Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities.

The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.

Who We're Looking For If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:

• Creative problem solver
• Proactive self-starter
• Life-long learner
• Strong team player
• Passionate about excellent customer service
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Effective communicator
• Desire to impart knowledge to others
• "Early adopter" of new technologies

What You'll Be Doing Under direct supervision of the Senior Traffic Technician in the Public Works and Capital Projects Department, an employee in this position will assist with the daily operations and maintenance of traffic signals throughout the Town of Leesburg, investigate and report signal/traffic related issues, help review and resolve citizen complaints regarding traffic, and data collection. This position requires working outside in all types of weather conditions, direct contact with Town citizens, and working safely with vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Required Qualifications

Traffic Technician I:

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience performing a variety of skilled trades and/or maintenance work, or equivalent combination of accepted education, training and experience.
• Possession of a valid drivers license and a safe driving record.
• IMSA Work Zone Traffic Control within one (1) year of employment.
• Level I IMSA Traffic Signal Technician Certification within one (1) year of employment.
• Is considered essential personnel and must be available for on-call emergency response as needed outside of normal working hours within 1.5 hours, including but not limited to rotating on-call shifts or for inclement weather conditions.

Traffic Technician II:

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in traffic signal maintenance and repairs or equivalent combination of accepted education, training and experience.
• Minimum of four (4) years of holding valid Level 2 IMSA Traffic Signal Field Technician Certification.
• IMSA Work Zone Traffic Control.
• Possession of a valid drivers license and a safe driving record.
• Is considered essential personnel and must be available for on-call emergency response as needed outside of normal working hours within 1.5 hours, including but not limited to rotating on-call shifts or for inclement weather conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

Traffic Technician I:

• Technical school or college courses in Electrical Technologies, such as Computer Science, Computer Applications or other technology-based education relating to traffic signal operations/maintenance.
• Experience in traffic control work.
• Understanding of traffic signal utility installations and roadway construction.
• Commercial Drivers License or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Traffic Technician II:

• Technical school or college courses in Electrical Technologies, such as Computer Science, Computer Applications or other Technology-based education relating to Traffic Signal operations/maint nance.
• Signal related certifications (CMU, Video Detection, Pre-Emption and/or Fiber).
• Experience in traffic signal design.
• Understanding of traffic signals, utility installations and roadway construction.
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience in signal or utility construction.
• Possession of a valid Commercial Driver's License.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Compensation and Benefits The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow one's career, all while making a significant impact on the operations and quality of life in a thriving community. The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's*Employee Benefitspage.*

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