Traffic Signal Maintenance Manager

Posting Date

02/13/26

02/20/26

$72,500 - $106,500 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Unclassified

Transportation

The purpose of this position is to manage and coordinate signal maintenance staff and activities under division management for the Traffic Operations branch of the Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Division.

We value your time. The time with your family. The time you spend on the road. And the time you spend making a difference. At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), we provide connections that improve people's lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees, we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind.

Are you interested in contributing to the community in which you work, live, and play? Then, join our team and help us build connections.

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on‑site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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• Five years of progressively responsible experience in technical construction and maintenance programs and projects
• High school diploma or GED
• A combination of related post‑secondary education and/or job‑related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year‑for‑year basis

Successful candidates must currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona Driver's license by the time of hire

• Associate's degree or higher in Civil Engineering or Construction Technology, or a closely related field
• Prior lead or supervisory experience

• Manage the daily operations and activities of assigned technical staff, including emergency response activities; coordinate and schedule staff, vehicles, and equipment; assure the work quality and timely accomplishment of assigned duties and responsibilities; work with employees to correct performance deficiencies; counsel and implement discipline procedures as needed
• Assure that technical construction and maintenance tasks are completed on or under budget
• Manage in‑house technical training and safety programs, ensure compliance with all operational and safety rules and regulations, and County policies, procedures, and standards
• Prepare and administer the branch budget; prepare cost estimates for budget management and projects; monitor and control expenditures for traffic signal maintenance projects and activities within the approved budget. Procures construction and maintenance materials and equipment, and approves all requests up to $50,000
• Manage all Intergovernmental agreements with agencies and process all reimbursement invoices for signal maintenance performed
• Review and approve plans and specifications of Transportation Improvement Projects, and approve all field engineering adjustments and equipment modifications on projects
• Manage technical installation and maintenance of Intelligent Transportation Systems for MCDOT
• Respond to inquiries and resolve complaints and inquiries from the general public and various governmental agencies regarding assigned projects
• Other job duties as assigned

• Exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, or negligible amounts constantly, or requires walking or standing…