What are the responsibilities and job description for the INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN position at Branch Civil?
Branch is searching for an Incident Response Technician to join our well-established, growing company. The Incident Response Technician assists with roadway incident response operations by supporting traffic control, debris removal, and basic emergency maintenance activities. Working under the direction of the Incident Response Foreman, this role promotes safety, minimizes traffic disruption, and contributes to the safe restoration of normal roadway conditions.
- Assist with deployment and adjustment of traffic control devices.
- Clear minor roadway hazards and debris.
- Support minor emergency repairs including patching and guardrail resets.
- Maintain response vehicles, equipment, and safety tools in operational readiness.
- Install signage, cones, and barricades per MUTCD and DOT requirements.
- Assist with incident documentation and reporting.
- Actively participate in safety meetings and comply with all policies.
- Maintain awareness of surroundings and communicate hazards immediately.
- Perform equipment inspections and notify Foreman of maintenance needs.
- May perform other related duties as assigned.
- Direct Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) crews and subcontractor needed
- May act as lead or coordinator of Incident Response in lieu of foreman/manager
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High school diploma or equivalent.
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Ability to communicate clearly and follow instructions under time-sensitive conditions.
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Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
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Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-outs.
Frequent travel around job sites and assigned territory.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
This is a full-time position which will typically involve 40 hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early/late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.
It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.