Traffic Control Technician

In this position, you will continuously assess traffic routes during both daylight and nighttime hours to pinpoint safety issues. Your responsibilities will include participating in traffic studies, conducting traffic counts, reviewing signage and pavement markings, processing Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) applications, and evaluating traffic signals. You will also address complaints related to signage, pavement markings, and delineation by preparing correspondence, recommending corrective measures, and generating work orders as necessary. Additionally, you will create plans for traffic signals, electronically operated devices, highway lighting, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for District projects using Computer Aided Drafting (CADD) tools. Your role will involve preparing spreadsheets, graphs, technical reports, Geographic Information System (GIS) maps, and other electronic documentation. You will gather and compile data to support the development of the District's annual Raised Pavement Marker (RPM) contract and maintain the District-wide RPM inventory. Furthermore, you will assist with engineering and traffic-related designs and studies in compliance with Department policies and relevant state and federal regulations. Your analyses will include evaluating perishable crash data and identifying crash cluster locations, from which you will recommend safety improvements to your supervisor. You will also assess sight distance and guide rail requests, proposing necessary solutions. In addition, you will develop and deliver crash analysis and highway safety training for District, County, and consultant personnel, while analyzing highway occupancy permits for sight distance and guide rail concerns. Your ongoing review of traffic routes will help identify signage needs, and you will survey roads within the Department's right-of-way to determine if new signs are required. Collaborating with District and County staff, you will provide technical guidance and training related to signage in Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP), while also investigating concerns and complaints regarding signage issues and generating work orders as needed. Finally, you will prepare reports on road conditions that require attention.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in District 10-0.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as an Engineering Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of experience performing transportation engineering technical assignments, such as traffic control data collection, highway sign surveys, traffic signal inspection, materials sampling, testing, or inspection, construction inspection, bridge inspection, survey work, utility relocation, roadway programs management, or roadway materials control; and graduation from high school; or
• One year of experience performing transportation engineering technical assignments, such as traffic control data collection, highway sign surveys, traffic signal inspection, materials sampling, testing, or inspection, construction inspection, bridge inspection, survey work, utility relocation, roadway programs management, or roadway materials control; and an Associate's Degree in the field of mathematics, statistics, or a civil engineering technology; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• This particular position requires a valid Class C non-commercial driver's license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.