Traffic Control Technician

Overview

The purpose of this classification is to perform installation, replacement, repair, and maintenance of traffic signals, street lights, control signs, and roadway markings for the City. Employees in this class may additionally be responsible for gathering traffic counts and flow data for traffic analysis purposes and for maintaining waterway signs and buoys.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Assists with repairs of traffic signals, control cabinets and related devices, including loops, pedestrian sign crossings, etc; checks and repairs signal loop wires, changes times, programs controllers and u.p.s checks; replaces batteries; clean traffic cabinets twice a year; and installs new controller cabinets, pull boxes, conduit pipe, and signal monitors.
• Assists with installations, repairs, replaces and maintains the City s street lights, as assigned; replaces various traffic signal parts, such as bulbs, ballasts, load switches, controllers, detectors, fuses; rewires lights as needed; replaces broken or damaged light poles and fixtures; and collects FPL pole numbers for Administration.
• Locates utilities per Sunshine One Call program; locates underground electrical and fiber conduits in the City.
• Installs overhead span wires and hangs signs; inspects new loop wires.
• Resets and straightens sign posts; installs and replaces faded and/or vandalized signs in the City.
• Repairs sidewalks and pothole defects; checks sidewalk for trip hazards, marks defects and make up work orders for repairs; fills and repairs potholes; performs layout and painting of road markings and parking spaces.
• Operates a variety of standard and specialized tools in performing essential tasks, i.e., meters, loop testers, load testers, drills, soldering guns, thermo machines, striping machines.
• Utilizes lift trucks, bucket hoists, cranes in performing duties, as applicable to assigned area.

• Places vehicle detection devices at various points throughout the City for gathering traffic counts and flow data; obtains monthly and quarterly traffic counts for the State; and prepares speed studies for Police Department and Traffic Division.
• Investigates complaints of defective transportation and traffic related items which are reported and notifies responsible parties of defects.
• Consults with contractors, builders, and residents regarding traffic and transportation concerns or issues

• Functions on call for traffic signal and sign repairs. Performs other related duties as required.

• Associate s degree in related field; supplemented by two (2) years experience in traffic controls, instrumentations/device installations, maintenance and repair; understanding ROWs, experience in transportation MOT set-ups.
• International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Traffic Signal Technician or Signs & Road Markings level "I" certification, or Transportation Engineering Degree (B.S.) is preferred; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this position.
• Bucket OSHA Certification preferred.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver s license and a driving record which meets or exceeds minimum City driving standards.
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Florida Commercial Drivers License (CDL) within 16 months of hire.

• Data Utilization
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  Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.
• Human Interaction
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  Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization
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  Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments.
• Verbal Aptitude
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  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude
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  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning
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  Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Situational Reasoning
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  Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.