Job Id: 63760
Position: Transportation Technician 3
Client: TN DOT
Location: 6601 Centennial Blvd Nashville Tennessee 37243
Job Description:
A seniorlevel position that ensures safe and efficient traffic movement and monitors roadways including detecting confirming updating and responding to scheduled and unscheduled traffic incidents congestion and travel time imbalances.
The initial contract will be for 60 days but it is subject to an extension upon good performance.
- 1 employee need for the overnight shift:
- Overnight Shift (1 employees): 9:00 pm 6:30am (Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday) & 9:00 pm 6:00 am (Friday)
Tasks include:
- Senior level operator position performing functions with minimal supervision and to established procedures.
- To perform all duties and may defer the most complex issues to a supervisor.
- May serve as shift team leader to facilitate the smooth and balanced operation of the control room.
- May train new operators and provide guidance to more junior operators.
- To operate various computerbased traffic management systems to manage traffic and incidents on roadways and improve traffic conditions.
- To monitor roadways via detection systems.
- To monitor all traffic devices and computer equipment associated with the system.
- To maintain advanced knowledge on the operation of all traffic equipment computers and software associated with the traffic systems.
- To utilize traffic equipment for incident management and the improvement of travel time safety and quality of life of the traveling motorists and toll customers.
- To continually checks the accuracy and validity of the messages displayed on all DMS and 511.
- To be aware of all 511 messages broadcasted on a particular system.
- To enter incident information into computer systems using traffic software.
- To become familiar with the roadways and understands the purpose and location of each traffic device (i.e. detector stations CCTV and 511).
- To alert operator staff to new and existing memos.
- To use SOG to detect dispatch monitor and document roadway incidents.
- To confer with partners (highway patrol Service Patrols Local Law Enforcement Fire Rescue etc.) as well as adjacent Traffic Management Centers or other DOT Regions to coordinate resources for incidents that may affect regional travel.
- To dispatch Service Patrols and assists Service Patrols with other tasks such as phone calls etc.
- To perform other duties as assigned.