Signal Technician

Overview

The purpose of this classification is to install, maintain, and repair the traffic control system for the City of Albany and Dougherty County. Responsibilities include installing traffic and pedestrian signals, maintaining existing signal system equipment, programming timers/controllers for intersection signal systems, and repairing damaged equipment.

Designs and builds projects to upgrade existing computer systems; designs and builds electronic equipment; builds new signalized intersections; re‑designs existing signal system as required; bands and tunes sensor loops.

Repairs and maintains computer input/output equipment and interconnect cable between intersections and computer. Installs and maintains fiber optic and copper communication cables on pole lines and underground.

Operates bucket truck, trencher, concrete saw, jack hammer, jig saw, sharp shooter, weed eater, rotor hammer, power drill, volt meters, cable puller, wire stripper, crimper, and other hand tools in the performance of duties.

Performs inventory of parts, equipment, tools and supplies to ensure that proper resources are available to complete assigned work; initiates requests for new or replacement materials; organizes and stocks service vehicles for daily work and emergency calls; transports necessary parts, equipment, tools and supplies to job sites.

Receives, reviews, prepares and/or completes various forms, correspondence, reports, work orders, logs, maps, plats, drawings and manuals pertaining to signal system operation and maintenance; processes, forwards or maintains as appropriate.

Communicates via telephone and/or two‑way radio; provides information; takes and relays messages; responds to requests for service and/or information from employees, officials, the public or other individuals; investigates and resolves complaints as needed.

Communicates with supervisor, employees, city/county departments, vendors, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

May instruct laborers and trainees, assign work, coordinate activities, and review work‑in‑progress.

• Answers telephones and relays messages as needed.
• Cleans and maintains shop area, vehicles, and lawn.
• Performs other related duties as required.

High School diploma or GED required; supplemented by Vocational/Technical diploma in electronics, electrical wiring, or related field required; additionally, one year previous experience and/or training involving basic electrical and electronic devices required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.

• Data Utilization: Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and analyze data, exercising discretion in determining data classification and referencing analysis to established standards for recognizing interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction: Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on applying procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Ability to operate and control equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive and/or advisory data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division; calculate decimals and percentages; utilize principles of fractions; interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning: Ability to apply principles of rational systems; interpret instructions in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form and exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning: Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that…