Traffic Signal Analyst

Job Description Section: Traffic and Transportation Division: Linear Infrastructure Services Department: Community Infrastructure Initial Reporting Location: Frobisher Job Status: Permanent Position Union Affiliation: CUPE 4705 Inside Unit Hours of Work: 70 hours bi-weekly Shift Work Required: No Range of Pay: Group 14 - $41.00 to $50.31 per hour (subject to review*) The start date will follow the selection process. Main Function Under the general supervision of the Manager of Traffic and Transportation, this position is responsible to manage and optimize the City of Greater Sudbury’s (City) traffic signal and transportation technology systems through operational analysis, signal timing, asset management, project delivery and data-driven decision-making to support the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Objectives 1. Manage and optimize the City's traffic signal, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and transportation technology infrastructure through monitoring, analysis, asset management, maintenance coordination, and continuous operational improvements to support the safe, efficient, and reliable movement of people and goods. 2. Provide technical leadership and project management for traffic signal infrastructure, transportation technology initiatives, and traffic operations planning by delivering engineering solutions, capital projects, stakeholder engagement, technical reviews, and evidence-based recommendations that support the City's transportation objectives. Duties 1. Monitor, evaluate and optimize traffic signal operations, including signal timing, coordination, warrant analyses, operational reviews and special-event timing strategies. 2. Support the operation, maintenance and enhancement of the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), Transit Signal Priority (TSP), Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption (EVP) and other Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). 3. Monitor traffic signal controllers, communication networks, detection systems and central traffic management systems; investigate operational issues and equipment failures and coordinate maintenance activities, repairs and system improvements. 4. Monitor, analyze and report on traffic signal and transportation-network performance, including level of service, delay, queue lengths, travel times, progression quality, system reliability and safety performance. 5. Coordinate traffic signal operations and temporary signal requirements during road construction, lane closures, detours, special events and emergency situations. 6. Design and prepare specifications, cost estimates, contract documents, signal layouts and related engineering documentation for traffic signal infrastructure and traffic-control systems. 7. Act as Project Manager for traffic signal installations, upgrades, replacements and transportation-technology projects. 8. Prepare, administer and oversee traffic signal maintenance contracts, consultant assignments and related procurement activities to ensure compliance with City standards, specifications and service requirements. 9. Maintain the traffic signal asset inventory and support asset-management activities, including condition assessments, lifecycle planning, replacement forecasting, regulatory compliance and capital-project prioritization. 10. Develop, maintain and oversee traffic and transportation data-collection and analysis programs to support signal optimization, operational improvements, infrastructure planning, asset management and capital forecasting. 11. Review development applications, transportation studies, traffic impact studies, capital projects, consultant designs and operational analyses from a traffic-signal and traffic-operations perspective. 12. Evaluate emerging transportation technologies, industry standards, practices and programs and recommend their implementation where they would improve the safety, efficiency or reliability of the transportation network. 13. Investigate complaints and enquiries and pr…

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