Location: New York,NY, USA
Job Description
Traffic Control & Engineering is actively seeking 4 highly skilled and qualified candidates to join our team as Traffic Device Maintainers (TDMs). The responsibilities for TDMs include preparing, installing, maintaining, and repairing various traffic control devices such as signs, stanchions, supports, pavement markers, bus stop informational signs, citywide bus stop regulation signs, and traffic counters. Additional duties involve operating, maintaining, and making minor adjustments to a broad range of motor vehicles and equipment, including marking machines, air compressors, pavement breakers, snowplows, and other essential field and shop tools. TDMs will be required to perform manual labor in loading and unloading trucks, the placement of traffic devices, work at varying heights, climb and work from ladders, and work in tower and bucket trucks. Assignments may include removing traffic obstructions and operating motor vehicles. TDMs may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts in various weather conditions, including inclement weather. Other operational duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to support the city's infrastructure and traffic management initiatives. These positions require compliance with all agency safety rules and regulations to ensure a secure work environment, including the proper use and wearing of safety equipment and gear on work sites. Effective communication and collaborative skills are essential, along with a commitment to continuous professional development. This is a dynamic opportunity to significantly contribute to enhancing safety, accessibility, and mobility across New York City.
Traffic Control & Engineering is responsible for administration, engineering and operations related to the installation, manufacturing, maintenance and removal of signs, flexible bollards, moveable barriers, in-house traffic sign production and other traffic control devices. The office draws on the expertise and talents of engineers, sign designers, planners, inspectors, IT experts, analysts and others to help the agency achieve Vision Zero and other city goals.
The Department of Transportations (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment. Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working and doing business in New York City. The Divisions responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Preferred Skills
1. Preference will be given to candidates holding an unrestricted Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL).
2. Candidates should demonstrate advanced proficiency with mechanical and electrical tools, power devices, and related equipment, as well as possess basic computer skills.
3. Must be capable of working effectively in various weather conditions, including inclement weather.
Work Location:
NYC All Boroughs
Hours/Shift:
40 hours per week / To Be Determined
To Apply
All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:
Current employees please log on into Employee Self Service at and follow the Careers Link and search for Job ID # 647123
All other applicants, go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for Job ID # 647123
No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
Most public libraries have computers available for use.
Note: New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval.
For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot
Qualifications
1. Two years of full-time satisfactory experience using hand and/or power tools to assemble, repair, maintain and/or install mechanical and/or electrical devices; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above; or
3. Graduation from an approved four-year trade, technical or vocational high school with a mechanical or electrical major; or
4. At least one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above plus sufficient training in the mechanical or electrical field acquired in an approved trade, technical or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of such training.
Driver License Requirement: At the time of appointment, eligibles must possess a valid Class B Commercial Driver License (CDL) with no restrictions valid in the State of New York or a Class B Learners Permit. Serious moving violations, license suspension or accident record may disqualify. Appointees with a Class B Learners permit who do not obtain their Class B CDL with no restrictions by the end of the probationary period will be terminated. This Class B Commercial Drivers License with no restrictions must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.