Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is a full-service electrical and low voltage contractor located in Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah. CECM remains within the Commonwealth family, so you’ll continue to benefit from the same company culture, support systems, and commitment to excellence that have defined us for decades.

With a Commitment to Excellence, Commonwealth uses a combination of disciplines, expertise, and our four core values (Customers, Employees, Character, and Mastery) to serve our customers with the highest quality of work. We employ hundreds of skilled employees nationwide, so if you are interested in becoming part of our team, keep on reading!

Position Summary: Traffic signal technicians possess the skills and knowledge to erect structures, develop special circuits and/or sequencers to enhance signal operations, install control devices, and work with computerized communication cables. Their work may also include installing street and highway lighting, including lights under and over bridges, lights on the sign structures and the high mast towers around many intersections.

Primary Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Set up and use of cones, barricades, flashers, signs and related devices to control and maintain traffic flow
• Understand the proper use and care of tools and equipment, including trenchers, diggers, backhoes, air compressors, trucks, loaders, hand and power tools and meters and test equipment
• Install foundations and bases for cabinets and poles
• Learn concrete work and loop sawing
• Gain experience with trenching, boring, utility location, and conduit installation
• Install and align poles, mast arms, signal heads, highway lighting equipment, signs, switches, controllers and related equipment
• Set up programming of controllers
• Wire and cable pulling for electrical and communication applications
• Splicing, coding, and grounding of conductors
• Wiring of signal heads, luminaries, cabinets, etc.
• Install span wire, down guys, etc.
• Plan and layout work from print, diagrams or staking sheets
• General maintenance and repair of existing systems
• Repairs and installation of temporary systems and components

Required Qualifications:

Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other status covered under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.