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DES MOINES WATER WORKS Traffic Control Specialist in DES MOINES, Iowa
Under the direction of the Water Distribution Supervisor, sets up, manages and removes temporary traffic control devices for work zones. The job requires regular physical manual effort, regardless of weather conditions. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: *MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: *
- Sets up, maintains, and removes temporary work zones for construction sites, including warning signs, traffic cones, stop/slow paddles, and general barricades.
- Communicates with coworkers to ensure that vehicles and pedestrians do not interfere with or pose a danger to employees or the public.
- Maintains traffic control devices in all assigned work zones and reports any problems.
- Responsible for understanding general workflow patterns in work zones and ensuring proper protocol and traffic requirements are followed and discussed with crew leader/supervisor.
- Assists in the placement, movement and dismantling of signs, barricades, cones, and other traffic control devices.
- Performs traffic control flagging, using sign, hand, and flag signals.
- Informs crew when approaching vehicle fails to heed signals to prevent accident and injury to workers.
- Informs drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
- Repairs traffic control devices
- Operates company vehicles and other work equipment as required.
- Performs duties of a similar nature.