Traffic Count Technician: Center for Transportation Research - UTK

University of Tennessee · United States

This position supports the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) by conducting field-based transportation data collection and documentation for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counting program. Work is performed in accordance with established TDOT procedures and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) guidelines. Primary responsibilities include deploying and retrieving traffic-counting equipment (primarily pneumatic tube counter/classifiers), downloading and transmitting traffic volume data, performing routine equipment maintenance and inventory monitoring, and completing required logs, documentation, and data entry to support TDOT program deliverables.

This position works under general supervision from both TDOT and CTR. Position holders regularly perform independent fieldwork, work year-round in a variety of weather conditions, and travel statewide with frequent overnight stays.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

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The Traffic Count Technician supports the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) research activities by conducting on-site traffic counts, maintaining counter equipment, and reporting data to CTR’s sponsor. Requires frequent travel in a sponsor-provided vehicle, work year-round in a variety of weather conditions, and travel statewide with frequent overnight stays.

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