety and Compliance
- Ensure compliance with company safety policies, OSHA, MSHA and UDOT requirements.
- Conduct routine inspections of work zones and traffic control devices.
- Identify, report, and correct unsafe conditions or hazards.
- Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by all crew members.
Communication and Incident Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for traffic control concerns at assigned projects.
- Coordinate with law enforcement, emergency responders, and public agencies as necessary.
- Investigate and document traffic-related incidents and recommend corrective actions.
- Communicate professionally with the public, customers, and project stakeholders.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Education/Experience
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Previous traffic control, roadway construction, paving, or utility construction experience preferred.
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS) certification and Flagger certification preferred or required based on project and state requirements.
- Thorough knowledge of MUTCD standards and temporary traffic control practices.
Certifications
• Standard Driver's License is required.
• Valid Certified Traffic Control Card a plus
• A medical card is required
Knowledge/Skill Requirements
- Strong understanding of traffic control devices and work zone safety requirements.
- Ability to lead teams and make sound decisions in changing field conditions.
- Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to read, interpret, and implement traffic control plans and project specifications.
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Key Competencies
- Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs.
- Teamwork - Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
- Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
- Planning/Organizing - Uses time efficiently.
- Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Accepts responsibility for own actions.
- Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
- Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
- Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
- Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.
- Innovation - Generates suggestions for improving work.
- Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move from 10 to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is rarely exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; and extreme cold and/or heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Other duties may be assigned as required. Requirements for this job are subject to modification by the Company and its designees, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
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Hales Sand & Gravel, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
EOE/Vet/Disability
CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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