Maintenance & Protection of Traffic (MPT) Foreperson

D.A. Collins Companies

Maintenance & Protection of Traffic (MPT) Foreperson

269 Ballard Road

Wilton, New York

United States

The D.A. Collins Family of Companies has brought safety, quality and productivity to industrial, infrastructure, highway, and bridge construction for over 75 years. We are seeking a reliable individual for a position as a Maintenance & Protection of Traffic (MPT) Foreperson to join a dedicated and hard-working team in Wilton Campus. If you are serious about your next job, D.A. Collins Family of Companies is an ideal place to grow your career.

Great benefit package including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and a company-funded retirement plan. Please include your résumé and cover letter with your application.

Upon acceptance of offer, we will coordinate new hire paperwork and pre-employment substance abuse screening (Drug Free Employer).

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead daily safety meetings and ensure compliance with OSHA and company safety policies.

• Lead MPT crews on heavy highway and bridge construction projects.

• Implement and maintain work zone traffic control plans in accordance with NYSDOT and other applicable standards.

• Install, maintain, inspect, and remove temporary traffic control devices, including signs, cones, drums, barricades, temporary barrier, arrow boards, and message boards.

• Coordinate lane closures, detours, traffic shifts, and work zone changes.

• Conduct daily inspections to ensure traffic control devices remain compliant throughout each shift.

• Coordinate with Superintendents, Project Managers, paving crews, bridge crews, subcontractors, and law enforcement when necessary.

• Maintain traffic safely while minimizing disruption to the traveling public.

• Manage crew productivity, equipment, and traffic control inventory.

• Complete daily reports and documentation related to traffic control activities.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of traffic control or heavy highway construction experience.

• Previous experience leading traffic control, highway maintenance, or roadway construction crews.

• Thorough understanding of :

o NYSDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Standards

o MUTCD requirements

o Lane closures and traffic shifts

o Temporary traffic control devices

o Work zone safety

• Ability to interpret traffic control plans and project drawings.

• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• NYSDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Supervisor Certification

• ATSSA Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS) certification

• ATSSA Traffic Control Technician (TCT) certification

• NYSDOT work zone traffic control experience

• Experience on interstate highway, bridge, or roadway reconstruction projects

• Experience coordinating night work and multiple lane closures

• OSHA 30 certification

• CDL (preferred but not required)

Compensation:

Competitive wage commensurate with experience. Excellent benefit package including company paid health, dental and vision insurance with a company-funded retirement plan.

Salary Range: Prevailing Wage

Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as related work experience, market conditions, education/training, certifications and other credentials, overtime when applicable, as well as applicable knowledge and skills.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.