Core Traffic Control- Traffic Controller

Traffic Controller

Full Time Annual Salary = $70,000 to $80, 000

Tasks and duties

• Coordinating, setting up, managing and removing traffic control.
• Directing traffic around areas of disruption, such as roadworks, accidents, building sites and planned maintenance.
• Directing pedestrians to maintain safety around changed vehicle and road conditions.
• Communicating via two-way radio with other road traffic team members, emergency response teams and construction workers to give and receive updates on traffic and conditions.
• Operating road signs, such as a Stop/Slow bat, and using hand signals to direct flow of traffic and pedestrians.
• Explaining operations and answering driver and pedestrian questions.
• Taking directions from supervisor, traffic authority workers, construction project managers, police officers, paramedics, firefighters, auditors and government officials.
• Setting up and taking down temporary road signs.

Traffic Controllers work outdoors in all kinds of weather. They are required to have good communication and sequential planning skills.