Transportation Technician

Job Title: Transportation Technician (2nd Shift 3 Days per week)
Location: Nashville, TN 37209 (100% Onsite from Day 1)
Duration: 3+ Months Contract (With a possible extension)
Job Description:
Wed 4:30 PM (Tue) 1:30 PM - 10:30 PM & (Wed - Fri) 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Responsibilities:
The candidate must monitor the traffic movement and monitor roadways including detecting, confirming, updating, and responding to scheduled and unscheduled traffic incidents, congestion, and travel time imbalances.
Required Skills:
Entry 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 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.
To confer with partners (highway patrol, Service Patrols, Local Law Enforcement, Fire Rescue, etc.) as well as adjacent Traffic Management Centers or other Customer 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.