Supervisor, Traffic Systems Management

Job Number: 3958
Job Type:Full-Time
Vacancy Reason: Backfill
Location: 150 Frederick St - Regional Admin Headquarters
Job Category: Transportation
Number of Positions:1
Department: Traffic Systems Management
Division: Transportation Services
Hours of Work: 35
Union: Management/Management Support
Grade: Management/Management Support Grade 07
Salary Range: $ - $ annually

About Us!
The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.
Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our  Strategic Plan , “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share.

Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Why Join Us

As the Supervisor of Traffic Systems Management in Transportation Services, you will be leading a team that will continue to be highly influential in the way people travel around the Region. This is an exciting opportunity to immerse yourself in the technological side of Transportation infrastructure, and set the stage for how the Region uses technology to support the human elements of mobility.

In this role, you are part of the Management Team and work closely with a range of colleagues in Transportation and in many other departments, providing recommendations and insights from emerging research, data collection and trends. Your role as the leader of the design and operation of the Region’s traffic signals means that you will be at the forefront of an important component of our community space.

The Transportation Services team is deeply committed to reconciliation, equity, diversity and inclusion and brings that vision to life through innovative community partnerships, ongoing professional development, self-reflection and brave conversations. Join our team and make a difference in the lives our citizens.

Supervises the planning and operation of computer-based traffic control systems. Administers data communication networks and provides input into software development. Supervises engineering services relating to signal operation and traffic signal design.

• Supervises Traffic Systems Management Analysts and students. Administers contracts for systems maintenance and studies.
• Supervises and administers the activities of the Section, including the operation and integration of computerized central traffic control systems, hardware, and communications network.
• Supervises the maintenance of databases, backups, and logs (on and off-site storage) for traffic control systems and applications, legal logs, and traffic control equipment inventory.
• Determines methodologies and operational strategies for signal timing optimization, traffic control and signal operation, intersection capacity analysis, and traffic control systems used by staff.
  Develops and monitors work programs and plans to meet Section objectives.
• Supervises the monitoring and assessment of traffic control hardware of centralized system and signalized intersections to optimize system performance and traffic flow. Visits construction sites to assess on-street signal operation.
• Determines design criteria/requirements for traffic control systems expansion/enhancement, including configuration strategies for communication networks. Oversees/coordinates information requests.
• Supervises and assists with the development of traffic signal design drawings. Approves drawings for inclusion in tender documents.
• Assists Manager in the development and implementation of long term plans, design…