City Traffic Engineer
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We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate.
We need to preserve all substantive information: salary range, expected hiring range, description of duties, distinguishing characteristics, supervision, essential duties list, experience & training, license, minimum qualifications (knowledge and ability), working conditions, benefits info (vacation, holidays, sick leave, retirement, wellness program, direct deposit, insurance, deferred compensation, bilingual stipend, overtime compensation, mileage pay, social security, etc). Also mention business hours, union, executive employees, probation period, etc. But we need to decide which sections to create.
We have headings allowed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to map content accordingly.
Pay: salary range and expected hiring range.
Schedule: business hours (Normal operating hours 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday – Thursday. CLOSED on Friday.) Also maybe mention occasional overtime, weekend work rare.
Benefits: list of benefits: vacation, holidays, sick leave, retirement, wellness program, direct deposit, insurance, deferred compensation, bilingual stipend, overtime compensation, mileage pay, social security (Medicare), etc. Also mention probation period? That's not a benefit but maybe under Requirements? Could be under Qualifications? Probably not needed.
Responsibilities: essential duties list.
Requirements: maybe experience & training, license, minimum qualifications knowledge/abilities.
Qualifications: maybe distinguishing characteristics, supervision received/exercised? Or we could combine.
But we must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has real content.
We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, etc. Also remove application instructions, supplemental questions, etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information; but we can condense into lists.
Let's extract key info:
Salary: full range $70.93 to $90.52. Expected hiring range $70.93 to $78.20.
Responsibilities/Duties: list from "Examples Of Essential Duties". We'll capture each bullet.
Distinguishing characteristics: management level classification, etc.
Supervision: receives direct administrative direction from City Engineer under general administrative oversight from Director of Public Works. Exercises direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, maintenance, and clerical staff.
Experience & Training: Five years experience in professional transportation/traffic engineering including some experience in responsible administrative/management capacity. Education: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or related field. License: valid Certificate of Registration as professional civil engineer or professional traffic engineer in CA. Valid CA driver's license by time of appointment.
Minimum Qualifications Knowledge: list many items.
Ability: list many items.
Working Conditions: physical and mental requirements, environmental, etc.
Benefits: list as described.
Schedule: business hours, occasional overtime, weekend work rare.
Also mention union, executive employees, probation period, etc. Those could be under Benefits? Not exactly. Could be under "About the role"? But we have limited headings. Maybe we can include them under "About the role" as prose.
But we must not create headings without content. We can have About the role section with general description: The Traffic Engineer plans, organizes, directs, and participates in development, operation, optimization and maintenance of Citywide streetlights, traffic signal and fiber optic network; assumes responsibility for all transportation planning; responding to public complaints related to traffic operation and safety; and review of development plans as they pertain to City's transportation system. Also mention distinguishing characteristics, supervision, etc. But we might duplicate.
Better: Use About the role for overview, Responsibilities for duties list, Requirements for experience/education/license, Qualifications for knowledge/abilities, Benefits for benefits, Pay for salary, Schedule for hours.
Let's craft.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for Traffic Engineer.
We'll output something like:
About the role
The Traffic Engineer plans, organizes, directs, and participates in the development, operation, optimization and maintenance of the Citywide streetlights, traffic signal and fiber optic network; assumes responsibility for all transportation planning; responds to public complaints related to traffic operation and safety; and reviews development plans as they pertain to the City's transportation system. This is a management-level classification in the Traffic Division, receiving direct administrative direction from the City Engineer under general administrative oversight from the Director of Public Works, and exercising direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, maintenance, and clerical staff.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement division goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
- Plan, program, optimize, and direct all City activities related to transportation planning, traffic engineering, streetlight installation, and traffic signal construction and maintenance; coordinate closely with other City departments and divisions, including the GIS Section.
- Engage with the public to solicit feedback on transportation programs and address concerns and complaints promptly.
- Establish and maintain communication with governmental bodies, private companies, organizations, or individuals to support City objectives and ensure compliance with laws and technical standards related to traffic engineering and maintenance.
- Review development proposals for compliance with traffic engineering standards.
- Review, design, and approve traffic-related plans prepared by consultants or in-house staff.
- Select, train, supervise, and evaluate staff.
