TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNICIAN
Salary: $37,731.20 – $47,174.40 Annually
Location: 26 Woods Lake Road – Greenville, SC
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 01031
Department: ENGINEERING SERVICES
Division: TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Opening Date: 12/18/2023
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Job Summary
Under regular direction and in compliance with standard operating procedures and policies, installs, wires, and maintains traffic signals, detectors, overhead signs, pedestrian signals, communication, and other related equipment. Assists with installation of traffic signal cabinets. Sets and wires power meters and disconnects. Performs annual maintenance of overhead signal equipment and pedestrian features. Installs and maintains ground-mounted signs and posts, cleans signs as needed, and assists with traffic sign fabrication and emergency replacement of signs. Lays out, installs, and maintains pavement markings on City streets and parking lots. Distributes and picks up barricades, cones, message boards, and various other traffic equipment for special events and/or lane closures. Operates various types of machinery, including bucket trucks, hot plastic and paint machines, grinding machines, concrete saws, etc. Complete maintenance and inventory on material, supplies, vehicles, and equipment. Responds to after-hours emergencies when on call.
Job Duties
| Essential Functions |
% of Time |
| · Install and Maintain Traffic Signals: Install signal wire, steel, and hang signal heads, internally illuminated street name signs, and static signs. Wire traffic signals when power is on and/or off. Prepare cabinet installation by digging hole, setting form, installing conduit, and pouring concrete for cabinet base. Install and wire power meter and disconnect. Lay out, cut, and wire detector loops. Install and maintain video detection equipment. Install pedestrian poles, buttons, and signals. Perform annual preventive maintenance on overhead and pedestrian signal equipment. Operate bucket truck as necessary to complete assignments. |
40% |
| · Install and Maintain Traffic Signs: Install new signs and posts, as well as, remove old posts. Clean sign faces and surrounding right-of-way. Perform preventative maintenance. Distribute and pick up barricades, cones, and message boards for special events. |
25% |
| · Install Markings: Layout and paint markings for parking lots, intersections, and roadways. Install hot and cold plastic markings. Refresh, remove, or grind old markings. Utilize hot plastic, paint, and grinding machines in performance of duties. |
25% |
| · Perform Maintenance and Inventory: Clean and stock trucks and warehouse. Repair, clean, and maintain all tools and equipment. Complete inventory on materials and supplies notifying Traffic Control Supervisor of items in need of ordering. Use forklift to off-load deliveries as needed. |
10% |
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Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Job Requirements
| · High school diploma or equivalent. |
| · Entry level position for which training will be provided. |
| · Must have or obtain International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) certifications for Work Zone Safety, Sign and Pavement Marking Level I, and Traffic Signal Level I or equivalents within nine (9) months of hire or as soon as practical, based on the exam schedule of IMSA. |
| · IMSA Traffic Signal Level II within two (2) years of hire or as soon as practical, based on the exam schedule of IMSA. |
Preferred Qualifications
Prior construction experience or experience working with electrical components.
Driver’s License Requirements
| · Valid South Carolina Class D Driver’s License at hire. |
| · Valid South Carolina Class B Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) within 3 weeks of hire. |
| · Valid South Carolina Class B CDL within 3 months of hire. |
Performance Requirements
| Knowledge of: |
| · Safe equipment operating practices/procedures. |
| · Department of Transportation work zone safety measures for traffic control. |
| · Installation, repair, and maintenance of traffic signals and related electrical components. |
| · Applicable laws and regulations pertaining to traffic markings and signs. |
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| Ability to: |
| · Make modifications to existing traffic systems and design for new service. |
| · Problem solve in the use of equipment and material. |
| · Read equipment operating manuals, Safety Data Sheet (SDS), policies, and other reference materials. |
| · Read and understand maps in multiple formats, as well as orient locations. |
| · Deal with a system of real numbers and practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement. |
| · Communicate basic information to the public in a respectful and knowledgeable manner. |
| · Use electrical meters, hand tools, bucket truck and scissor lift. |
| · Write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses. |
| · Operate bucket and lift trucks, hot plastic and paint machines, road marking grinding machines, hand held and walk behind concrete saws, drills and saws (hydraulic and electric), various tools, including hand, shop and pneumatic, heat application equipment, computer. |
| · Utilize traffic signal software for downloading controllers, smart tablet, and work management software. |
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