Transportation Network and Mobility 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 of Commerce.

Responsibilities

• Captures and 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Aids in the 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.
• Aids 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.
• 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 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.

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.
• 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.