Engineer Specialist – Signal Timing

Classification Title: Engineer Specialist 1 or 2, C25 or C28

Location: 22211 US Highway 19 N., Clearwater, FL 33765

This is very responsible technical engineering work which may involve day to day supervisory responsibility for the preparation or review of plans, designs or specifications within departmental projects. Employees in this class assume responsibility for complex and diversified projects involving design, construction, review, operation and maintenance of a variety of public works roads and drainage programs or facilities. Employees are expected to exercise considerable independent judgment in resolving problems. Employees occupying this classification who receive their Professional Engineering certifications are eligible for additional earnings. If the additional earnings are accepted, the employee will be expected to perform as an Engineer of Record, signing and sealing documents, etc., if the assigned work requires such professional endorsement. The position reports to a senior manager, supervisor, or designee.

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• 9-11 paid County holidays; 2 floating holidays and 2 personal days (pro-rated); annual leave (accrue 15 days in first year)
• Florida Retirement System: Employees contribute 3% and the county contributes 6.3% for regular status employees enrolled in the FRS Pension Plan
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• See contribution breakdown on FRS
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health, vision, prescription, dental, life insurance, and a flexible spending account (FSA) option. Click here for more benefits details

Essential Job Functions

• Develops or reviews consultant traffic signal timing plans and signal base controller times that may include recommendation for signal modifications and field implementation.
• Operates an advanced traffic control systems including database management, scheduling, failure evaluation, and repair response functions.
• Performs work in the repair, modification and programming of electric, electronic and electro-mechanical equipment, down to the component level.
• Provide in-house design for transportation systems improvements.
• Provides troubleshooting and testing of all traffic signal related equipment in the field or electronics shop. On call by phone 24/7 to assist traffic signal technicians with troubleshooting field malfunctions.
• Supervises technical personnel and checks for accuracy in computations.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Position Specific Requirements

• Florida Driver’s License or Florida Commercial Driver’s License and endorsement, if any.
• Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.

Engineer Specialist 1

• Five (5) years of experience in the use of AutoCAD systems including three (3) years of experience in engineering design; or
• Five (5) years related experience in transportation, electronics or computer systems operations; or
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering with a basic understanding of the use of CAD systems; or
• An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

Engineer Specialist 2

• Eight (8) years highly responsible experience in engineering, transportation, computers, or electronics; or
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer sciences or related field with a basic understanding of the use of CAD systems, and four (4) years of experience in the design, review or construction of public works or utilities projects; or
• An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

Highly Desirable

• Knowledge of computerized Traffic Signal analysis software for capacity analysis and signal timing plan development.
• Knowledge of the principles, techniques, standard operating procedures, materials, tools and equipment used in the advanced transportation management system (ATMS), traffic studies, and analysis.
• Skill in use of engineering instruments and equipment and ability to learn computer applications to engineering design, drafting, mapping and plans.
• Ability to interpret and communicate, both verbally and in writing, data from engineering plans, diagrams and complex reports.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering and advanced mathematical applications to surveying and engineering computation;
• Knowledge of the principles and practices related to traffic control systems and signal timing;
• Knowledge of the principles, techniques and practices of topographic or hydrographic surveying, land surveying and traffic engineering;
• Knowledge of modern development, current literature and sources of information on public works design, construction, operations and maintenance;
• Skill in the use of engineering instruments and equipment and ability to utilize computer applications to engineering design, drafting and mapping;
• Ability to work with minimum supervision under broad guidelines and obtain, analyze, summarize and maintain transportation systems technical engineering data and records;
• Ability to identify and analyze ITS/ATMS operational and technical issues and resolve independently.

Physical/Mental Demands

This work requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Visual acuity: Have close visual acuity such as color differentiation, depth perception, and adequate field vision.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Working Conditions

• Work is typically performed in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.

This position has supplemental questions. If unable to complete all questions, you may save your answers as a draft during the application process and return at any time prior to the closing date. Please note that the application is complete upon final submission.