Job Summary

AECOM is searching for ITS Professional to support projects in Phoenix, Arizona.

AECOM believes infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

AECOM’s clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. AECOM is one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Serves as lead engineer on mid- to large size projects.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff’s specific area of expertise.
• Approves and signs off on work.
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participates in development of technical proposals.
• Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS + (Eight) 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering;
• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• Certificates : Arizona PE required.
• Knowledge/Experience: ITS Design; Traffic Signal Systems; Systems Engineering; Computer Aided Design (CAD) ; Signal Optimization ( Synchro);
• Technical Skills: Microstation, AutoCAD, Microsoft Suite;
• Valid driver’s license;
• Knowledge of emerging technologies such as Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles (CA/AV);
• Simulation modeling using VISSIM;
• Experience with development of ITS planning and architecture development;
• Active participation in industry organizations;
• Excellent written, verbal and organizational skills

• High school diploma or GED 

Experience:

• One year of traffic control, traffic operations experience, including installation and maintenance of traffic control devices 
• One year of road maintenance, construction, or landscaping experience

 Other Requirements: 

• Must possess or the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver’s license and have an acceptable driving record by the time of hire.

MCDOT’s Preferred Candidate has:

• American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Flagging, Traffic Control Technician, and Traffic Control Supervisor

Essential Job Tasks

• Operates and maintains two-way radio communication and traffic control equipment, i.e., sandbagger, forklift, and skip loader        
• Responds to and documents all emergency calls received
• Completes daily written reports and enters information into Cartegraph Asset Management System
• Sets-up, cleans, and maintains traffic control devices for lane closures, road closures, detours, by-passes, and shoulder work in County work zones following the MCDOT Traffic Control Manual, designed traffic control plans, and the MUTCD
• Participates in mandatory overtime (on-call and 24-hour standby) for emergency response for regional events and annual Palo Verde exercises
• Provides flagging for work zones using STOP/SLOW paddle and hand-held radios
• Performs and documents pre-trip/post-trip inspections on all assigned equipment
• Inspects barricades, lights, signs, sandbags, and sign spacing daily to ensure proper traffic control set-ups
• Notifies dispatcher of traffic control set-ups when in process and upon completion and reports any signs that need to be replaced or changed
• Provides traffic control set-ups for special events throughout Maricopa County as needed
• Installs and programs message boards and speed monitors at traffic control set-ups