Lead Traffic Signal Technician

Salary: $46.62 - $64.11 Hourly
Location : Sammamish, WA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 00233
Department: Public Works
Division: Traffic
Opening Date: 07/11/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: WSCCCE AFSCME Council 2

The City of Sammamish is a safe, family-friendly suburb in the Seattle area. The community boasts amenities found in a much larger community, all while maintaining its small-town charm. Sammamish has quality neighborhoods, vibrant natural resources, high-quality schools, retail offerings, and an abundance of recreational opportunities.
Description
Are you passionate about safety, innovation, and ensuring smooth traffic flow? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can make a real impact? City of Sammamish is seeking a Lead Traffic Signal Technician to oversee the maintenance, repair, and operation of our traffic signal systems and infrastructure.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work:
  Offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the City's traffic systems and infrastructure.

• Professional Growth:
  Access to continuous learning opportunities and career advancement.

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Health, dental, and vision insurance, FSA, retirement plans, and generous paid time off (vacation and sick).

• Collaborative Environment:
  Work with a dedicated and supportive team passionate about public service.

• Work-Life Balance:
  Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and comp time option as a commitment to your well-being; 14 paid holidays plus a floating holiday.

Performs highly skilled technical activities coordinating the daily operation, maintenance, and repair efforts of the traffic signal crew, ensuring availability of resources and skills to complete work on schedule. Work involves serving as field site technical lead, operating, repairing, and maintaining the city's Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) network, traffic control devices, and streetlights, and updating maintenance records and traffic related assets and material inventory.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility.

Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

• Supervises and coordinates, provides guidance to, and reviews the work of individual contributors to accomplish operational plans and results.
• Assists the Traffic Engineering Manager in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of the signal workshop and Traffic Division.
• Prioritizes, assigns, and delegates tasks, monitors status of assignments, and checks completed work for quality, adherence to standards, regulations, and specifications.
• Monitors the costs and timelines associated with completed work; ensures crews have the necessary resources to perform assigned activities.
• Provides guidance and instruction in the proper and most efficient method of accomplishing tasks.
• Provides technical skill on job sites and performs specialized activities, as necessary.
• Encourages the effective use of technology to improve operations.
• Assists with preparing and monitoring the Traffic Division budget on items related to the traffic workshop; confirms expenses and processes invoices.
• Maintains necessary records and logs for all workshop maintenance, service, and safety activities and functions.
• Estimates work scope and determines if work is to be contracted out or handled in-house.
• Identifies and effectively resolves technical problems related to work assignments.
• Plans, schedules, and supervises the work activities of contractors and provides assistance, guidance, and direction as needed.
• Assist in developing, modifying, and reviewing City standards and specifications related to traffic signal and street lighting materials and equipment.
• Acts as back up of Senior Traffic Signal Technician and performs duties as necessary.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those interacted with during work regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, political affiliation, military service, or diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• May be required to attend evening and/or weekend meetings and events based on organizational responsibilities and/or requirements.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

• Schedules, trains, motivates, and evaluates employees; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; makes recommendations regarding discipline and termination.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or GED; supplemented by four (4) years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or…