Transportation Manager

About the role

The Transportation Network and Mobility Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and supervising traffic engineering and transportation planning operations throughout the City including but not limited to ensuring MUTCD compliance, traffic signal warrant analysis, traffic signal design and operations, intelligent transportation systems, pedestrian crossing improvements, road safety, multi-modal planning, and oversight of the City’s Safety Action and Transportation Master Plans.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates with the staff of other City departments regarding all projects related to traffic and transportation
• Manages consultant contracts for design and implementation of traffic signal design plans, traffic control plans, specifications, drawings, and reports
• Administers all consultant contracts in compliance with City and State of Colorado requirements
• Coordinates in-field work with City's Streets Operations team, Traffic Signal Technician, Capital Investment Engineers team, and Construction Inspection team
• Oversees the City's traffic signal technicians, transportation planner(s), and transportation-related third-party contractors
• Responsible for ADA compliance of the transportation network
• Reviews and approves engineering drawings, specifications, and designs
• Manages the City's implementation of the 2025 Safety Action Plan in partnership with the Public Works Director
• Communicates and meets with the public addressing inquiries
• Investigates, evaluates and addresses traffic requests, traffic control issues and complaints through the citizen work request system
• Assists with development and implementation of design manuals, ordinances, and procedures
• Appears before the Planning Commission, the City Council, School Boards, and/or Neighborhood Associations on traffic-related issues and functions as the engineering liaison for engineering-related traffic issues as directed
• Develops plans and priorities for traffic engineering, transportation planning, traffic signal and intelligent transportation systems, development review, roadway and intersection design, traffic engineering standards, and specifications
• Reviews and evaluates traffic reports, construction plans, traffic control and access plans for compliance with City standards and supports developers and engineers with technical guidance on development projects
• Prepares a variety of reports and analysis for the City Engineer as requested
• Manages the City's Traffic Calming Program
• Handles the collection and analysis of traffic data related to traffic hazards, accidents, volume, flow, speed, direction, circulation, and road capacity
• Manages the City's Traffic Operations Center, traffic signals and associated fiber network
• Assists in creating a positive and supportive work environment and establishes a culture of teamwork and communication that promotes workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Performs other duties as assigned

Essential Supervisory Duties

• Exercises direct supervision over assigned staff
• Prepares timely performance evaluations that clearly define expectations
• Documents performance highlights and provides regular coaching and accurate feedback to employees
• Establishes performance standards and controls
• Develops recommendations regarding selection, hiring, training, evaluating, and disciplining assigned employees
• Mentors staff and identifies training opportunities to maximize performance
• Monitors training outcomes based on established training standards and requirements
• Performs supervisory activities including instructing, assigning, and reviewing work
• Maintains performance standards, completes performance evaluations, allocates personnel assignments and acts on employee personnel matters
• Participates in the selection of new employees
• Makes decisions regarding discipline and termination as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an ABET-accredited institution
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer or Professional Traffic Operations Engineer in the State of Colorado, or have the ability to obtain license within six months of hire
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience and five (5) years of progressive engineering experience in transportation planning and engineering required
• Technical knowledge of traffic operations, traffic control, transportation networks, and civil engineering required
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Traffic signal and traffic cabinet maintenance, including the ability to troubleshoot in the field
• MUTCD, HCM, AASHTO codes, CDOT standards, and City standards, and specifications at an advanced level
• Principles, practices, and theory of traffic planning and engineering, including traffic calming and traffic safety at an advanced level
• Roadway and bridge construction specifications, standards and practices at an expert level
• The methods, materials, and equipment common to engineering operations
• Standards and regulations governing Public Works projects and project safety
• Surveying and ability to understand survey reports
• Construction and engineering terminology
• Accounting, legal, and municipal government terminology
• Land development processes, procedures, terminology, and tasks
• Traffic analysis, origin/destination studies, traffic signal warrants, designs, intersection analysis, and level of service calculations

Skill in:

• Mathematics performing calculations and estimations
• Customer service, including experience and confidence with presentation and conflict resolution
• Project management and organization
• Interpersonal, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving
• AutoCAD
• Human relationships that support the City and department's mission

Ability to:

• Assist others in understanding and meeting established standards
• Read blueprints and understand construction plans
• Acquire and apply new skills to projects and work assignments
• Use independent judgment and discretion to make decisions in the best interest of the City
• Promote and enhance a team-oriented work environment
• Be creative, innovative, and flexible in managing the changing needs of the department and the City
• Communicate effectively with engineering and construction professionals, coworkers, and the public
• Work successfully in a team environment to provide excellent customer service
• Commit to strong organization and work safety skills and procedures

Equipment Used, Work Environment and Physical Activities

• Driving: Must be able to operate a personal or City vehicle in the normal course of duties
• Office equipment: Copier, fax, calculator, printer, scanner, cell phone
• Computer equipment: Personal computer, laptop computer, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD and other software used in the profession and department
• Other equipment: GPS and cell phone
• Language skills: Reads, interprets, and analyzes technical documents, codes and regulations, and professional journals; writes reports, business correspondence, procedures, and proposals; presents information and responds to questions individually and in small or large groups
• Mathematical skills: Performs highly complex mathematical calculations utilizing formulas
• Reasoning ability: Applies the principles of logic, scientific thinking, and engineering judgment to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems using multiple, complex abstract and concrete variables in order to collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Physical activities: Sits for several hours at a time; may walk, stand, bend, stoop, reach, climb, carry and lift for short to long periods of time
• Lifting: May lift and carry up to 20 pounds for short periods of time
• Vision and hearing: Must be able to read paper and electronic documents. Must be able to differentiate colors and shades of color. Must hear sufficiently to converse with others and participate in meetings with large and small groups
• Exposure to environmental conditions: May be exposed to heat, cold, noise, smoke, odors, traffic, wetness when doing fieldwork, surveying or working at construction sites
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to individuals with disabilities for the essential functions of the job

Pay

$111,928 - $124,364