Highway Maintenance Technicians are responsible for maintaining local roads and streets in a given area, ensuring that requests for repairs are actioned and that all highways and footways are well maintained. Also, Technicians design highways maintenance schemes to cover resurfacing, drainage repairs and improvements to roads and footpaths, inspect roads to identify structural defects and safety issues, calculate costs of maintenance, analyze the impact maintenance work will have on the environment, investigate maintenance requests submitted by members of the public. To produce technical drawings and specifications, Technicians use CAD (computer-aided design) technology. Lastly, Highway Maintenance Technicians oversee practical maintenance of roads and streets, direct traffic during repair operations, perform roadside landscaping including clearing weeds and trimming trees, sweep debris from surfaces and structures, spread sand, asphalt, gravel, and clay, clean and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
Safety
Highway Safety Engineer
Highway Safety Engineers analyze engineering problems, apply technical expertise and engineering judgment and produce innovative solutions through the use of complex interactive computer systems to meet legal and management objectives. Highway Safety Engineers also provide professional and technical excellence in highway engineering, including identifying, preparing, designing, and planning order works and services. The position entails corresponding with elected officials, district councils, and other stakeholders to manage the implementation of engineering projects. Engineers must provide timely and accurate information to these groups as well as the general public on highway-related matters. Lastly, Highway Safety Engineers support health and safety, environmental management systems, quality management systems, and construction design management.
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Senior Human Factors Engineers apply human performance principles, methodologies, and technologies to the design of human/machine systems and products. Senior human factors engineers develop and implement research methodologies and statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in all phases of products development and processes, and designs and executes tests to simulate product use for the purposes of concept selection/refinement, requirements development, use related risk identification and formal usability validation with intended users. They also identify and analyzes technological problems or risks, performs theoretical human factors investigations, and develops and implements research and analysis plans.
Traffic Technician
Traffic Technicians perform a variety of entry-level technical and administrative assignments in support of traffic operations in Public Works. Tasks are performed under the general supervision and direction of the Traffic Supervisor either independently or with a team. Technicians support maintenance activities associated with the replacement and repair of traffic signals, controllers, wiring and other field equipment as well as activities associated with all City-owned street lighting including installation, repair, testing, investigations, troubleshooting and upgrades. Traffic Technicians assist with the fabrication, installation and maintenance of traffic signs.
Highway Safety Planner
A Highway Safety Planner participates in safety plan development and implementation, cooperates on Statewide or regional safety-related committees such as emphasis area teams, to discuss and collaborate on safety issues, crash data collection and management, and data analysis tools, such as geographic information system (GIS) crash mapping. They also specialize in a specific transportation mode, such as transit, freight, bicycle, or pedestrian. Highway Safety Planners identify existing and future short- and long-range needs, identify projects and programs, help in establishing priorities, and evaluate outcomes. Experience from each of these areas may provide insight on current safety issues and needs, as well as effective methods for addressing them.
Planning Aide
A Planning Aide participates in and supports team planning efforts, prepares reports using statistics, charts, and graphs, researches, compiles, analyzes, and organizes information from maps, reports, investigations, and books for use in reports and special projects. Planning Aides serve as a liaisons between the planning department and other departments and agencies, and prepares, maintains, and updates files and records, including land use data and statistics. They may also perform clerical duties such as composing, typing, and proofreading documents, scheduling appointments and meetings, handling mail, and posting public notices.