FOREMAN - MOT

Brief Description

MOT FOREMAN ROLE DESCRIPTION

Role Summary

The MOT Foreman owns the safe, productive, and quality-compliant daily operation of an assigned mot crew. The role converts the Superintendent’s or General Foreman’s work-package plan into a complete crew plan covering labor, equipment, materials, access, specialty controls, survey or layout, testing and inspection, production targets, and daily documentation. The MOT Foreman directly leads the crew, makes routine execution decisions within approved plans and delegated authority, and remains accountable for the complete crew result.

Role Purpose

The role provides one accountable frontline leader for maintenance of traffic and temporary traffic control execution. It protects employees, the public, completed work, schedule commitments, project cost, and applicable environmental or quality requirements by ensuring the crew begins with a buildable plan and performs each operation in the correct sequence. The MOT Foreman connects field craft execution with project engineering, survey, quality, safety, equipment, and Superintendent direction while developing Assistant Foremen and skilled craft employees for increased responsibility.

Leadership Responsibility

• Owns the complete daily performance of one assigned mot crew and directly leads Assistant Foremen and craft employees
• Primary Internal Relationships: General Foreman, Superintendent, Assistant Foreman, craft employees, Field Engineers, Project Engineers, Project Management, Safety, Quality, Survey, Equipment, scheduling, and project controls personnel
• Primary External Relationships: Inspectors, owner and agency traffic personnel, law enforcement, emergency responders, traffic-control suppliers, striping and signal partners, local stakeholders, and subcontractor supervisors within delegated authority
• Primary Development Focus: Multi-day crew planning, mot sequencing, technical judgment, production and cost awareness, Assistant Foreman development, and readiness to coordinate multiple crews as a General Foreman
• Ownership Expectations: Develop the daily crew plan from the approved work package, look-ahead schedule, current drawings and specifications, approved means and methods, permits, and Superintendent direction; Lead the job hazard analysis, pre-task planning, toolbox discussion, and crew briefing for each planned operation and significant change in conditions; Verify required controls for live high-speed traffic, intrusion, limited sight distance, night visibility, device installation and removal, backing, temporary barriers, attenuators, pedestrian exposure, public confusion, and changing weather before exposure begins; Coordinate access, work zones, equipment movement, emergency provisions, adjacent operations, and public protection within the approved project plan; Inspect the work area throughout the shift and correct or stop work when conditions differ from the approved plan or create an uncontrolled exposure; Report incidents, near misses, property damage, environmental releases, unsafe conditions, and corrective actions through the established project process

Crew Leadership and Daily Production

• Establishes the daily work sequence, crew composition, individual assignments, production target, handoffs, and expected completion condition
• Directs the assigned Assistant Foreman and craft employees and holds them accountable for safe behavior, attendance, work pace, workmanship, and equipment care
• Covers operators, trucking, deliveries, subcontractor interfaces, and supporting crews required to maintain the work front
• Maintains ordered startup, breaks, transitions, housekeeping, shift turnover, and securement of incomplete work

MOT Construction and Technical Execution

• Reviews approved traffic-control plans, stage diagrams, permits, specifications, lane-closure restrictions, device schedules, public-notification requirements, and approved revisions before directing work
• Plans and leads lane closures, shoulder closures, traffic shifts, detours, rolling operations, sign and device installation, barrier or attenuator work, pavement markings, temporary access, and restoration as assigned
• Verifies device type, spacing, sequence, sign message, mounting, alignment, taper, buffer, clear zone, barrier connection, crashworthy condition, visibility, and pedestrian or bicycle accommodation
• Coordinates closure times, notifications, law enforcement, incident management, inspectors, construction crews, deliveries, striping, signals, barrier work, and traffic switches
• Inspects active traffic control at required intervals and after installation, traffic switches, weather events, incidents, complaints, or changes in the work zone
• Maintains, resets, replaces, covers, uncovers, cleans, illuminates, and removes devices promptly as the approved stage and field conditions require
• Stops and escalates when field geometry, traffic behavior, sight distance, queueing, device condition, work-zone intrusion, or construction needs differ materially from the approved plan

Quality Control, Layout, Testing, and Inspection Readiness

• Reviews and communicates the applicable approved stage, device type, spacing, taper, buffer, sign message, visibility, barrier and attenuator condition, pavement markings, pedestrian accommodation, inspection frequency, and traffic-control acceptance requirements
• Coordinates survey, layout, control, offsets, elevations, verification, and as-built needs early enough to support planned work
• Assigns employees to verify critical dimensions, materials, installation details, and completion conditions
• Covers required inspections and testing with Project Engineering, Quality, Survey, inspectors, testing agencies, suppliers, and the Superintendent through the established project process
• Presents work for inspection in a complete, clean, safe, accessible, and verifiable condition and protects inspection status after acceptance
• Corrects crew-level workmanship early enough to prevent deficiencies from being concealed or repeated