- Represent the City in legal matters related to traffic and transportation; coordinate and prepare responses to legal inquiries.
- Develop and maintain a routine maintenance program for traffic control facilities.
- Monitor the performance of current traffic facilities and programs; recommend and support implementation of improvements.
- Oversee and contribute to the development of short- and long-term transportation plans; assess proposals for compliance with City standards.
- Present transportation and traffic engineering information to City Council, commissions, and other groups.
- Recommend vendors and manage contracts related to transportation planning, traffic engineering, and maintenance.
- Prepare and administer the Traffic Division’s operations and capital budget.
- Advise the City Engineer and Director of Public Works on transportation and traffic engineering matters.
- Represent the Department and the City as needed.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Five years of experience in professional transportation and/or traffic engineering including some experience in a responsible administrative or management capacity.
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or a related field.
- Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as a professional civil engineer or professional traffic engineer in the State of California.
- Possession of a valid California driver's license by time of appointment.
Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Land development, particularly as it relates to federal, state, and local laws or regulations and to City procedures affecting transportation and traffic engineering activities.
- Traffic engineering, transportation engineering, civil engineering, and urban planning principles, concepts, and procedures.
- Principles and laws governing public works contract administration, land use, public safety, and land division.
- Design of traffic signals and interconnect systems and application of traffic control devices on street network.
- Comprehensive knowledge of signal preemptions and communications with railroad signals.
- Design of streetlights to provide a safe environment for pedestrians and residents.
- Traffic safety review and implementing solutions.
- Computer software related to transportation systems.
- Geographic Information Systems.
- Practices and procedures of municipal public works department.
- Construction methods and materials.
- Principles of personnel management.
- Budget preparation and administration.
Ability to:
- Clarify City practices and objectives to relevant public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals.
- Interpret complex inter-disciplinary information originating from within the City or from outside public or private sources and formulate a solution if required.
- Understand and apply principles of transportation systems to various unique urban conditions.
- Prepare analytical reports related to budgetary, technical, and evaluative issues.
- Establish and maintain systems necessary for controlling work quality and quantity.
- Establish and sustain effective quality control over transportation and traffic engineering activities.
- Select, train, supervise, and evaluate employees.
- Represent the City, Department, and/or Public Works Director in various meetings.
- Make sound and effective decisions regarding operational and personnel functions.
- Establish and foster strong working relationships with individuals encountered during the course of work.
Benefits
- 15 paid holidays per year.
- Vacation: 80 hours (years one through four) with a maximum accrual of 240 hours.
- Exempt employees accrue 80 hours of administrative leave per year with a maximum accrual of 240 hours.
- Sick leave: 96 hours per year with a maximum accrual of 800 hours (part‑time employees accrue 1 hour per 20 hours worked, max 80 hours).
- Retirement: City is a member of CalPERS; full‑time employees enrolled in New Member (2% @ 62, 7.75% employee contribution) or Classic (2% @ 60, 7% employee contribution) plan; part‑time covered under PARS.
- Wellness program: reimbursement up to $500 per fiscal year for qualified wellness expenses.
- Direct deposit: mandatory for all new employees.
- Insurance: group health, dental/vision, long‑term and short‑term disability, and $50,000 life insurance for full‑time employees; City contributes toward health insurance.
- Deferred compensation: City offers a plan enabling full‑time employees to contribute on a tax‑deferred basis; City matches up to $200 per month.
- Bilingual stipend: eligible employees may receive bilingual pay.
- Overtime compensation: accrued at time‑and‑a‑half for eligible employees for time physically worked in excess of the regular 40‑hour work week.
- Mileage pay: reimbursement for work‑related mileage at a rate consistent with IRS guidelines when using private vehicle on City business.
- Social Security: City does not participate in Social Security; deducts 1.45% for Medicare with matching 1.45% contribution.
Pay
Full salary range: $70.93 to $90.52. Expected hiring range: $70.93 to $78.20.
Schedule
Normal operating hours: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday–Thursday; closed Friday. Occasional overtime may be required; weekend work and travel are rare.
