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Job Description
| SR. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN |
Job Code: 7034
Pay Grade: 112
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
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| General Functions |
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This key position performs a wide range of skilled tasks involving surveying, inspections, and drafting within the transportation field. This role carries out advanced and complex technical and/or supervisory work.
Work is performed with considerable independence and the exercise of independent judgment under the general supervision of the department manager or other designated supervisor. Performance is reviewed through observations, conferences, reports and results achieved. |
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| Representative Duties /Assignments |
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Duties may vary based on area of assignment. The following are representative duties; it is not the intent to capture all duties performed by this classification.
- Inspects transportation and roadway projects for compliance to plans, such as for proper alignment, grades, pavement markings, signal installation and sign placement.
- Designs simple channelization or assists a signal layout designer with complicated signal and channelization layouts.
- Inspects roadway improvements, traffic-related mechanical and electrical devices to determine if equipment is properly installed and operating.
- Supervises and reviews the work of staff engaged in gathering basic traffic and roadway sufficiency data and drafting functions.
- Reviews, compiles and analyzes roadway sufficiency data from the field and assists in developing priority lists which are used in allocating construction funds for each budget year. Records and processes traffic engineering data for transportation/traffic engineering studies.
- Conducts transportation/traffic-engineering investigations in house and in the field.
- Reduces field survey notes, plots existing alignment and topography, existing center-line grade, reference points, benchmarks, right-of-way lines, drainage and underground cables. Shows proposed construction on plan and proposed grade line on profiles with elevation and stations. Plots cross sections of existing ground line on cross section sheets and plots proposed ditch and highway templates.
- Drafts and letters cross-sections, stratigraphic section and maps to be used in public hearings and technical reports and publications.
- Prepares complex drawings of mechanical, electrical and structural systems, equipment, and topographic and hydrographic surveys.
- Prepares technical details pertaining to traffic controls and hardware, signage, signals and pavements markings.
- Compiles and analyzes traffic data by computer or manually, such as turning-movement counts, traffic volume counts, high-hazardous locations, projected traffic counts, feasibility reports, accident report data, traffic signal timing, speed studies, multi-stop and signal warrants.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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| Minimum Qualifications |
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High school diploma or equivalent and three (3) years of experience in transportation/traffic engineering. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License. |
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| Preferences |
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Experience with signal layout and traffic data analysis.
Familiarity with computer operations and video logging equipment.
Supervisory experience in transportation-related projects. |
8/5/2025
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