Traffic Signal Technician

Description

The City of Allen is seeking a Traffic Signal Technician to ensure the safe and efficient flow of city traffic by maintaining traffic signs and signals. The position is full‑time, 40 hours per week, and includes a benefits package covering health, dental, vision, life insurance, long‑term disability, vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and a deferred compensation plan.

• Maintain traffic control equipment by running tests, performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing problems, installing new signals, and modifying signal‑timing plans.
• Maintain school zone flashers, including programming clocks, running tests, and conducting regular inspections.
• Perform traffic studies by conducting hand‑held counts and placing movable counting units.
• Maintain residential roadway lighting by troubleshooting and repairing systems.
• Provide City signage services by fabricating street name signs and installing them.
• Ensure safe working environments by setting out warning signs, safety cones, barricades, and routing traffic with arrow boards.
• Provide administrative support by processing work orders, maintaining work logs, coordinating message board and radar trailer placement, and maintaining preventative maintenance on City vehicles.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent plus one (1) year of relevant signal experience.
• Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

• Valid Class C Driver's License.
• International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Traffic Signal Technician 1 Certification preferred.

• Traffic signal operations, components, and hardware.
• Preventative maintenance procedures for traffic control systems.
• School zone flasher assembly, programming, and operation.
• Traffic study methods, including manual counts and movable counting units.
• Residential roadway lighting systems and troubleshooting techniques.
• Sign fabrication methods, materials, and sign machine/computer software.
• Work zone safety practices, traffic routing, and proper use of cones, barricades, and arrow boards.
• Basic electrical and mechanical principles related to traffic equipment.
• City maintenance procedures, recordkeeping, and work order systems.
• Safe operation and maintenance of aerial lift trucks and City vehicles.

• Installing, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing traffic signals.
• Programming signal controllers, software updates, and timing plan modifications.
• Inspecting, programming, and maintaining school zone flashers.
• Conducting traffic counts and placing/counting equipment accurately.
• Diagnosing and repairing residential street lighting issues.
• Fabricating and installing signs using sign‑making equipment and computer software.
• Establishing safe work zones and directing traffic safely and efficiently.
• Maintaining precise work logs, documentation, and administrative records.
• Operating specialized equipment, including lift trucks, arrow boards, and radar trailers.
• Communicating professionally with City staff, contractors, and the public.

• Work outside in extreme temperatures, wetness, and humidity.
• Work with mechanical and electrical hazards.
• Operate hand tools, power tools, and machinery.
• Stand and walk for long periods.
• Push, pull, reach, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb, and balance frequently.
• Use hands and fingers to operate computers and tools.
• Read printed materials, computer screens, and small wiring.
• Communicate verbally and audibly effectively.
• Lift 20–50 lbs. occasionally, 10–25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. constantly.
• Operate city or personal vehicle for business purposes.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Basic and optional life insurance.
• Long‑term disability coverage.
• Accrued vacation and sick leave.
• Paid holidays.
• TMRS retirement plan with 2‑to‑1 city match.
• 457 deferred compensation plan.
• Longevity bonuses.