We should ensure no duplicate content, and we omitted some details like union, executive employees, probation period, business hours already covered. Also omitted description of City of Palmdale etc. That's not essential to job? It's substantive but maybe not required. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include that description about Palmdale, its location, population, etc. That is substantive
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive information: salary range, expected hiring range, description of duties, distinguishing characteristics, supervision, essential duties list, experience & training, license, minimum qualifications (knowledge and ability), working conditions, benefits info (vacation, holidays, sick leave, retirement, wellness program, direct deposit, insurance, deferred compensation, bilingual stipend, overtime compensation, mileage pay, social security, etc). Also mention business hours, union, executive employees, probation period, etc. But we need to decide which sections to create. We have headings allowed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content accordingly. Pay: salary range and expected hiring range. Schedule: business hours (Normal operating hours 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday – Thursday. CLOSED on Friday.) Also maybe mention occasional overtime, weekend work rare. Benefits: list of benefits: vacation, holidays, sick leave, retirement, wellness program, direct deposit, insurance, deferred compensation, bilingual stipend, overtime compensation, mileage pay, social security (Medicare), etc. Also mention probation period? That's not a benefit but maybe under Requirements? Could be under Qualifications? Probably not needed. Responsibilities: essential duties list. Requirements: maybe experience & training, license, minimum qualifications knowledge/abilities. Qualifications: maybe distinguishing characteristics, supervision received/exercised? Or we could combine. But we must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has real content. We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO, scam warning, etc. Also remove application instructions, supplemental questions, etc. We need to preserve all substantive information; but we can condense into lists. Let's extract key info: Salary: full range $70.93 to $90.52. Expected hiring range $70.93 to $78.20. Responsibilities/Duties: list from "Examples Of Essential Duties". We'll capture each bullet. Distinguishing characteristics: management level classification, etc. Supervision: receives direct administrative direction from City Engineer under general administrative oversight from Director of Public Works. Exercises direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, maintenance, and clerical staff. Experience & Training: Five years experience in professional transportation/traffic engineering including some experience in responsible administrative/management capacity. Education: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or related field. License: valid Certificate of Registration as professional civil engineer or professional traffic engineer in CA. Valid CA driver's license by time of appointment. Minimum Qualifications Knowledge: list many items. Ability: list many items. Working Conditions: physical and mental requirements, environmental, etc. Benefits: list as described. Schedule: business hours, occasional overtime, weekend work rare. Also mention union, executive employees, probation period, etc. Those could be under Benefits? Not exactly. Could be under "About the role"? But we have limited headings. Maybe we can include them under "About the role" as prose. But we must not create headings without content. We can have About the role section with general description: The Traffic Engineer plans, organizes, directs, and participates in development, operation, optimization and maintenance of Citywide streetlights, traffic signal and fiber optic network; assumes responsibility for all transportation planning; responding to public complaints related to traffic operation and safety; and review of development plans as they pertain to City's transportation system. Also mention distinguishing characteristics, supervision, etc. But we might duplicate. Better: Use About the role for overview, Responsibilities for duties list, Requirements for experience/education/license, Qualifications for knowledge/abilities, Benefits for benefits, Pay for salary, Schedule for hours. Let's craft. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for Traffic Engineer. We'll output something like:
About the role
The Traffic Engineer plans, organizes, directs, and participates in the development, operation, optimization and maintenance of the Citywide streetlights, traffic signal and fiber optic network; assumes responsibility for all transportation planning; responds to public complaints related to traffic operation and safety; and reviews development plans as they pertain to the City's transportation system. This is a management-level classification in the Traffic Division, receiving direct administrative direction from the City Engineer under general administrative oversight from the Director of Public Works, and exercising direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, maintenance, and clerical staff.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement division goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
- Plan, program, optimize, and direct all City activities related to transportation planning, traffic engineering, streetlight installation, and traffic signal construction and maintenance; coordinate closely with other City departments and divisions, including the GIS Section.
- Engage with the public to solicit feedback on transportation programs and address concerns and complaints promptly.
- Establish and maintain communication with governmental bodies, private companies, organizations, or individuals to support City objectives and ensure compliance with laws and technical standards related to traffic engineering and maintenance.
- Review development proposals for compliance with traffic engineering standards.
- Review, design, and approve traffic-related plans prepared by consultants or in-house staff.
- Select, train, supervise, and evaluate staff.
- Represent the City in legal matters related to traffic and transportation; coordinate and prepare responses to legal inquiries.
