Traffic Engineering Technician - G117 Engineering

Columbus Consolidated Government; Columbus (GA); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Columbus Consolidated Government seeks a Traffic Technician responsible for design, maintenance, and management of city roadways. Field studies, data analysis, and review of traffic control plans are core duties in this role.

You will work with the public, issue permits for events and utility work, and ensure traffic plans meet safety standards. A valid driver’s license and related apprenticeship or experience are expected.

Formación

• Knowledge of accepted principles of traffic operations.
• Knowledge of traffic signal operation.
• Experience with PC/software tools for data collection and analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, and signal effectiveness.
• Investigate and analyze traffic and safety inquiries from the public, city officials, and state agencies.
• Review traffic control plans to issue permits for special events and for utility/construction work.
• Visit development sites to assess traffic impact and safety measures.
• Interact with the public to answer traffic questions and discuss ordinances, plans, and procedures.
• Operate counters and record data to assess traffic and pedestrian movement.
• Inspect residential driveways for plan compliance.
• Inspect outdoor café permits for compliance.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Traffic operations knowledge

Traffic signal operation

Problem solving

Oral and written communication

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

This position is responsible for performing technical duties in the design, maintenance, and management of city roadways.

• Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under the direction of a traffic engineer.
• Investigate, collect, process, and analyze data of traffic and safety inquiries from the public, city officials, and state agencies.
• Review traffic control plans in order to issue permits for special events and for utility and construction work that affects the street network, providing assistance with plan preparation or revision as necessary.
• Visit development and work (utility/construction) sites in order to determine the project’s effect on traffic and the adequacy of plans to control traffic and maintain safety, and to suggest improvements to the TCP.
• Interact with the public in order to answer traffic-related questions, respond to Q alerts, or discuss traffic ordinances, plans, policies, and procedures.
• Operate counters and record data in order to assess the volume, type, and movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic at specific times.
• Inspect residential driveways for compliance with plans.
• Inspect outdoor café permits for compliance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the accepted principles of traffic operations.
• Knowledge of traffic signal operation.
• Skill in the use of personal computers and job-related software programs.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, or walking. The employee occasionally lifts heavy objects and must distinguish between shades of color. The work is typically performed in an office or in the field. Work may be performed outdoors and occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee must work in the vicinity of moving traffic. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.

The work is typically performed in an office or in the field. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, and machinery with moving parts. Work may be performed outdoors and occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee must work in the vicinity of moving traffic.