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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis seeks a Traffic Signal/ITS Technician with a wide variety of experience to join the team in Louisiana & Mississippi. In this role you will assist our growing ITS / Traffic engineering group on various projects across the Gulf Region. 

The ideal candidate is a hands-on field-based team player who follows health and safety best practices while working outdoors along transportation corridors across the Southeast U.S. This role requires travel, comfort working near live traffic and at heights over 10 feet, and a practical understanding of, or eagerness to learn, CCTV, communications network infrastructure, and basic electrical systems. Experience with Traffic Signal & ITS devices (CCTV, DMS, vehicle detection, etc.) is a plus; training is available for more junior technicians. 

Role accountabilities:

Essential Job Functions include:

• Integration and maintenance of ITS and Network devices including CCTV systems, changeable message signs, travel time readers, and vehicle detection systems.
• Configuring, installation, and maintenance of communications systems including layer 2/3 network switches, cellular routers, fiber optic systems, and wireless radio systems.
• Troubleshooting Wide Area Network (WAN) & Local Area Network (LAN) issues across a specific region.

Key Attributes

• Customer service experience.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Willing to travel to assignments throughout the Southeast United States.
• Willing to work in an outdoor environment on major transportation routes.
• Able to comprehend construction designs and plans. 
• Detail oriented and documentation skills. 
• Comfortable working outdoors in areas near traffic as well as working at heights greater than 10 feet. 
• Troubleshoot traffic signal components and devices
• Maintenance and repair of traffic signal and ITS devices.

Key Requirements

• Willing to travel to assignments throughout the Southeast United States.
• Knowledge of electrical and electronic systems
• Knowledge of traffic signal systems.
• Technical experience with ethernet switches, wireless radio's, fiber optics, and CCTV systems. 

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma level education or equivalent,
• 4 or more years of experience in specialist/technical area of work.
• Valid drivers license

Preferred Qualifications: (Preferred but can be acquired after hire)

• CompTIA Network +
• Class B or higher driver's license 
• Experience working with aerial equipment including bucket trucks and/or manlifts
• Fiber Optic and/or Wireless Communications
• IMSA Traffic Signal Technician

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $28.03/hr- $42.05/hr. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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