Traffic Engineer Technician

NEEDED: Traffic Engineer Technician

LOCATION: COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER 400 4th St, Columbus, GA 31901

HOURS: As Needed/ Event Driven, 7 days a week, Monday-Sunday, 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM

DRESS CODE: Black or brown shoes and black pants

REQUIREMENTS:

• Dependable Transportation
• Dependable and punctual attendance

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

 Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts field investigations; collects, processes, and analyzes data of traffic and safety inquiries from the public, city officials, and state agencies; designs and maintains database and files for traffic data; presents final results and conclusions in oral and written reports, letters, spreadsheets and assessments.
• Designs, drafts, prepares, and interprets complex engineering drawings, maps, architecture plans, signal designs, GIS and CAD drawings used in presentations, correspondence, studies, news releases, and division projects.
• Creates and maintains electronic templates, symbols, and standards for use in standard documentation and correspondence.
• Conducts street light investigations for new subdivision street construction and individual citizen requests; creates street light documentation for new authorized installations by local power companies; creates and maintains street light inventory map and supporting elements.
• Evaluates, assigns, and coordinates with other departments work order requests from the Citizen's Service Center.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the accepted principles and practices of traffic and/or civil engineering. Knowledge of traffic signal/system design and operations.
• Knowledge of the principles of street lighting design.
• Skills in the use of personal computers and job-related software programs.
• Skills in problem solving and decision making.
• Skills in oral and written communication.

 Supervisory Controls:

• The Traffic Engineering Manager assigns work in terms of general instructions.
• The supervisor spot-checks completed work for compliance with procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the final results.

 Guidelines:

• Guidelines include the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, state department of transportation guidelines, and city and division policies and procedures.
• These guidelines are generally clear and specific but may require some interpretation in application.

 Complexity:

• Work consists of related technical duties. Strict deadlines contribute to the complexity
• of the position.

 Scope and Effect:

• The purpose of this position is to perform technical duties in the design, maintenance, and management of city roadways.
• Successful performance results in a roadway network that moves goods and people safely and efficiently.

 Personal Contacts:

• Contacts are typically with co-workers, developers, contractors, engineers, media representatives, insurance companies, educators, and the general public.

 Purpose of Contacts:

• Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, resolve problems, and provide services.

 Physical Requirements:

• Work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, or stooping.
• Frequently lifts light and occasionally heavy objects and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.

 Supervisory and Management Responsibility: None.

 Educational and Training Requirements:

• 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 issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.