Senior Traffic Signal Technician

Senior Traffic Signal Technician

The City of Avondale has an opportunity for a Senior Traffic Signal Technician in the Engineering Department.

Responsibilities:

• Perform journey‑level skill work in installation, maintenance, operation, and repair of electrical and electronic traffic control devices, communication systems, and ITS components.
• Install, maintain and repair traffic signal systems, traffic signal equipment, illuminated street signs, poles, video detection equipment, and controller cabinets.
• Check and verify proper operation of controller units, load switches, wiring, vehicle detection, emergency vehicle preemption equipment, battery backup units, signal poles, conduits and pull boxes, PTZ cameras, pedestrian crossing equipment, signal heads, luminaire roadway lighting, and other items as required.
• Maintain inventory, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement records and related work order records.
• Provide emergency response callouts and repairs, including detailed checks, troubleshooting, and locating causes of signal failures.
• Work under pressure at intersections during malfunctioning signal operations.
• Integrate and maintain ITS and traffic signal systems including CCTV systems, vehicle detection systems, fiber optic, and wireless systems.
• Review and approve special provisions, material submittals, specifications, standard details, construction plans and blueprints.
• Operate a variety of equipment, machinery, power, and hand tools related to this position; perform general maintenance and cleaning on equipment, machinery and tools; keep inventory of tools, materials and supplies; ensure adequate inventory of materials.
• Assist with the operations of the signs and markings job duties as needed.
• Monitor city streets to identify downed poles, inoperative lights, needed repairs; initiate corrective action.
• Train traffic signal technicians and other employees as necessary.
• Participate in traffic signal & ITS pre‑construction meetings; review and approve special provisions, material submittals, specifications, standard details and construction plans/blueprints; meet with contractors and vendors for site inspections and inventory deployment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with various agencies, vendors, suppliers, customers and sales representatives as required; maintain regular attendance and alertness.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED equivalency.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in roadway lighting and traffic signal maintenance and a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Traffic Signal Technician.
• Must possess Level I Roadway Lighting and Level I Traffic Signal certification at time of hire; must obtain Level II Roadway Lighting and Level II Traffic Signal certification within six (6) months of hire.
• Ability to read blueprints and blue stake papers.
• Ability to write detailed maintenance documentation.
• No supervisor responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Cobalt Safetran System Controller preferred.
• Normal tasks require the use of defined procedures, with little deviation; work requires some analysis.