City Transportation Engineer

City of Norfolk; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

City of Norfolk is seeking a seasoned traffic engineer to manage the Division of Transportation’s projects, budgets, and staff. The role requires a Master’s degree and a Professional Engineer license, with responsibilities including interagency coordination, project oversight, and policy implementation. A $5,000 signing bonus is offered.

The ideal candidate will lead traffic signal timing, collaborate with state and regional partners, and ensure compliance with MUTCD and related standards.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience in traffic engineering.
• Requires a Master’s degree-level knowledge in a professional/technical field.
• Professional Engineer's License is required.

Responsibilities

• Represent the division in meetings with civic and business organizations.
• Manage design, scheduling, and budgeting of traffic engineering projects.
• Supervise the Division of Transportation and administer budgets and personnel.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Project management

Budgeting

Staff supervision

Public agency liaison

Education

Master's degree

Professional Engineer license

Tools

Synchro

KITS software

D4 software

Job description

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

Manages the operations of traffic and transportation responsibilities in coordination with other divisions, departments and regional organizations. Establishes traffic safety policies; project management and financial planning for the division. Prepares and supervises the divisions budget.

• Represents the division, department, and the city by attending scheduled and unscheduled meetings, attending local and regional task force meetings, serving on technical committees, meeting with civic and business organizations, giving presentations at local, regional, and national forums, and responding to council requests, citizen complaints, and investigating and taking corrective action when necessary.


• Manages projects by designing, scheduling, and budgeting processes, preparing requests for proposals, managing design contract to produce plans and specifications, reviewing project milestones, reviewing plans, providing technical assistance, providing construction oversight, preparing design revisions, and reviewing and commenting on site plans submitted for approval.


• Supervises the Division of Transportation by establishing policies relating to legal and enforcement issues, budgeting and programming, project management, internal technical/administrative operations, and personnel leadership, administering the budget and allocating resources, promoting employee development, administering personnel counseling and coaching, resolving conflicts, providing training, conducting meetings.


• Performs other duties by supervising the planning, design, and preparation of plans, specs and cost estimates of traffic engineering projects, the city's street lighting program, the smart traffic center, the traffic operations center, VDOT projects and row management programs.


• Understanding the concepts of traffic flow and driver behavior on urban street networks, particularly at signalized intersections. Applying traffic signal operations and timing strategies, including the impacts of traffic signal coordination strategies. Based on the capability of analyzing alternative strategies/operations, create and implement signal timing patterns to best achieve desired outcomes. Knowledge of MUTCD and other industry criteria related to traffic signal operations. Use of Synchro software to support such efforts, including strengths and weaknesses, and practices to maximize the benefit of its use.


• Knowledge of traffic signal controller firmware/software features and their programming – knowledge of D4 software is a plus. Complex programming exists at several intersections, and more is likely required in the future, including transit signal priority.


• Knowledge of central signal systems software operations – knowledge of the KITS software platform is a plus. Experience with using software features to monitor operations of the signal system, support timing development and implementation, manage and maintain signal timing data, detect, and troubleshoot issues, and perform active traffic management for events and incidents.


• Knowledge and understanding of traffic information system concepts, strengths and weaknesses.


• Knowledge of traffic signal infrastructure. Knowledge of traffic signal and other vehicle monitoring/detection devices, and their appropriate uses.


• Knowledge of rail and emergency-vehicle preemption, and transit signal priority, infrastructure and operations, preferably including an understanding of a centralized approach.


• Knowledge of outside-plant fiber-optic cable network infrastructure.


• Staff supervision responsibilities, including hiring, performance monitoring, prioritization, and assignment of tasks to achieve productivity.


• Managing projects and contracts to meet schedules, budgets and ensure project objectives and contract obligations are met.


• Developing funding applications for TSM&O projects.


• Collaboration with other local, regional, and state agencies to support the development of projects and services that benefit regional and City of Norfolk mobility and safety.

Work requires specialized knowledge in a professional or technical field. Work requires professional level of knowledge of a discipline equivalent to that which is acquired in a Masters degree-level of study.

Required:

• Five (5) years of experience in traffic engineering.

Preferred:

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience in progressively responsible transportation assignments, including project development and management


• Virginia Department of Transportation experience with certifications in work zone, and project and construction management.

• Valid Driver's License required.


• Professional Engineer's License required.


• VDOT and LAP certifications and training are preferred.

Work Schedule:

• 8:30am - 5:00pm (Monday - Friday) 40hrs/wk.

Signing Bonus:

• This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus.