Design Engineer

About the Role

Transit Development (TD) is responsible for developing public transit-supportive street infrastructure and policies to improve mobility for all New Yorkers. The unit manages the bus-related components of the NYC Streets Plan, including the Better Buses and transit policy initiatives, and develops location-specific projects to enhance the quality and safety of bus operations while improving pedestrian access to transit. TD also serves as a resource to the agency on public transit-related matters, acting as a key point of contact with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing geometric layouts, bus lanes, curbside regulations, intersection treatments, and transit priority street configurations.
• Conduct traffic studies, bus speed assessments, turning movement counts, and safety analyses to support design decisions.
• Prepare CAD drawings, concept plans, signing/striping layouts, and technical exhibits for internal review and external partners.
• Document existing conditions, verify measurements, assess constraints, and support feasibility evaluations for proposed bus priority treatments.
• Support analysis and implementation of Transit Signal Priority (TSP), queue jumps, and signal timing adjustments.
• Collaborate with planners, operations teams, borough engineers, MTA staff, utilities, and community stakeholders.
• Assist with shop drawing review, field checks, punch lists, and verification of installed bus priority elements.
• Maintain GIS layers, project databases, and engineering records related to bus lanes, stops, signals, and curb regulations.
• Ensure designs meet ADA standards, MUTCD requirements, NYC Street Design Guidelines, and Vision Zero principles.

Some assignments may require a driver’s license. Preference will be given to candidates who possess a driver’s license valid in the state of New York, which must be maintained throughout the duration of the appointment.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in civil engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a Master’s degree from an accredited college in civil engineering.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with bus priority projects, transit operations, or curbside management.
• Experience with Complete Streets, Vision Zero, or NYC Street Design Guidelines.
• Knowledge of signal timing, traffic modeling tools, or multimodal design standards.

Benefits

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

Pay

$66,330.00 – $99,528.00

New York City residency is not required for this position.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter if you wish to be considered through this program.