TrafficManagementSpecialist

### **Job Description** **Overview** We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a **Traffic Management Specialist** to join our team in **Charlotte, NC.** This role will manage traffic congestion on roadways throughout the state and respond to planned and unplanned traffic incidents including road work, vehicle crashes, and major adverse weather. As a Traffic Management Specialist (TMS), you will use an array of technologies to monitor and detect traffic incidents, to prevent and resolve traffic impacts, and to interface with emergency responders and the traveling public. Successful TMS are complex problem-solvers and dedicated public servants. **Interested candidates must be able to work second shift (1:15PM – 9:45PM).** There will be a five-week training period. The initial 2 weeks of training will be from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM in Raleigh, Monday through Friday, transitioning to Charlotte on the 3rd week of training. Due to the nature of our industry, candidates must be willing to work weekends and holidays as needed. **Your role** * Manages traffic congestion, planned events and unplanned incidents in a Traffic Operations Center and provides data entry and QA/QC for information in the State DOT Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) or Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS). * Typically works under supervision but must be capable of directing his/her own work, implementing response plans as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and coordinating with personnel outside the facility. * Monitors congestion and incident information using various tools including ATMS and ATIS, EM radio traffic, CAD feeds and traffic reports from local media partners for incidents. * Creates identified incident in ATMS, notifies appropriate personnel, and provides additional responses as required. * Actively reviews or implements traffic management using tools such as ATMS, ATIS, DMS/CMS, Ramp Metering, 511 floodgates, and develops alternate route provisions when an incid