Job description

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY: The City of Brownsville is in a transformative period driven by significant public and private investments such as the expansion of the Brownsville-South Padre Island Airport Terminal, Space X, the Port of Brownsville, Downtown Revitalization, and quality of life enhancements.
Our ideal candidate for Lead Traffic Signal Technician aspires to be a model of innovation, inclusion and empowerment who enables bold people and ideas to thrive. The Lead Traffic Signal Technician will be a participatory leader: a results-oriented, relationship-building, self-aware team player who also possesses high integrity, politeness, and fostering trust by building relationships with tolerance, patience and support in order to provide the best value in service of the citizens of Brownsville.
The purpose of the class is to maintain the working order of traffic signals in the city. The class is responsible for assembling, installing, repairing and modifying traffic signals, maintaining signal timing, and researching new signal requests. The class works within a general outline of work to be performed; develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.

COMPETENCIES:
Effective Communication
Trust
Time Management
Ethical Practice
Customer Service

KEY FUNCTIONS/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
Drives and operates hydraulic bucket trucks.
Installs, repairs, and modifies traffic signals, flashing lights, school zone flashing lights, and other traffic control equipment.
Schedules the work assignments and oversees the work of the other Traffic Signal Technicians.
Maintains and stores spare parts and supplies for the traffic signals and orders parts and supplies as necessary.
Assists in the maintenance of records of traffic signal timing and engineering drawings for all traffic signals.
Assists in determining whether new street sign or light requests can be justified.
Manages the filing of completed repair reports.
Performs related tasks as necessary.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Requires high school diploma or GED
Valid Texas Driver"s License.

I.M.S.A Certification,

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
Requires over six months and up to and including one year.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:
Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation electronic office machines or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol examination and a Background Check.

ADA COMPLIANCE:
The City of Brownsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

BENEFITS:
The City of Brownsville participates in a generous retirement plan with retirement opportunities available at 5 or 20 years of continuous service. The City has an exceptional employee and family medical and dental insurance plan. Employees may also contribute to deferred compensation plan from AXA Equitable or supplemental insurance plans from AFLAC and Colonial Life. Full time employees have the opportunity to accumulate 10 sick days and 10 annual days per year. Additionally, the City of Brownsville observes 12 holidays annually.

EEO STATEMENT:
The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

Nothing in this job description restricts organization"s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time in order to develop our employees; This description reflects management"s assignment of essential functions, it does not prohibit or restrict the tasks that may be assigned; this job description is subject to change at any time.

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