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Bring your skills and experience as a Roadway Technician to Maricopa County!

In this role, you will work with a team dedicated to ensuring public services are provided promptly, efficiently, and safely. You will operate County equipment and vehicles to help construct and maintain roads and related structures. You will also install and maintain roadway traffic control for construction zones in accordance with the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) and County procedures and quality standards.

About Us

We value your time. The time with your family. The time you spend on the road. And the time you spend making a difference. At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), we provide connections that improve people's lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees, we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind. Are you interested in contributing to the community in which you work, live, and play? Then, join our team and help us build connections.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the County's Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more! Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• One year of experience in traffic control, or traffic operations, including installation and maintenance of traffic control devices, or two years of experience in the maintenance, repair, or construction of roads

• High school diploma or GED

Other Requirements

• Successful candidates must currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona Driver's license by the time of hire

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain an American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Flagging certification within six months of hire

We Also Value

• Experience working in the public sector

• Experience in a maintenance environment, including mowing, sweeping, tree trimming, sprinkler repair, and/or weed spraying

Job Contributions

• Install and maintain traffic control signing and barricading during emergencies and floods. Prepare, clean, and maintain traffic control devices for lane/road closures, detours, bypasses, and shoulder work in County work zones, in accordance with Federal, State, and County traffic control plans

• Inspect barricades, lights, signs, sandbags, and sign spacing daily to ensure proper traffic control set-ups. Provide flagging for work zones, including the use of STOP/SLOW paddles or handheld radios.

• Create work orders and tasks, complete daily written reports, enter information into the asset management system (Cartegraph), and document pre-trip/post-trip inspections on all assigned equipment

• Participate in special projects, emergencies, Palo Verde drills/exercises, and flooded roadway response; be on call/standby 24 hours for emergency requests. Install and program message boards and speed monitors for special events throughout Maricopa County, as needed

• Install and maintain traffic control signing and barricading during emergencies and floods.

• Perform manual labor assignments and load/unload materials, supplies, and equipment, and deliver to job sites as directed

• Assist in building, repairing, maintaining, clearing brush and debris, and landscaping of roadways and roadway structures such as pavement, culverts, headwalls, fences, and guardrails

• Operate a variety of trucks, power equipment, and manual tools in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures, including sandbagger, forklift, skip loader, etc.

• Perform other duties as assigned; some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift

Working Conditions

• Exerting 50 - 100 pounds occasionally, 10 - 25 pounds frequently, or up to 10 - 20 pounds constantly

• Exerting over 100 pounds occasionally, 50 - 100 pounds frequently, or up to 20 - 50 pounds constantly

• Incumbent may be subjected to extreme temperatures, wetness/humidity, respiratory hazards, and noise and vibration

• Incumbent may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, vibrations, fumes, odors, dust, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, workspace restrictions, intense noises, and travel

• The work will occur in an office and field environment. While performing the duties and responsibilities, the employee may be exposed to loud noise, noxious odors, unsanitary conditions, chemicals, electricity, moving mechanical parts, varying weather conditions, and other related conditions and situations. Position is subject to atmospheric conditions: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software, and Hardware

Various tools, light and heavy equipment, machinery, and computer programs.

Protective Equipment Required

Meet OSHA and MCDOT safety standards.

Selection Procedure

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact MHRFeedback@maricopa.gov to initiate the interactive process.

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