Posting Date

10/14/25

Application Deadline

10/21/25

Pay Range

$21.75 - $33.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Transportation

About the Position

The Sign Technician provides the safe and efficient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic through the installation and maintenance of traffic control signing and recording the required documentation of those traffic control devices.

About Us

We value your time. The time with your family. The time you spend on the road. And the time you spend making a difference. At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), we provide connections that improve people's lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees, we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind. Are you interested in contributing to the community in which you work, live, and play? Then, join our team and help us build connections.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• One year of experience in striping, sign installation, road marking, or other related experience in traffic signals and traffic control, or two years of experience in roadway construction

• High school diploma or GED 

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain an American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Flagging certification within six months of hire

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire

We Also Value

• For traffic control assignments: Traffic Control Technician and/or experience as a Traffic Control Supervisor

Job Contributions

• Install and maintain traffic control signing consistent with MUTCD standards

• Input all work in real-time using an electronic asset management program

• Assigned a one-ton truck and responsible for following all maintenance/ service requirements

• Operate and maintain various hand tools and power equipment

• Participate in On-Call/Standby with 24-hour response when requested, flooded roadway response, special signing projects, dedications, emergencies, Palo Verde drills, and exercises

• Two-way radio communication with dispatch and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

• Assess and report roadway and traffic control conditions, damage, and flooding

• Other job duties as assigned

Working Conditions

• Exerting 50 - 100 pounds occasionally, 10 - 25 pounds frequently, or up to 10 - 20 pounds constantly

• Incumbent may be subjected to extreme temperatures, wetness/humidity, respiratory hazards, and noise and vibration

• Incumbent may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, workspace restrictions, intense noises, and travel

Machines, tools, equipment, software, and hardware

• Hand tools, landscape tools, post hole digger, auger, jackhammer, wheelbarrow, cement, one-ton sign truck, Cartegraph Asset Management

Protective equipment required

• Safety boots, hard hat, gloves, safety glasses, type II safety vest

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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