- Develop and maintain a routine maintenance program for traffic control facilities.
- Monitor the performance of current traffic facilities and programs; recommend and support implementation of improvements.
- Oversee and contribute to the development of short- and long-term transportation plans; assess proposals for compliance with City standards.
- Present transportation and traffic engineering information to City Council, commissions, and other groups.
- Recommend vendors and manage contracts related to transportation planning, traffic engineering, and maintenance.
- Prepare and administer the Traffic Division’s operations and capital budget.
- Advise the City Engineer and Director of Public Works on transportation and traffic engineering matters.
- Represent the Department and the City as needed.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Five years of experience in professional transportation and/or traffic engineering including some experience in a responsible administrative or management capacity.
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or a related field.
- Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as a professional civil engineer or professional traffic engineer in the State of California.
- Possession of a valid California driver's license by time of appointment.
Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Land development, particularly as it relates to federal, state, and local laws or regulations and to City procedures affecting transportation and traffic engineering activities.
- Traffic engineering, transportation engineering, civil engineering, and urban planning principles, concepts, and procedures.
- Principles and laws governing public works contract administration, land use, public safety, and land division.
- Design of traffic signals and interconnect systems and application of traffic control devices on street network.
- Comprehensive knowledge of signal preemptions and communications with railroad signals.
- Design of streetlights to provide a safe environment for pedestrians and residents.
- Traffic safety review and implementing solutions.
- Computer software related to transportation systems.
- Geographic Information Systems.
- Practices and procedures of municipal public works department.
- Construction methods and materials.
- Principles of personnel management.
- Budget preparation and administration.
Ability to:
- Clarify City practices and objectives to relevant public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals.
- Interpret complex inter-disciplinary information originating from within the City or from outside public or private sources and formulate a solution if required.
- Understand and apply principles of transportation systems to various unique urban conditions.
- Prepare analytical reports related to budgetary, technical, and evaluative issues.
- Establish and maintain systems necessary for controlling work quality and quantity.
- Establish and sustain effective quality control over transportation and traffic engineering activities.
- Select, train, supervise, and evaluate employees.
- Represent the City, Department, and/or Public Works Director in various meetings.
- Make sound and effective decisions regarding operational and personnel functions.
- Establish and foster strong working relationships with individuals encountered during the course of work.
Benefits
- 15 paid holidays per year.
- Vacation: 80 hours (years one through four) with a maximum accrual of 240 hours.
- Exempt employees accrue 80 hours of administrative leave per year with a maximum accrual of 240 hours.
- Sick leave: 96 hours per year with a maximum accrual of 800 hours (part‑time employees accrue 1 hour per 20 hours worked, max 80 hours).
- Retirement: City is a member of CalPERS; full‑time employees enrolled in New Member (2% @ 62, 7.75% employee contribution) or Classic (2% @ 60, 7% employee contribution) plan; part‑time covered under PARS.
- Wellness program: reimbursement up to $500 per fiscal year for qualified wellness expenses.
- Direct deposit: mandatory for all new employees.
- Insurance: group health, dental/vision, long‑term and short‑term disability, and $50,000 life insurance for full‑time employees; City contributes toward health insurance.
- Deferred compensation: City offers a plan enabling full‑time employees to contribute on a tax‑deferred basis; City matches up to $200 per month.
- Bilingual stipend: eligible employees may receive bilingual pay.
- Overtime compensation: accrued at time‑and‑a‑half for eligible employees for time physically worked in excess of the regular 40‑hour work week.
- Mileage pay: reimbursement for work‑related mileage at a rate consistent with IRS guidelines when using private vehicle on City business.
- Social Security: City does not participate in Social Security; deducts 1.45% for Medicare with matching 1.45% contribution.
Pay
Full salary range: $70.93 to $90.52. Expected hiring range: $70.93 to $78.20.
Schedule
Normal operating hours: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday–Thursday; closed Friday. Occasional overtime may be required; weekend work and travel are rare.
We should ensure no duplicate content, and we omitted some details like union, executive employees, probation period, business hours already covered. Also omitted description of City of Palmdale etc. That's not essential to job? It's substantive but maybe not required. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include that description about Palmdale, its location, population, etc. That is substantive