Transportation Engineer/Senior Transportation Engineer

Description/Duties

A Transportation Engineer is responsible for performing professional transportation engineering work in the Transportation Department and may be assigned to either Transportation Planning or Traffic Studies. Work is performed independently with minimal supervision. Specific duties will vary by assignment and may include:

• reviewing development and construction plans to ensure compliance with City standards, Transportation Plans, and accepted transportation engineering practices;
• serving as a transportation liaison to other agencies regarding freeway projects, roadway projects, corridor studies, project assessments, etc., during the scoping, design, and construction phases of projects;
• assisting with transportation planning projects (examples: transportation network modeling, developing guidelines, standards and codes, and developing systems to organize and log public and private development plans and transportation division input);
• supervising technical, paraprofessional, or professional staff;
• researching and analyzing accident statistics;
• developing and implementing traffic safety education curriculum at public events;
• bicycle and pedestrian planning/safety;
• awarding, administering, and monitoring traffic barricade and traffic counting contracts;
• responding to and providing traffic engineering advice to other City departments, consulting engineers, private contractors, and the general public;
• advising, planning, and implementing traffic control plans for special City events;
• conducting research and analysis on a variety of traffic engineering subjects.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Special Requirements:
  • Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date.
• Preferred/Desirable Qualifications:
  • Supervisory experience is desirable.
  • Some (6 months - 1 year) civil engineering experience, with emphasis in traffic or transportation is desirable.
  • Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to considerable (3 - 5 years) plans review experience related to the program area (example: Civil, Design Review, Streetlights, Traffic) and interpreting and applying codes, ordinances, and national standards (civil, traffic engineering) is desirable.
  • Experience dealing with the public concerning controversial or difficult matters and registration as an Engineer-in Training is also desirable.