Roadway Technician

About the role

Bring your skills and experience as a Roadway Technician to Maricopa County! In this role, you will work with a team dedicated to ensuring public services are provided promptly, efficiently, and safely. You will operate County equipment and vehicles to help construct and maintain roads and related structures. You will also install and maintain roadway traffic control for construction zones in accordance with the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) and County procedures and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain traffic control signing and barricading during emergencies and floods.
• Prepare, clean, and maintain traffic control devices for lane/road closures, detours, bypasses, and shoulder work in County work zones, in accordance with Federal, State, and County traffic control plans.
• Inspect barricades, lights, signs, sandbags, and sign spacing daily to ensure proper traffic control set-ups.
• Provide flagging for work zones, including the use of STOP/SLOW paddles or handheld radios.
• Create work orders and tasks, complete daily written reports, enter information into the asset management system (Cartegraph), and document pre-trip/post-trip inspections on all assigned equipment.
• Participate in special projects, emergencies, Palo Verde drills/exercises, and flooded roadway response; be on call/standby 24 hours for emergency requests.
• Install and program message boards and speed monitors for special events throughout Maricopa County, as needed.
• Install and maintain traffic control signing and barricading during emergencies and floods.
• Perform manual labor assignments and load/unload materials, supplies, and equipment, and deliver to job sites as directed.
• Assist in building, repairing, maintaining, clearing brush and debris, and landscaping of roadways and roadway structures such as pavement, culverts, headwalls, fences, and guardrails.
• Operate a variety of trucks, power equipment, and manual tools in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures, including sandbagger, forklift, skip loader, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned; some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift.

Requirements

• One year of experience in traffic control, or traffic operations, including installation and maintenance of traffic control devices, or two years of experience in the maintenance, repair, or construction of roads.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid Arizona Driver's license by the time of hire.
• Successfully obtain American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Flagging certification within six months of hire.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the public sector.
• Experience in a maintenance environment, including mowing, sweeping, tree trimming, sprinkler repair, and/or weed spraying.

Skills

• Knowledge of MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices).
• Ability to operate various types of trucks, power equipment, and manual tools.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Benefits

• 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 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1.

Pay

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Schedule

The position is subject to atmospheric conditions: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation. Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software, and Hardware: Various tools, light and heavy equipment, machinery, and computer programs. Protective Equipment Required: Meet OSHA and MCDOT safety standards.