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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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Performs a broad variety of skilled responsible assignments requiring the exercise of independent judgment in surveying, inspection and drafting duties in the transportation field.
Distinguishing Characteristics of Work:
This is advanced technical and/or supervisory work in connection with any branch of transportation/traffic engineering performed in the field or office.
An employee in a position allocated to this class may direct and assign lower graded engineering employees performing moderately complex functions. May be responsible for performing complex technical assignments in the office and field surveying and construction layout. Makes and checks engineering computation, inspecting construction work, conducting field investigations and studies or performing technical drafting work in preparation of a wide variety of plans, maps and other illustrated materials in the mechanical, electrical, topographic, traffic, civil engineering or related fields. Duties may include testing, recording and processing transportation/traffic engineering data and analyzing collected data. Repairs and fabricating tests of equipment, components and other traffic related apparatus, computer operations, video logging equipment, organizing traffic related records and studies, compiling and analyzing traffic data.
Receives assignments from an assigned supervisor who receives and evaluates results achieved. Assignments are given or in writing by the supervisor and are general in nature, requiring independent judgment in planning work details.
Performance is evaluated on technical knowledge, ability and achievement of desired results.
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| Representative Duties /Assignments |
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- Inspects transportation and roadway projects for compliance to plans, such as for proper alignment, grades, pavement markings, signal installation and sign placement.
- Designs simples 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 personnel engaged in gathering basic traffic and roadway sufficiency data.
- 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, bench marks, 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.
- Supervises a group of employees engaged in moderately complex drafting functions.
- Conducts and operates video logging and computer equipment.
- 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 work as required.
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| Minimum Qualifications |
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Graduation from high school or equivalent and three years of appropriate engineering experience, two years of which must be in transportation and traffic related field and includes operation of computers.
College level training may be substituted for the required experience at the rate of 30 semester hours for each year of the required experience, provided such training included 12 semester hours of engineering related course work.
Must possess and maintain a Florida Driver’s License.
Must possess physical stamina to work outdoors, occasionally under adverse weather conditions. Will be required to work overtime as directed by the supervisor.
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| Preferences |
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11/7/1988
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