Traffic Operations Center Lead

City of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Pittsburgh is seeking a skilled professional to manage citywide traffic signal operations and maintenance within the Mobility & Infrastructure department. The role focuses on operating the TMC, coordinating with police and event staff, and ensuring safe, efficient travel during daily conditions and large events.

Candidates should meet the 3-year experience requirement in traffic systems and hold an Associate's Degree or related certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of full-time professional experience in traffic signal maintenance or related fields.
• Associate's Degree or vocational certification in Electronics/Electrical, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering.
• Total qualifying requirement is 5 years when combining education/training and work experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages traffic operations for signals integrated into the TMC.
• Implements SOPs in response to events such as failures, incidents, or construction.
• Works with Traffic Engineers to refine SOPs and gather implementation feedback.
• Provides real-time traffic signal operation for large events nights/weekends.
• Collaborates with Police and event staff to review/adjust special event traffic.
• Assists ITS Technology Manager with integration of new ITS equipment into the TMC.
• TMC software includes QFree Kinetic Mobility, Maxtime, Miovision One and CCTV.
• Programs timing plans based on predetermined plans or traffic anomalies.
• Performs field repairs of fiber, network switches, and signal controllers.
• Monitors the traffic signal network daily and reports outages.

Skills

Traffic signal maintenance

Operations coordination

Education

Associate's Degree or vocational certification in Electronics/Electrical, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering

Job description

City of Pittsburgh is seeking a skilled professional to manage citywide traffic signal operations and maintenance within the Mobility & Infrastructure department. The role focuses on operating the TMC, coordinating with police and event staff, and ensuring safe, efficient travel during daily conditions and large events.

Candidates should meet the 3-year experience requirement in traffic systems and hold an Associate's Degree or related certification.