Technician III (Finance)
TransCore (TCI), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a skilled Technician III to join our team in the Miramar, FL location.
Job Summary: This position performs field on-site servicing, repair, troubleshooting and/or installation of streetlighting and ITS devices / components. This job may include any aspect of field support and installation, and is not limited to electrical, data, and fiber optic cable installation; conduit and pull box installation or as required.
The position requires alternating weekends, evening on-call status and paid standby time. The selected candidate must reside in the location for the assigned area to comply with contract response time requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Work independently with minimum supervision.
- Complete reports, logs and performs shift-to-shift communications in accordance with established policies, procedures and local practice.
- Install ITS equipment including but not limited to cameras, detectors, controller cabinets, traffic intersection equipment, wireless radio communications.
- Install Street Lighting equipment including but not limited to luminaires, high mast lighting, pendant lighting, navigational lighting, street lighting.
- Knowledge of ITS System through the SunGuide System.
- Knowledge of lighting systems.
- Familiar with fiber optics installation procedures, splicing testing and installation.
- Install electrical conductor, data conductor, and fiber optic cable.
- Install pull boxes, conduit, and any required underground infrastructure.
- Connect conductors to equipment to make equipment work correctly.
- Connect electrical conductors to power services to energize equipment.
- Test devices to ensure they work correctly.
- Prepare logs to keep track of field conditions and installation activities.
- Respond to corrective maintenance requests or alarms within an acceptable time frame.
- Diagnose and repair hardware, software, and system issues.
- Report technical status of system with accuracy and completeness.
- Restore equipment to operational status as quickly as possible.
- Isolate faults to boar, module, or component level.
- Field test of units and/or components.
- Familiar with traffic signal systems including device replacement and troubleshooting.
- On call for non-standard business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements and Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required, supplemented by vocational/technical training which includes an electrical apprenticeship. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
- ITS experience and/or training as a journeyman electrician or electrical inspector.
- Currently have and successfully maintain an active, valid driver's license.
- Must successfully complete required background / drug screening that TransCore initiates as part of the hiring process; additionally, successfully complete a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and State Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) background screen when required by project.
- Must be able to comply with the contract response time requirements. The current contract response time requirement for all call outs including emergency and/or critical repairs is 2 hours.
- Advance Network understanding.
- Traffic Signal troubleshooting and replacement of major components
- Ramp Metering and Warning Gates understanding
- Able and willing to be on call for non-standard business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Strong background in ITS Troubleshooting
- Understanding of MIMS software and inventory system
- Ability to act as a lead in field task and provide updates to management.
- Experience in operating bucket Trucks
- MOT Certified
- CDL License
Physical Demands/Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to poke, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions and moving traffic.
