Technician

Transportation Technician 3 (TMC Tech III)

Transportation Technician 3 also called TMC Tech III - is an advanced technician position that will work indoors and on-site in a control room environment to monitor roadways via closed circuit cameras (CCTV) and to ensure the safe and efficient movement of traffic. They will be tasked with managing scheduled and unscheduled traffic incidents, and dispatching responders accordingly by utilizing Intelligent Transportation Systems devices.

The initial contract will be for 5 months.

This requisition is for a resource to work overnight shift:

• Tuesday - Thursday from 10:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Friday from 10:30 PM to 7:30 AM

Duties of the position:

• To perform functions with minimal supervision and to follow established procedures.
• To identify the more complex issues and defer those to a supervisor.
• To operate various computer-based traffic management systems to manage traffic and incidents on roadways and improve traffic conditions.
• To monitor roadways via traffic surveillance cameras and detection systems.
• To monitor all traffic devices and computer equipment associated with the system.
• To maintain advanced knowledge on the operation of all traffic equipment, computers and software associated with the traffic systems.
• To become familiar with the roadways and to understand the purpose and location of traffic devices.
• To communicate with multiple agencies to coordinate resources for incidents that may affect regional travel.
• To perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Customer service experience (highly preferred)
• Experience contributing within a team environment
• Solid communication skills
• Basic computer knowledge
• Operational knowledge of MS Office and MS Outlook
• Dispatch or call center experience (highly preferred)

Location Requirements

Candidate must be local. - Candidate Must Be Local

Additional Location Details (City, State) : - Knoxville TN and surrounding counties

Candidate Location (city,state) - Knoxville, TN and surrounding counties

Onboarding Requirements to Complete Upon Acceptance

Minimum Verification Requirements - Please complete the following verification with Accurate upon candidate's selection. Login to Accurate Here to Order the Background CheckThe TN Combined Counties & Statewide Search Package should be ordered from Accurate to include: Address History Locator National Criminal Record Search Sex Offender Registry Criminal County & Statewide Search - 7 year search, based on residential address history Criminal Federal Search - 7 year search, based on residential address history Global Watch AKAs - Search current name and all additional names A 5-Panel Drug Screen must also be ordered for any candidates accepted to a TRANSPORTATION TECHNICIAN 3 (TMC Tech III) requisition in Region 4. This applies only to Region 4. Please review the comments section of this requisition for any additional background check requirements.