Salary: $70,044 - $105,066
Position Grade: 216G
Department: Street Department
Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)
Examination Number: EX1062
Location: St. Louis, MO
Incumbents in this position are responsible for studying traffic patterns, designing traffic control systems, and programming and maintaining traffic control devices.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Studies traffic volume and patterns and recommends traffic control measures, sign placement, devices and systems.
- Participates in planning for traffic control and flow. Meets with developers, city officials, consultants, contractors and the general public.
- Provides testimony and correspondence regarding traffic accidents.
- Programs and tests traffic control computers and signals. Inspects rebuilt traffic signals, repairs traffic signals and controllers.
- Implements in-house signal/system maintenance and construction methods. Establishes maintenance standards.
- Trains signal technicians.
- Researches funding opportunities and applies for funding for traffic engineering functions.
- Maintains records for traffic control system and traffic studies.
- Receives and responds to traffic complaints from the public, city officials and city employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.
- Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, city officials, other city departments and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
- Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as computer terminal, traffic counter, signal controllers test equipment, telephone, motor vehicle, fax machine, telephone and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
- Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as signal designs, diagrams, schematics, maps, street guides, accident reports, complaints, requisitions, grant applications, traffic studies, computer software and hardware operating manuals, signal design manuals, technical specifications, ordinances, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.
- Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentage and decimals, interpret and develop descriptive statistical reports; perform mathematical operations involving advanced geometry.
- Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective.
- Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
- Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as temperature and noise extremes, machinery electric currents and traffic hazards.
- Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift, push and pull tools and equipment to repair signals and controllers. Requires the ability to stoop while working on signal cabinets.
- Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors to determine signal lights, shapes to clearly distinguish objects and sounds to detect dangerous traffic conditions.
A Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Traffic or Civil Engineering, or a directly related field from a nationally accredited college or university; plus three years of professional traffic engineering experience.
License: Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Only qualified applicants who provide proof of a valid driver’s license will be considered for this position.
Scoring Components and Their Weights
Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail
Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request
When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Veterans Preference Points
To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.
City Residence Preference Points
City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.
Accommodations
If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.
