Traffic Controller Full Time Annual Salary = $70,000 to $80, 000 Tasks and duties Coordinating, setting up, managing and removing traffic control. Directing traffic around areas of disruption, such as roadworks, accidents, building sites and planned maintenance. Directing pedestrians to maintain safety around changed vehicle and road conditions. Communicating via two-way radio with other road traffic team members, emergency response teams and construction workers to give and receive updates on traffic and conditions. Operating road signs, such as a Stop/Slow bat, and using hand signals to direct flow of traffic and pedestrians. Explaining operations and answering driver and pedestrian questions. Taking directions from supervisor, traffic authority workers, construction project managers, police officers, paramedics, firefighters, auditors and government officials. Setting up and taking down temporary road signs. Traffic Controllers work outdoors in all kinds of weather. They are required to have good communication and sequential planning skills.
