Traffic Technician I/II

Traffic Technician

HIRING RANGE Traffic Tech I: $25.21 - $29 per hour Traffic Tech II: $26.58 - $31.90 per hour

The Traffic Technician I position is responsible for performing skilled and technical work in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signal systems. This position requires a variety of specialized tasks including, but not limited to setting up and programming NEMA traffic signal controllers, time clocks, detector systems, emergency vehicle detectors, setting signal heads, span wire, pedestal poles, and other traffic signal equipment. The Traffic Technician II position is responsible for leading a team to perform skilled and technical work in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signal systems. This position requires a variety of specialized tasks including, but not limited to setting up and programming NEMA traffic signal controllers, time clocks, detector systems, emergency vehicle detectors, setting signal heads, span wire, pedestal poles, and other traffic signal equipment.

Minimum Duties

• Understand traffic control device standards and specifications contained within the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Demonstrate considerable knowledge of methods, materials, and techniques applicable to traffic signal control device installations and maintenance
• Use and care for the instruments and equipment used to perform basic traffic signal work
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, fellow employees, supervisors, and City contractors.
• Understand assignments from oral and written instructions, sketches, and maps.
• Use City vehicles including an aerial lift bucket truck to travel to and from locations throughout the city

Essential Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities, and Tasks

• Install, maintain, test and repair mechanical, electrical, and electronic traffic control equipment including loop systems, video detection, microwave detection, signal coordination, traffic preemption systems and other signal devices
• Use aerial lift bucket truck to clean, inspect, maintain, and repair all pole and mast mounted equipment and traffic signal heads in the streets and around traffic
• Install signal spans, cables, street lighting and signal mounted signs
• Install electrical fixtures on utility poles and light standards, installs conduit, measures, and rigs and/or pulls cable, splices and solders cable ends, tags, and lays underground cable
• Install and rebuilds traffic control signals including digging trenches, digging holes for signal pedestal bases, installing standards and heads, pulling in wires, and splicing in pull boxes
• Program traffic controllers and emergency vehicle preemptions as directed
• Test, diagnose, and repair traffic signals and other traffic control equipment damaged in accidents, installing new equipment, cables and rewiring as necessary
• Disassemble, clean, inspect, repair, reassemble, test, diagnose, and adjusts traffic controllers or related traffic
• Prepares and maintains work orders/records pertaining to traffic signals and city owned streetlights
• Review engineering plans and schematics for traffic signal and streetlight installations or modifications
• May perform lead worker duties when other employees or contractors are assigned to assist
• Perform street lighting maintenance on City owned streetlights to include troubleshooting outages and performing minor repairs to lighting fixtures and associated circuits
• Perform annual and quarterly preventive maintenance as directed on all City operated traffic signal equipment
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance
• Assist Traffic Engineer with various traffic engineering assignments

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Graduation from high school or G.E.D., supplemented by college level or military course work in traffic engineering or electronics/electrical technology
• A valid driver's license and safe driving record

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of work experience in the field of traffic signal maintenance or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience LEVEL I
• A minimum of five (5) years of work experience in the field of traffic signal maintenance or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience LEVEL II

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of methods, techniques, tools, and equipment used in performing traffic control maintenance functions and applicable safety practices and procedures

Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Train and instruct other employees
• Keep and maintain accurate records
• Organize and schedule tools, materials, and equipment to accomplish tasks
• Work overtime and call back duty

Skills:

• Skill in the use of tools, specialized equipment, methods, and safety practices common to traffic signal and traffic control maintenance

Licenses and Certifications:

• IMSA Work Zone Level II Certification, or obtain within six (6) months of hire LEVEL I
• IMSA Level III Traffic Signal Technician Certification or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire LEVEL II

Supplemental Information

This position requires extensive fieldwork and site visits driving a city vehicle, is subject to all extremes of weather conditions, high noise levels from construction equipment, fumes, and odors from soil amendments and chemical exposure from fertilizers, and includes field inspection work in developed facilities, construction sites, undeveloped terrain, and open space areas. Sufficient mobility and physical stamina to walk over disturbed terrain. Walking approximately 40% of the workday and includes bending and kneeling with minimal lifting of up to 30 pounds occasionally. Ability to utilize an aerial lift bucket to access equipment and wiring at heights up to 40 feet. Ability to hear heavy equipment. Ability to differentiate colors.