Traffic Control Specialist Trainee

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Clearfield County, PA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Create safer travel for communities while preparing you for future advancement! Join the Department of Transportation as a Traffic Control Specialist Trainee and begin a rewarding journey into the field of traffic safety and roadway management. This role provides valuable training that builds your confidence and technical knowledge. You will support important studies and projects that enhance safety and improve traffic flow. This position focuses on learning the technical skills needed to study traffic patterns and support roadway safety efforts. You will participate in a structured training program that builds your ability to analyze traffic issues and provide practical solutions.

Requirements

• One year of experience as a Traffic Control Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration)
• Four years of experience performing transportation engineering technical assignments such as traffic data collection, traffic studies, pavement marking program oversight, highway sign or pavement marking surveys, traffic signal inspection, materials sampling, testing, or inspection, construction inspection, bridge inspection, survey work, utility relocation, roadway programs management, or roadway materials control; and graduation from high school
• Two years of experience in transportation engineering technical assignments and an Associate’s Degree in the field of mathematics, statistics, or a civil engineering technology
• A Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics, statistics, civil engineering technology, or a closely related field
• An equivalent combination of experience and training
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Build technical skill through a structured twelve month program focused on traffic problem analysis
• Analyze traffic data and prepare clear presentations for traffic studies
• Review study results and form recommendations that support safer and more efficient travel
• Assist with tasks such as data collection, analysis and report writing for projects of growing complexity
• Check work carefully to ensure accuracy, sound reasoning and completeness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED