Who Are We?
The City of Moline is a welcoming, hardworking community located along the Mississippi River in the heart of the Quad Cities. With a population of just over 42,000, Moline offers the perfect mix of small-town feel and big-city convenience.
As a full-service city, we’re here to provide great services, support local growth, and make Moline a great place to live, work, and visit. We’re proud of our team and the work we do to keep our city running smoothly.
When you join the City of Moline, you become part of a group that values making a difference in the community. We’re all about doing good work and helping each other succeed.

How You’ll Contribute
As a Traffic Operations Coordinator, you will support the safe and efficient movement of people throughout the City by installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing traffic control systems, street lighting, and related electrical equipment. You will apply your technical expertise to interpret plans and specifications, locate underground electrical facilities, and perform complex electrical work with a high degree of independence and accuracy. Your role includes documenting maintenance activities, developing cost estimates, providing technical guidance on repairs and projects, and collaborating with contractors, vendors, and partner agencies to improve system performance and safety. Through this work, you will play a key role in maintaining reliable infrastructure that directly impacts public safety and daily travel for the community.

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair traffic control systems, street lighting, and related electrical equipment.
• Perform journeyman-level electrical work using technical specifications, schematics, and construction drawings.
• Locate and identify underground electrical facilities prior to excavation and construction activities.
• Install and maintain transformers, relay boxes, control panels, solid-state controllers, and associated equipment.
• Document all repairs, maintenance activities, and preventive maintenance in accordance with City procedures.
• Provide technical direction and assistance on complex repair work, including support for investigations, depositions, and testimony when required.
• Assist with the preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for new construction, system modifications, safety improvements, and repairs.
• Collaborate with representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation, contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers to resolve technical issues and improve system efficiency.
• Instruct, inspect, and assist outside contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards, specifications, and operational requirements.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and inventory necessary to support electrical and traffic system operations.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provide technical input and support during emergency response situations involving traffic signals or street lighting.
• Participate in preventive maintenance programs to extend the life and reliability of traffic and electrical systems.
• Assist with maintaining accurate parts inventories and supporting budget preparation for equipment and materials.
• Support training and knowledge-sharing with coworkers on equipment, procedures, and safety practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable electrical codes, safety standards, and City policies.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, engineers, contractors, and the public regarding work activities and system impacts.
• Participate in litigation support activities, including providing technical information and testimony when required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of traffic control systems, street lighting, electrical theory, solid-state controllers, and applicable operating policies and procedures.
• Strong skill in performing journeyman-level electrical work using standard practices, tools, materials, and equipment in the electrical trade.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply plans, blueprints, schematics, technical specifications, and construction drawings.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code and related safety regulations, with the ability to apply them in field operations.
• Skill in troubleshooting complex electrical systems and determining effective repair methods using independent judgment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, contractors, engineers, and the public, both verbally and in writing.
• Skill in preparing accurate documentation, reports, cost estimates, and maintaining maintenance and inventory records.
• Ability to work safely under varied conditions, perform physically demanding tasks, and manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Completion of a four (4) year accredited apprenticeship or vocational training program in electrical systems and a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a journeyman electrician; or
• Possession of a passing score on a Master Electrician examination administered by Prometric, the International Code Council (ICC) National Contractor Trades Examination Program, or another state-recognized authority and a minimum of nine (9) years of experience as an electrician; or
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Illinois Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-B) with air brakes endorsement, or equivalent, within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to obtain and maintain all required licenses and certifications necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

The Traffic Operations Coordinator regularly performs work in the field and is required to talk and hear; frequently walk, stand, sit, and use hands and fingers to handle tools and make fine adjustments; reach with hands and arms; and climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The position frequently involves lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work is performed both indoors and outdoors under varied and sometimes extreme weather conditions, with frequent exposure to electrical hazards, traffic, heights, and other potentially hazardous environments.

AFSCME employees shall live within a 20-mile radius from the City’s Emergency Center, located at 1630 8th Avenue in Moline, within 180 days of hire.

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