Traffic Signal Technician

Traffic Signal Technician I

Apply to the Traffic Signal Technician I role at City of Fayetteville, North Carolina
. The City of Fayetteville was awarded the All-America City distinction for the 4th time in 2023. We are the sixth largest city in North Carolina and leverage collaboration and inclusiveness to make decisions and solve problems.

• Operate a variety of signal installation and maintenance equipment including aerial lift bucket trucks, hydraulic drills, electrical power tools, forklifts, and other similar equipment to repair, install, and maintain signals in various weather conditions.
• Participate in activities requiring travel to conduct inspections, preventative maintenance, and repair of traffic signals and related equipment.
• Locate underground traffic signal facilities utilizing traffic signal plans, outside plant records, electronic locating equipment, shovels, probing rods, and other locating devices.
• Assist in determining and confirming proper placement of traffic signals; ensure proper location of utilities and other work hazards prior to digging.
• Analyze, test, and resolve traffic signal system malfunctions; repair electrical, electro‑mechanical, and electronic traffic signal components.
• Track work performed using internal tracking programs and products and assist other employees on proper use of programs and products.
• Perform on‑call technician duty for traffic signal malfunctions that occur after normal work hours, weekends, and holidays; respond to emergency situations as required, including malfunctions in hazardous and severe weather conditions.
• Assist with monitoring the City’s traffic signal network through the use of computers, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), and field visits.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: No experience needed.

Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by additional specialized training in electronics, installation or maintenance of traffic signal devices or a related field.

• Required: Possession of an appropriate valid driver’s license and ability to maintain insurability. Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) within six months of hire. International Municipal Sign Association (IMSA) Traffic Signal Level I certification is required to be obtained within twelve months of hire. Applicants with an active CDL are preferred.
• Preferred: Work Zone Training certification;
  Forklift certification. Applicants with an active CDL are preferred.

• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Retirement

To apply or for more information, please visit the City's career page at:

The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.