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Traffic Control Lead, PE (Senior Civil Engineer)

Seattle Department of Transportation · Seattle, WA · 1 wk ago
Hybrid$74.99–$87.31/hrFull-time

Position Overview

Join us in shaping Seattle’s streets! At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don’t just move people—we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city. With a bold vision for the future, we’re tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone—no matter who they are or where they live.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead planning, organizing, and directing the work of a professional engineering team; providing technical leadership and guidance; ensuring consistency, quality, and soundness of engineering decisions; and supporting the professional growth and development of team members.

  • Leads and performs advanced civil engineering analysis and design development for the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) Program, serving as senior technical authority responsible managing design changes and supporting the transition to final operations, as well as developing and implementing policies for construction sequencing and traffic mitigation standards.

  • Manages the development of engineering plans and specifications and other technical documentation for capital and interagency projects for work within the City of Seattle.

  • Makes sure consultants, city crews, and construction contractors comply with contract provisions and scope of work and adhere to approved plans.

  • Develops and approves complex traffic control plans that maintain continuity of Protected Bike Lanes (PBLs), pedestrian facilities, and high-volume transit lanes that may be impacted by construction.

  • Collaborates with consultants and contractors to develop effective solutions to a wide range of traffic control challenges.

  • Conducts field inspections with construction teams to address site-specific concerns and resolve temporary traffic control issues arising from unforeseen or changed conditions.

  • Supports citywide, department-wide, and division-wide initiatives to address transportation safety and planning, racial and social equity, and environmental and regional issues; apply engineering judgment and data-driven analysis to advance equitable transportation outcomes.

Qualifications

  • Five (5) or more years professional civil engineering experience;

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology; OR: A combination of education and/or training and/or experience, which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class.

  • Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Washington.

  • Current Washington State driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.

Additional Information

  • Work Environment/Physical Demands: Most work is performed in a normal City work/office environment with hybrid options at this time. Field assignments entail exposure to all types of weather, traffic, hazardous/toxic substances and work in or near construction sites. May be required to lift over 50 pounds. May be required to stand, walk, or bend for extended periods of time. May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Overnight travel may be required.

  • The full salary range for this position is $74.99 - $87.31 per hour. The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits.

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