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Position Summary

Salary Range:$63,682.22-$71,015.32(hiring range)

Full Range Potential:Up to $90,698.91 The hiring range represents the starting salary range for new employees based oneducation, experience, certifications, and licenses. However, our full salary range offers additional opportunities for salary growth as employees gain experience, skills and demonstrate performance over time.

Under general direction, oversees the Traffic Division. Schedules and monitors the maintenance of traffic signals, School Beacons, Street Lights, Pavement Markings, and signs owned or maintained by the City of Lewisville. Maintains statistics for the division, prepares monthly reports and monitors the budget. Responds to complaints regarding traffic signals, signs and markings, and streetlights. Administers various service contracts.

Essential Functions

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Provides supervision and oversight to signs/markings and traffic signal activities.
• Responds to customer concerns, issues, and requests for information.
• Works with Traffic engineer to Investigate signal timing issues; coordinates with TxDot and contracting Cities regarding signal maintenance.
• Coordinates with contractors, inspectors and engineers to resolve traffic control issues related to development and construction projects.
• Uses various repair contracts to perform maintenance and repairs to streetlights, traffic signals, school beacons, midblock crossings, school beacon, signs and pavement markings.
• Works with various departments, TxDOT, surrounding cities, and contractors as needed.
• Prepares and executes traffic control plans for special events and trains City personnel on procedures.
• Conduct Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Oversees the division budget including creating requisitions for materials and contract work, managing work orders and service requests, maintaining inventory, obtaining quotes and specifications, processing invoices, and coordinating with vendors on warranty service and issues.
• Plans, directs, coordinates, and reviews the workplans for division employees.
• Assigns work activities and reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures.
• Provide training for employees as needed to maintain certifications and keep up with changing rules and technologies.
• Use a work order system to perform maintenance and repair to all assets.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

Education:Vocational or other technical school, training or apprenticeship required beyond high school or combination of education and experience equal to an associates degree.

Experience: Minimum of three (3) years in supervision, maintenance and repair of traffic control devices with experience in programming solid state traffic signal controllers. Five (5) years preferred.

Any combination of related, education, experience, certifications, and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job is an acceptable substitute for the above specified education and experience requirements.

Licenses and Certifications:Must be able to acquire both a IMSA Traffic Signal 2 certification, Signs and Pavement Markings 2 certification, and Temporary Traffic Control certification within one (1) year of hire.

Conditions of Employment:Must submit to and pass a criminal background and pre-employment drug test. Must possess a valid State of Texas Drivers License Class C and good driving record as defined by City policy. An applicant who does not po sess a Texas Driver's License or proper class, will be allowed ten (10) working days after a job offer is made to obtain proper licensing.

Other Requirements:This position is subject to emergency operations. The individual holding this position will be required to work as usual or as needed: during emergency operations, in preparation for prolonged emergency operations and/ or during recovery from prolonged emergency operations as directed by his/her direct supervisor, Department Head or designee, or the City Manager or designee.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES Knowledge of:Principles and practices of employee supervision, including selection, training, scheduling, evaluating, and disciplining; common principles, practices, equipment, materials, and methods used in the maintenance and repair of traffic control signals; Signs and markings practices; safety practices to be observed in signs/markings and traffic signal, school beacon, and street light maintenance and repair; municipal budgeting and procurement; IMSA Work zone practices and procedures; and City policies and procedures.

Skilled in:Reading and interpreting schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals; following instructions, safety practices, and standard operating procedures in performing assigned tasks; providing leadership and training, assigning responsibilities and coordinating operations, and following through on jobs to completion; influencing others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions; programming and testing the conflict monitor system, Opticom, and message boards; designing, installing, and maintaining detection systems; troubleshooting Traffic Signal Cabinets; using a personal computer including Microsoft Office, e-mail, and the internet;accepting responsibility for his/her actions; performing work accurately and thoroughly; following instructions, safety practices, and standard operating procedures in performing assigned tasks; communicating effectively, clearly, and concisely both orally and in writing; being punctual and attending work regularly; and working effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Must possess mobility to work in the field; strength, stamina, and mobility to climb and descend stairs, and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various City sites. Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking, hiking, and/or climbing in and through operational areas to identify situations, problems, or hazards. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate the above-mentioned tools and equipment. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, reach, climb to perform work and inspect work sites, and push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the abi