Traffic Engineer

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides technical engineering expertise regarding a variety of traffic-related issues including but not limited to traffic study project reviews; development improvement plans reviews and approvals; site access and circulation evaluation; traffic control plans (TCP) reviews and approvals for construction projects; transportation corridor studies; traffic calming design and project review; traffic signal design, construction and operations; signal timing plans and coordinated signal timing plans; project field review and construction support services.
• Understand the land development entitlement process from initial submittal through the construction phase; support Land Development Engineering process across various phases of the projects starting from Entitlement and Planning, through Engineering and Improvement Plan Review and Approval, to Construction Support Service.
• Provides Development Engineering/Entitlement Services including project scoping, review and approval of traffic impacts study (TIS) and VMT studies per the CEQA requirements; General Plan Amendment and Land Use Planning support; review and technical inputs/ advisories on Project Conditions of Approval (COA), traffic and circulation requirements, and project on-site and off-site improvements involving driveways, intersections, parking, circulation and signalization requirements for development projects.
• Provides plan check and technical review services for various land development projects including reviews and approvals of consultant design submittals on project site plans, on-site and off-site improvement plans, striping and signing plans, roadway improvements plans, street lighting plans, traffic circulation plans, and traffic signalization design plans.
• Provides Construction Support Services for the reviews and approvals of traffic control plans (TCP’s), detour plans and various construction drawings and material contractor submittals; signing and striping, roadway and traffic signalization improvements project field reviews and construction support.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with various parties and stakeholders including Willdan’s local and Southern California project teams, the management teams and staff from public agencies’ various departments, engineering consultants, contractors, developers/or their designees, suppliers, utility companies, special districts, other public officials and the general public on a variety of traffic and project related issues.
• As needed, assist in the preparation of engineering service proposals such as RFP including scope of work, schedule, and fee proposal to support Willdan’s business development and marketing outreach initiatives in the Greater Sacramento Areas and Northern California.
• As required, support the service needs across different Departments and Service Functions on Engineering and Improvements Standard review and revisions, as well as major transportation and roadway infrastructure improvements initiative reviews, technical assessments and advisories.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or the related field.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in traffic engineering and ideally also in land development engineering.
• Valid registration as a Traffic Engineer (TE) in the State of California is required.
• Valid driver's license.