Transportation Technician (Ref: 18425)

Position: Transportation Technician (Ref: 18425)
Location: Chattanooga, TN USA, 37416
Salary: $18.20/hr.
Duration: 1 Years 0 Months 14 Days - Contract
Openings: 1
Deadline: 06/19/2026
Description:
***Onsite
***Local candidates

We are seeking a Transportation Technician that ensures safe and efficient traffic movement and monitors roadways including detecting, confirming, updating, and responding to scheduled and unscheduled traffic incidents, congestion, and travel time imbalances.

Tasks include:
• Advanced level operator position performing functions with supervision and to established procedures.
• To perform all duties and may defer the most complex issues to a supervisor.
• To operate various computer-based traffic management systems to manage traffic and incidents on roadways and improve traffic conditions.
• To monitor roadways via CCTV surveillance cameras and detection systems.
• To monitor all traffic devices and computer equipment associated with the system.
• To maintain knowledge on the operation of all traffic equipment, computers and software associated with the traffic systems.
• To utilize traffic equipment for incident management and the improvement of travel time, safety, and quality of life of the traveling motorists and toll customers.
• To continually checks the accuracy and validity of the messages displayed on all DMS and 511.
• To be aware of all 511 messages broadcasted on a particular system.
• To enter incident information into computer systems using traffic software.
• To become familiar with the roadways and understands the purpose and location of each traffic device (i.e. detector stations, CCTV, and 511).
• To alert operator staff to new and existing memos.
• To use SOG to detect, dispatch, monitor, and document roadway incidents.
• To confer with partners (highway patrol, Service Patrols, Local Law Enforcement, Fire Rescue, etc.) as well as adjacent Traffic Management Centers or other Regions to coordinate resources for incidents that may affect regional travel.
• To dispatch Service Patrols and assists Service Patrols with other tasks, such as phone calls, etc.
• To perform other duties as assigned.

One Contractor needed for afternoon shift:
• Wednesday at 4:30 P.M. until Midnight
• Thursday evening at 2:00 P.M. until Midnight
• Friday evening at 2:00 P.M until Midnight
• Saturday evening 2:00 P.M. until Midnight

Required / Desired Skills
• Microsoft Access Required - 1 Years
• Customer Service Required - 1 Years
• Data Entry Required - 1 Years
• Emailing Required - 1 Years
• Microsoft Excel Required - 1 Years
• Microsoft Word Required - 1 Years
• Multi Line Phone System Required - 1 Years
• Printing and Copying Required - 1 Years
• Experience as TMC Technician or direct comparable experience Required - 1 Years
• Typing Required - 1 Years
• Good communication skills -oral, writing, clear communication over radio, dispatch experience Required - 1 Years