Signs & Markings Technician I-II

This position will remain open continuously until filled.  

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication.  We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community 
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Designs, fabricates, installs, repairs and provides preventative maintenance activities for traffic control devices, including, but not limited to: construction signs, barricades, regulatory signs, warning signs, guide signs, school areas, grade crossings and pavement markings.

• Performs work zone layout, set up and places guide markers for painting street markings and installs pavement markings such as crosswalks, street symbols, lane lines, parking lot and curb lines. Performs pre-and post-trip inspections on equipment.

• Implements sign and markings work orders.

• Installs and operates traffic counters and performs manual traffic counts.

• Schedules underground utility locates.

• Assists with training of temporary personnel.

• Shares after hours on-call duty on a rotating schedule. Responds to after-hours calls for service and performs emergency and after-hours operations. 

• May operate sweepers, loaders, dump trucks and participate in roadway maintenance.

• May perform traffic asset locates.

• May schedule underground utility locates and coordination of electrical and fiber asset locates.

• This position is part of the Town’s snow removal program. Will have scheduled on-call responsibilities through the winter months to remove snow using a 4-wheel drive pickup and/or heavy equipment. Snow removal shifts are typically 12 hours.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education:  High School Diploma or GED equivalent 

Experience:

Signs & Markings Technician I: Twelve (12) months of field experience with traffic control devices; or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience

Signs & Markings Technician II: Three (3) years of field experience with traffic control devices; or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience
 
Licenses and/or Certifications Required: 

• Valid Driver's license; a Class B Commercial Driver’s License is preferred or the ability to obtain within six (6) months from date of hire
• Level I Signs & Markings certification through I.M.S.A. required, or ability to obtain within one year of hire, as coursework and testing is made available
• American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Traffic Control Technician required; or ability to obtain within 1 year

• Some knowledge or ability to obtain of the MUTCD manual is required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Familiarity and ability to learn how to properly and safely operate and use tools and equipment that require a high degree of dexterity, the use of protective equipment and exposure to machinery and its moving parts.  

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

• Ability to distinguish between shades of colors and to visually inspect sites.

• Ability to work a rotating on-call schedule which requires after hours’ response.

• Ability to work effectively and complete and assign tasks in a timely manner.

• Ability to perform a variety of semi-skilled tasks in repair, maintenance, installation of all traffic control devices.

• Ability to drive a vehicle and to operate trucks and equipment safely.

• Ability to follow written and oral directions.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships. 

Physical Demands:

• Moderate to heavy physical work to include lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of up to 75 pounds 
• Frequent performance of activities requiring a full range of body movement including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling/bending, crouching, crawling, and/or twisting  
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate tools and electrical equipment as well as for driving equipment and vehicles
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

• Ability to perform activities that require considerable muscular exertion and/or physical strain, as well as continuous mental and/or visual demand where the flow of work is repetitive or duties are diverse and/or hazardous and requires continuous alertness and/or activity 

Work Environment:

• Works both indoors in the shop and outdoors to perform duties, potentially in any weather and environmental conditions, including possible exposure to extreme weather conditions, dust, dirt, heat, cold, fumes, gases, odors, noise, wetness and humidity

Equipment Used:

• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment