Job Description and Duties
Under the general direction of the District Traffic Operations Engineer (Senior Transportation Electrical Engineer), the HM4-TMS Technician assists in the project development work related to transportation management system (TMS) rehabilitation and repair. The incumbent is responsible for assisting the transportation engineer in the preparations of plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E) for a variety of Highway Maintenance (HM), SB1, and Capital Minor B funded projects. The incumbent will assist the transportation engineer in the field and office electrical, electronic and related traffic engineering work, relating to traffic operations system (TOS) development, operation and support. Incumbent will assist with planning, design and operations of traffic management systems (TMS) and intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Transportation Engineering Technician / Junior Engineering Technician exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
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Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Education: Two years of education equivalent to completion of a curriculum beyond the 12th grade in either (1) engineering which includes courses in trigonometry and algebra or higher, drafting, computer science, and physics, chemistry, or a comparable physical science; or (2) surveying which includes courses in trigonometry and algebra or higher, drafting, surveying, and computer science.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes avail
