Streets Technician II

* Assists with traffic signs and markings operations, asphalt patching, concrete work, drainage maintenance, including snow and ice control, and specialized tasks such as sign fabrication and pavement marking application.
* Ensures compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements, including the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
* Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment.
* Addresses citizen/customer concerns, escalating complex issues to appropriate personnel.
* Operates, inspects and maintains assigned equipment.
* Responds to after-hour emergencies within 30 minutes for snow and ice control, flooding, or other urgent situations as needed.
* Frequently operates a personal or City-owned motor vehicle to drive to and from work locations throughout the City.
* Performs shop and yard maintenance.
* Assists in loading and cleaning road marking machines, including handling latex paint, glass beads, water, and fuel.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
* Basic understanding of public works, street infrastructure construction, operation, and maintenance, traffic sign design and pavement marking standards per MUTCD.
* Basic knowledge of equipment used in the maintenance and repair of street infrastructure.
* Basic understanding of materials: asphalt, concrete, tack oil, road base, sand, salt, magnesium chloride, latex paint, glass beads, preformed tape, thermoplastic, and herbicides.
* Basic knowledge of city safety policies and procedures.
* Basic Knowledge of flagging, signing, and coning procedures, and the ability to work safely in heavy traffic work zones.
* Ability to operate and maintain a wide range of equipment, including loaders, backhoes, asphalt rollers, concrete saws, hydro-tampers, mowing tractors, truck trailers, forklifts, skid-steers, sidewalk sweepers, gas-powered post drivers, hydraulic post pullers, paint machines, rolled tape applicators, push tamper carts, parking lot paint stripers, and line eradicators.
* Ability to install and retrieve traffic road tubes, perform manual traffic counts, download traffic counter data, and conduct site distance studies.
* Proficiency in using computer hardware and software for record-keeping, sign fabrication, and operational support.
* Strong ability to adapt and change focus to meet customer needs and operational demands.
* Ability to demonstrate competency in operating the Loader in - loading granular material into a dump truck at time of interview is required.
* Must demonstrate competency on Front End Loader and a second piece of equipment from the list  within the first year of employment.

* Ability to effectively communicate information, both verbally and in writing, to support organizational objectives and interact with all levels of personnel within the city in a positive and cooperative manner.
* Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.
* Experience in the installation and maintenance of traffic signs and pavement markings.
* Experience operating heavy equipment and vehicles, including tandem axle dump trucks with trailers and snow removal equipment.### What our employees say!videos show team members talking about their work with the city.
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