Transportation Maintenance Specialist I - Traffic Signs

About the role

The Pima County Department of Transportation seeks a Transportation Maintenance Specialist I to join the Signing team. This position involves installing and maintaining ground-mounted traffic signs and documenting work using computerized management and sign inventory systems.

Responsibilities

• Performs skilled analysis and repair of equipment, systems and vehicles
• Leads others in highly skilled fabrication or modifications of existing or proposed equipment, facilities, systems or their components from verbal directions, sketches, plans, engineering drawings or technical references
• Inspects, services and maintains assigned tools, equipment and vehicles
• Performs quality control analysis on equipment or supported systems for proper functioning and performs remedial actions necessary to assure optimum operations
• Maintains comprehensive activity, operations, service and usage records on supported vehicles, equipment and systems
• Prepares estimates for unique or complex operations, maintenance and special projects from rough sketches and engineering plans or drawings, and documents use and expenditure of materials, supplies and equipment
• Prepares sketches and drawings for work proposed or in-progress to communicate needed information to supervisors, subordinates and contractors
• Covers for other team members as needed
• Coordinates own or work-unit activities with other work-units, agencies or contractors to assure optimal use of available resources and to minimize disruptions of service or support
• Maintains and operates assigned vehicles, equipment and tools
• Monitors contractor performance (including contractor-supplied goods and services)
• Stores, handles, uses and disposes of hazardous materials required, encountered or generated in work activities

Requirements

• Completion of an industry-recognized apprenticeship program in general transportation construction maintenance AND one year of journey-level experience in general transportation construction maintenance
• Five years of journey-level experience general transportation construction maintenance
• Two years of experience with Pima County as a Trades Maintenance Technician in the specific trade, craft, specialty or operational area of required expertise

Qualifications

• Valid driver license is required at time of application and appointment
• Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment
• Must pass a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles
• Must obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications as outlined in the "Supplemental Information" section

Skills

• Experience installing and maintaining traffic signing
• Experience using asset management software (e.g. Maximo, etc.) and field inventory databases (e.g., Desktop Sign Editor, Cartegraph etc.)
• Experience using sign installation tools, hardware, and techniques
• Experience operating one (1) ton or heavier vehicles, skid steers, forklifts, and concrete mixers
• Experience setting up and removing temporary traffic control

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$21.76 - $25.56 Per Hour Range

Schedule

Four, ten-hour shifts Monday - Thursday, 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Periodic on-call overtime is required (nights, weekends and holidays).