Operations Tech

Job Description - ITS Operations Tech I

Position Information

​The Paris District is currently seeking an ITS Operation Tech I to join the Traffic Section located in Paris, Texas. This position is ideal for individuals who enjoy working outdoors and want to make a meaningful impact by helping keep Texas roadways safe for their families, friends, and communities. If you’re ready to be part of a dedicated team and build a career as big as TEXAS, we encourage you to apply today and join our TxDOT family.

• Improve our safety
• Value our employees
• Preserve our asset

Minimum Salary: $38,976.00
Maximum Salary: $58,045.00
Pay Basis:
Yearly
FLSA Status:
Nonexempt

Paris District Headquarters 3500 SW LOOP 286 Paris 75460

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Shift: Day Job Shift Details:
Monday – Friday | 7 AM – 3:30 PM | 40 Hrs
Location Flexibility:
Onsite

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full‑Time Employees
• On‑the‑Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family‑Friendly Policies and Programs

• Monitors traffic via computerized surveillance and control equipment located within an ITS managed area.
• Disseminates information to the public through various forms of communication.
• Adjusts and performs minor maintenance or repairs to system equipment.
• Advises the general public of traffic conditions through the use of computerized variable message signs, highway advisory radio, and/or low frequency television broadcasts.
• Assists in performing real‑time traffic studies to determine traffic routing.
• Coordinates with districts and divisions on developing and implementing Title VI policies, procedures, manuals and guidelines.
• Disseminates traffic information through various communication devices to other governmental agencies located within the operations center and/or managed area.
• Monitors traffic flow and conditions through the use of loop detector systems, closed‑circuit television systems and/or automated vehicle identification systems.
• Provides technical assistance and inspections in the field as needed.
• Uses two‑way radios to interact with other transportation and law enforcement agencies.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

2 years of experience in traffic studies, analysis, computer ops, electronics, traffic management, telecommunication ops. (Experience can be satisfied by full‑time or prorated part‑time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

• Freeway management system concepts and operations
• Traffic flow principles and procedures
• Fundamentals of electrical/electronics and design procedures
• Applicable ITS related computer applications and operations
• Emergency response procedures
• Collecting, sorting and compiling data
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Coordinating and directing multiple projects
• Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
• Administrative support practices and procedures to include writing, editing and report writing techniques, recording meeting notes, record keeping and records management
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Using applicable electronic test equipment
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

• Sedentary work:
  Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work:
  Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Standing: prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

To be selected for and continue employment in this position, the selected incumbent must maintain the security or integrity of the agency’s critical infrastructure and will be subject to regular assessments of criminal history and/or reviewed for connections to foreign adversaries.

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.