Traffic Safety Specialist I

Traffic Safety Specialist I

General Description

Maintains safe conditions on all County roads and bridges within the precincts. Employee will be responsible for all County road traffic control signs/devices.

Examples of Work Performed

• May assist in the striping operation and installation of speed buttons as needed and directed on County roads.
• Performs flagging/traffic control operations as directed and needed.
• Patches holes on County roads and/or bridges as needed.
• May operate chainsaw to clear brush from right of way.
• May drive County vehicle to haul materials to and from the worksite.
• Tamps, packs and levels dirt, gravel or asphalt.
• Uses hand tools to dig holes.
• May assist in installing, assembling and maintaining barricades.
• Loads materials, trash, brush, etc., onto truck. May sometimes unload the same.
• Checks daily construction schedule to keep appraised of materials needed on the job.
• Will be responsible for safety-related issues such as insuring job sites have appropriate signs/emblems notifying of road construction.
• Responsible for ensuring proper safety equipment for construction work zones is issued and posted.
• Regular attendance is a must.
• Ability to work well with others.

Education and Experience

Graduation from a high school or equivalent (GED). One (1) year of related experience. One (1) year of experience may be substituted for one (1) year of education.

Certificates, Licenses and Registration

• Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator’s license.
• Must be able to be insured by the County’s insurance carrier.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have basic knowledge of hand tools associated with manual labor and the minor repair of the equipment.
• Employees working in the installation of signs may use a jackhammer, pole hole digger, hole auger, air compressor, etc., but all employees will be trained on the job to handle such tools.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) with the ability to converse fluently in both languages preferred.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure.
• Ability to solve simple and common sense problems and interpret simple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to understand, follow and give oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform duties of Traffic Safety Specialist I.
• Shall be on call (24/7) for traffic emergencies.
• Shall keep computerized log of all daily activities.
• Records/Monitor and log progress of projects.
• Keep current log of all traffic control related inventory.
• Will order & stock traffic control inventory supplies.
• Shall aide in preparing, logging, filing, & submitting GASB reports.
• Shall be commuting to work in order to have all necessary tools, supplies and materials readily available (Traffic Cones, Temp. Signs/Barricades, Sign Poles, Hardware, Etc.).
• Shall be assigned specific territory within Precinct for which employees shall maintain all traffic control related signs/devices. (territories shall be rotated periodically between the 3 traffic control employees in order to ensure familiarity within the entire Precinct.)
• May visit job sites of County work crews involved in all phases of operation within the Precinct as needed to properly record in-kind reports (man-power & County equipment.)
• Attend Safety and Traffic control meetings- take notes or furnish information.
• Employee may be assigned other duties in addition to those listed.
• Duties may change according to the changing needs of the County.

The County of Hidalgo offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families.