Traffic Control Technician

MasTec Communications Group • Johnstown, CO

7d

About The Position

The Traffic Control Technician helps control vehicular traffic through construction projects. The role involves setting up, maintaining, and taking down work zones while meeting customer, state, and company expectations. The technician directs traffic using signs, hand signals, and flags; informs drivers about detours; and supports safety by warning workers and drivers about vehicles that do not heed signals. The role also includes keeping truck equipment organized and in working order, recording traffic control violators’ license numbers for police, and writing and reviewing maintenance and incident reports. The position requires lifting and placing traffic control equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and maintaining a strong focus on safety.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience.
• 500 hours of experience in traffic control flagging.
• Knowledge and skillful implementation of federal and state work-zone safety and traffic-control regulations.
• Knowledge of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) guidelines and how to apply them using appropriate devices and techniques.
• Knowledge of construction-site safety rules and ability to follow them.
• Basic understanding of construction job sites.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays if needed.
• Valid driver's license and ability to obtain a DOT medical card for driving purposes.
• Must undergo an MVR review and meet company standards for a safe driving record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent focus on safety throughout all job functions.
• Distribute traffic control signs and markers along the site in a designated pattern.
• Set up, maintain, and tear down work zones in accordance with customer, state, and company expectations.
• Lift, carry, and place traffic cones weighing up to 50 pounds to help ensure work-zone safety.
• Lift, carry, place, and assemble traffic control signs in the proper order.
• Keep equipment in trucks organized and in working order.
• Develop knowledge of work-zone setup, design, and professional flagging responsibilities, and share knowledge with teammates.
• Direct traffic through the site using signs, hand signals, and flags.
• Warn laborers and drivers when a vehicle approaches after failing to heed signals.
• Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
• Record license numbers of traffic control violators for the police.
• Give a hand marker to the last driver in a one-way traffic lineup to signal clearance to the flagger at the opposite end.
• Write and review maintenance and incident reports concerning on-site issues or concerns.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Red Wing Boot Voucher
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Dependent care and medical flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Family and medical leave
• Paid sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed