Traffic Instrumentation and Control Technician

Job Overview

Traffic Instrumentation & Control Technician performs calibration, programming, installation, repair, and maintenance of electronic equipment and various instrumentation, control systems, and process equipment used in the traffic control devices, street lighting, and traffic related communications operations setting.  Assists, completes, and/or leads crews responsible for performing a broad range of electronic tasks in accordance with the International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) standards, traffic control devices and electronics trade practices.

Salary

Min $39,811.20 annually

Mid $50,564.80 annually

Benefits

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• Generous PTO & Holiday Plan
• Health Plans
• Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision Plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Cafeteria Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Core Competencies

•     Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Job Distinctions

Entry level technician job. Assists with installation, repair, and maintenance of electronic equipment and various instrumentation and control systems related to traffic control devices. Possession of IMSA Traffic Signal Technician Level I Certification within six months of hire.

Job Distinctions

Intermediate level technician. Possession of IMSA Traffic Signal Technician Level II Certification (Field or Bench) (within six months for new hire).

Qualified to perform on-call duties as determined by journeyman/lead workers (within six months for new hires).

Job Distinctions

Journeyman/Lead worker. Possession of IMSA Traffic Signal Technician Level III Certification (Field or Bench) within six months for new hires. Must possess requirements in Tier 2 Job Distinction Section.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below:

• Troubleshoots, installs, maintains, modifies, calibrates, inspects, and repairs traffic control devices, street lighting and associated communication equipment.
• Assists with construction and assembly of traffic control devices, street lighting and ancillary devices and performs other modifications to traffic control device operational equipment, exhibits and other devices.
• Operates electronic controlling, measuring, transmitting, testing and diagnostic equipment in a traffic control device operations setting.
• Performs basic installation, modification, fabrication, repair and maintenance of electronic and/or electrical equipment used in traffic control devices, street lighting and traffic signal communication setting in accordance with ISA, FDOT, MUTCD and/or the National Electric Code (NEC).
• Performs basic analysis and interpretation of operational signal equipment and test data and may edit traffic signal programming using specified software.
• Controls traffic signal operational processes using electronic software and applications such as scientific and analytic computer software, calculators, voltage and current meters, electronic probes, process multi-meters and specialized calibration equipment.
• Interprets and ensures compliance with established specifications, calculates data necessa