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Senior Traffic Maintenance Technician
GENERAL PURPOSE
Incumbents provides advanced technical and paraprofessional
Public Works-related office and field support to the Streets
Division project managers in the planning, design
construction and construction management of Public Works
projects. Coordinate sign shop operations, installations
and maintenance, sign inventory, and record management.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is the advanced journey-level class in the Public Works
Technician series, a series of Public Works support classes.
Assignments require the application of knowledge, experience
and independent judgment. Completed work is reviewed in
terms of compatibility with requirements, effectiveness and
expected results. Senior Traffic Maintenance Technician is
distinguished from Traffic Maintenance Technician in that
incumbents in the former class provide lead supervision to
other Public Works support staff and perform the more
difficult and responsible work.
SUPERVISION
RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives supervision from the Street
Supervisor or other management staff.
Incumbents
lead and participate in the work of lower-level technical
personnel and perform the more difficult analysis, drafting,
plan checking and related technical duties in the assigned
unit.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations
of the various types of work that may be performed. 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 this class.
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Provides day-to-day
leadership and works with assigned staff to ensure a
high-performance, customer service-oriented work
environment that supports achieving the department’s and
the City’s mission, strategic plan, objectives and values
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Leads a team of employees
in tasks associated with all forms of traffic sign
management
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Coordinates work
activities; evaluates work site to determine extent of
work, provides all necessary training, both safety and job
related; plans, schedules, oversees and reviews the work
of assigned staff
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Assists Senior Pavement
Maintenance Technician with construction projects as
required
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Confers with
representatives from engineering firms, developers,
property owners, utilities, other governmental agencies,
and contractors on technical matters to verify data,
coordinate various stages of work and/or explain the
City’s procedures and standards
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Computes fees and cost
estimates
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Inks, traces and letters
charts, graphs, maps, plans and other drawings; designs
and prepares plans utilizing computer-aided drafting;
prepares miscellaneous illustrative materials
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Reviews and evaluates
studies, designs, reports and records generated by other
departments and outside entities
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Conducts field surveys;
prepares sketch drawings to depict potential signing and
striping needs
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Uses a computer to
generate a variety of special and recurring reports and to
update and maintain a variety of system records with a
strong emphasis on Hansen’s Street asset module
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Utilizes survey grade GPS
unit to gather all attributes related to street assets and
apply to appropriate software
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Writes or modifies bid
proposals for projects and administrator contracts that
have been awarded by the Division
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Reviews and approves
invoices for management signature
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Reviews specifications
and/or drawings prior to the start of construction and
makes recommendations for change or approval; confers with
supervisors, engineers, consultants and contractors
regarding interpretation of documents
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Prepares a variety of
technical reports, specifications, graphs, charts and
correspondence; designs, prepares and updates a variety of
forms and charts throughout the department; writes
periodic progress reports on construction and expansion
projects
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Provides field
supervision over assigned staff
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Oversees sign
installation, fabrications, inventory, asset management,
and work order opening and closing
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Assists with employee
performance appraisals
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma or GED, supplemented by college level
course work in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or
related and four years of increasingly responsible traffic
maintenance experience, two of which included experience in
traffic maintenance condition surveying. An Associates
degree in civil engineering, traffic engineering,
construction technology, or related may substitute for up to
two years of the required experience on a year for year
basis. A valid Arizona driver’s license, IMSA Certification
II for Signs and Striping, Barricade and Flagging
Certification, ATSSA’s Pavement Marking Technician
Certification.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Technical procedures and standards involved in design and
construction engineering and specification development.
City operating policies and procedures applicable to plan
check sign and striping plan approvals; drafting techniques,
terminology and equipment, including computer-aided
drafting; nomenclature, symbols and techniques of mapping
(GIS) and surveying (GPS); engineering mathematics,
including trigonometry; applicable ordinances and laws; lay
out, review and supervising the work of others. The latest
edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
Standard Highway Signs Manual, American Association of State
and Highway Transportation Officials, and Institute of
Transportation Engineers.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical and mental demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by employees to
successfully perform the essential functions of this class.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this class, employees are
regularly required to walk, stand and sit; talk and hear,
both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger,
handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; and reach
with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, color vision and the ability
to adjust focus.
Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this class, employees are
regularly required to use written and oral communication
skills; read and interpret information and documents;
analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret
situations; perform highly detailed work on multiple,
concurrent tasks; work with constant interruptions; and
interact with officials and the public.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee usually works under typical office conditions
where the noise level is quiet. Employees may occasionally
be required to work in outside conditions, exposed to hot or
wet conditions, where the noise level may be loud. Employees
may occasionally work near moving equipment and be exposed
to heavy traffic.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Revised
10/2005
City of Peoria Arizona an Equal Opportunity Employer
DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS, ANY
APPLICANT REQUIRING ACCOMMODATION FOR A DISABILITY SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT.
Employment Hotline (Voice Only):
623-773-7105
Human Resources (Voice/TDD): 623-773-7100
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8401 West
Monroe St, Suite 110 - Peoria Arizona 85345 - (623) 773-7100
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