Traffic Control Specialist

About the Role

This is the second of four levels in the Traffic Control series. Incumbents diagnose, maintain, and repair traffic control systems.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, repairs, constructs, tests, programs, and sets a variety of traffic signal and control equipment, which may include pavement markings, school zone flashers, traffic counters, and/or related traffic control devices.
• Collects and analyzes traffic data; makes recommendations based on findings.
• Prepares, processes, and maintains various forms, work orders, operational records, traffic data, and/or other related documents and information.
• Provides on-call coverage, on a rotating basis, for emergency traffic department issues that occur after hours.
• Performs other related work as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two years of signal experience required.
• Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (to be obtained within one year of employment) or IMSA Certification (to be obtained within two years of employment with on-the-job training provided).

Skills

• Knowledge of traffic control practices and procedures, traffic signal and marking layout principles, and standard uses of traffic control devices.
• Familiarity with city geography, recordkeeping principles, and applicable tools and equipment utilized in the traffic control trade.
• Proficiency in installing, repairing, and maintaining traffic control devices, as well as performing manual labor.
• Ability to read and comprehend maps, prepare operational records, and use computers and related software applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with coworkers, supervisors, and the public.

Physical Requirements

The work is heavy, requiring exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction to receive detailed information through oral communication.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally, requiring substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something steady to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including conveying detailed instructions accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.