| Purpose: |
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Under the direction of the Supervisor, responsible for leading, coordinating, and the performance and completion of daily work assignments and crew activities on routine and complex job assignments. Responsible for the installation, modification, maintenance, and repair of all types of traffic signal instrumentation and related electrical equipment essential to traffic control. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Reviews work orders, assigns work, and provides guidance and training to others. Ensures assigned work is completed in a timely manner.
- Analyzes, troubleshoots, installs, programs, repairs, inspects, and maintains routine and complex job assignments including but not limited to traffic signal equipment and associated electronic components.
- Reviews and interprets engineering plans, blueprints, profiles, work orders, and schematics to perform routine or complex installation or repair and maintenance of traffic signal equipment and associated electronic equipment.
- Monitors, evaluates, troubleshoots, and connects power lines and cables to traffic signals.
- Assigns or operates, diagnoses, repairs, calibrates, and maintains electronic testing equipment.
- Assigns or sets-up and operates hydraulic or aerial bucket truck or other City vehicle.
- Assigns or checks, cleans, and services equipment.
- Evaluates employee performance.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Provides leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of ADA requirements as it pertains to traffic signals and applicable Federal, State, and Local codes and ordinances.
- Knowledge of the National Electrical code, American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD) provisions, construction practices and procedures, safety policies and procedures, City practices, policies and procedures related to codes, and procedures related to traffic control, signals, signs, and markings.
- Knowledge of surge suppression, radio frequency communications, power supply systems, and fiber optics networks.
- Knowledge of computer and internet networking principles, equipment installation and IP address programming, customer services request system, networking and programming principles.
- Knowledge of effective principles and practices of leadership.
- Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
- Skill in the oral and written communication.
- Skill in the use of a laptop, monitor, or other device to program and diagnose a variety of networked devices.
- Skill in the use of equipment such as bucket trucks, cranes, reel trucks, and other equipment, hand tools, multimeter, and other electronics testing equipment used to diagnose and prevent potential issues within electronic signal devices.
- Ability to accurately log and report work progress, materials, man hours, etc. with or without the use of computer software.
- Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and repair electronic components, test and calibrate instruments to make precision and close tolerance repairs and adjustments.
- Ability to effectively explain policy to employees in a professional manner.
- Ability to effectively manage projects and delegate responsibilities and establish and maintain effective working relationships with both City employees and the public and in a leadership role.
- Ability to install, splice, remove, and test wiring and electronic components, interpret engineering plans, blueprints, profiles, work orders, and schematics.
- Ability to guide, train, monitor, evaluate and provide feedback on the work of others.
- Ability to use cell phones, two-way radios, and other communications equipment.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus five (5) years of experience in a construction, electronics maintenance, or signal-related role.
- Education may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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- Must have a Texas Commercial Driver License or ability to obtain within five (5) months of employment or approved extension by the Department Director or designee.
- Valid Texas Driver License.
- International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) Certification Level 2.
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