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About the Role
The Inspector will perform tasks of moderate difficulty in the specialized fields of traffic control and engineering, assisting higher-level staff in transportation studies and citywide traffic programs. The role involves reviewing, creating, and modifying Street Name Sign (SNS) work orders, performing field inspections, and conducting quality control reviews of contractor installations.
Responsibilities
- Review, create, and modify Street Name Sign (SNS) work orders in the Sign Information Management System (SIMS), ensuring accuracy of sign legends, arrow orientation, dimensions, mounting configurations, and location data.
- Perform field inspections to verify existing conditions, sign supports, and installation feasibility prior to issuing or revising work orders.
- Conduct quality control reviews of contractor installations using field photographs and Cyclomedia imagery to confirm compliance with NYC DOT standards.
- Identify and correct discrepancies in layout, panel sizing, font usage, arrow direction, and mounting types before fabrication and installation.
- Review contractor completion packages for accuracy prior to payment approval.
- Assist in coordinating with borough engineering offices, contractors, and sign shop personnel to resolve field conflicts and clarify installation requirements.
- Track and monitor work order status to prevent duplication, unnecessary fabrication, or premature job closure.
- Assist in managing high-volume sign replacement initiatives, including borough-wide replacements, commemorative installations, and capital project adjustments.
- Assist in maintaining thorough documentation of field conditions and determinations to support contract compliance and audit reviews.
- Support emergency and priority sign replacements as needed.
- Work collaboratively and inclusively, seeking to cultivate continued professional development and effectively communicate with all stakeholders.
Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, planning or mathematics or one of the physical sciences.
- High school diploma or its educational equivalent and 4 years of full-time experience performing technical work on traffic programs and citywide transportation studies.
- Education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
Skills
- Traffic control
- Engineering
- Street Name Sign (SNS) work order management
- Sign Information Management System (SIMS)
- Field inspection
- Quality control
- Documentation
- Communication
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- High School Diploma
Salary/Compensations
- USD 57323 - USD 84334
About the Company
- Traffic Control & Engineering is responsible for operational and administrative tasks related to installation, maintenance and removal of signs, flexible bollards, moveable barriers, in-house traffic sign production and other traffic control devices.
- The office draws on the expertise and talents of engineers, sign designers, planners, inspectors, IT experts, analysts and others to help the agency achieve Vision Zero and other city goals.
- The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents.
- Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working and doing business in New York City.
- The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Equal Opportunity
- DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.
- The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.