For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).
Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.
Key Responsibilities

• Self-Motivated : Maintain organized, clean and safe work environment. Demonstrate dependability regarding attendance and punctuality.
• Traffic Management : Traffic controllers are responsible for directing the flow of traffic, ensuring that vehicles move smoothly and safely. They may use hand signals, flags, cones, or electronic devices like traffic lights to regulate traffic.
• Safety : Ensuring the safety of all road users, including drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and construction workers, is a top priority. Traffic controllers must be vigilant and take immediate action to prevent accidents and hazards.
• Communication : Effectively communicate with drivers and pedestrians through hand signals, verbal instructions, or electronic message boards. Clear and concise communication is essential to convey directions and warnings.
• Sign Placement : Set up and maintain road signs, barricades, cones, and other traffic control devices to guide drivers and pedestrians. Ensure that these signs are properly placed and visible.
• Traffic Flow Coordination : Coordinate traffic flow during events, construction, or emergencies. Implement detours and alternate routes as necessary to minimize disruptions.
• Construction Zones : In construction areas, traffic controllers help manage traffic patterns, detours, and lane closures. They ensure that workers are protected and that traffic flows as smoothly as possible.
• Pedestrian Safety : Safeguard pedestrians by directing them to designated crosswalks, controlling traffic when they are crossing, and providing assistance to individuals with mobility challenges.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Record Keeping : Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel. Maintain records of traffic incidents, accidents, and any unusual occurrences. This documentation may be important for future reference and analysis.
• Training : Traffic controllers may receive training in safety procedures, first aid, and proper traffic control techniques to ensure they can effectively perform their duties.
• Equipment Maintenance : Regularly inspect and maintain traffic control equipment, such as signs, cones, and barriers, to ensure they are in good working condition.
• Stay Informed : Stay informed about local traffic regulations, road closures, and any special events or conditions that may affect traffic. This information is crucial for making informed decisions while managing traffic.
• Calm and Professional Demeanor : Maintain a calm and professional demeanor, even in high-stress situations. This helps instill confidence in drivers and pedestrians and promotes a safe traffic environment.
• Adaptability : Be adaptable and able to make quick decisions based on changing traffic conditions or emergencies.

Qualifications

• Able to pass pre-employment drug screen and Background check
• Employee must either hold an ATTSA flagger/technician/supervisor certification or be willing to take test immediately
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to work
• Have reliable communication to receive work schedule
• Be able to work in all weather conditions and tolerate varying climates of heat, cold, and rain
• Be able to stand throughout your entire shift, hand and arm movement is required
• Be able to lift 50 pounds
• Traffic control experience recommended.

Benefits/Culture
Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers' confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program
• Paid Vacation
• Servant Leadership Training
• Uniforms and PPE provided

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.