This position will be filled based on previous experience as an engineering student intern. The entry salary is posted above, with year-two rate of $ 2 1.91 per hour and year-three rate of $23.44 per hour.
Job Location: Willow Springs Regional Office
The traffic intern d uties may range from technician-level to entry-level professional depending on student knowledge, skills, and abilities. Reviews work relating to roadway access, traffic handling, and excavation proposed on department right of way, and performs inspections of projects to ensure compliance with specifications set forth in permits. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.
What you’ll do:
- Reviews work zone requests for work zone activity’s impact to traffic and the community.
- Determines traffic volume on roadways and codes data for computer processing and provides recommendations.
- Attends meetings with contractors, developers, governmental entities, individuals, and utility companies to explain procedures and department policies on granting permits.
- May issue permits; assists in the review, preparation, documentation, and inspection of permit activities.
- Performs initial field site reviews by documenting existing conditions using photo logs and video.
- Attends field inspections of projects and work zones and performs measurements of traffic control devices to ensure compliance with departmental standards.
- Performs routine monitoring of field traffic devices such as signs, signals, and roadway marking, with limited decision-making capabilities.
- Interacts with internal and external customers in order to answer traffic-related questions, respond to complaints and
requests, or to discuss traffic control ordinances, plans, policies, and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor’s or post-bachelor’s degree program; for engineering candidates, program must be ABET-accredited.
- Must possess, and maintain, an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher out of 4.0.
- Must have completed at least 30 credit hours.
Special working conditions and job characteristics:
- Job requires exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristic in the environment.
More reasons to love this position:
MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a pension plan, paid leave and holidays, health insurance coverage and educational assistance. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator . This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees.
At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT’s future and yours. If you’re looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. CLICK HERE to view our mission, values, and tangible results.
If you have questions about this position, please contact: sehr@modot.mo.gov
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