Traffic Counting Clerk (Clerk 2) (Temporary)

Job description

Competition # : 48443 Department: Public Works: Location: HALIFAX: Type of Employment: Temporary: Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG: Closing Date: ​28-Apr-26 ​ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us: The Traffic and Road Safety Engineering team of the Department of Public Works develops and ensures comprehensive standards, policies, procedures, and programs are in place to mitigate injury and collisions on Nova Scotia's highways. Our team is comprised of professional staff who develop and manage various policies and programs, collect collision and traffic census data, conduct engineering studies and analysis, and impact traffic control devices, legislation, and regulations. About Our Opportunity: Reporting to the Manager of Traffic and Road Safety Engineering and working under the general direction of the Traffic Engineering Technician, the Traffic Counting Clerk assists with the annual Traffic Count Program by placing and maintaining portable electronic traffic counters on the roads across the province in pre-determined areas/locations. The Clerk also collects and edits traffic count data from the traffic counters and performs start up and repair of traffic cou...