Lead Traffic Engineer – Citywide Planning & Signals

City of Palmdale; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Deferred compensation plan

Bilingual stipend

Job summary

The City of Palmdale is seeking a Traffic Engineer to lead the Traffic Division within Public Works. The role covers citywide transportation planning, traffic engineering, streetlight installation, and fiber optic network maintenance, while coordinating with other City departments and external partners.

Ideal candidates have five years of professional transportation/traffic engineering experience, plus a Bachelor's in civil or traffic engineering and a California PE/TE license.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in professional transportation and/or traffic engineering including some experience in a responsible administrative or management capacity.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement division goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
• Plan, program, optimize, and direct all City activities related to transportation planning, traffic engineering, streetlight installation, and traffic signal construction and maintenance.
• Engage with the public to solicit feedback on transportation programs and address concerns and complaints promptly.
• Review development proposals for compliance with traffic engineering standards.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Transportation planning

Supervision

Public contact

Budget preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or traffic engineering

Tools

GIS

Job description

The City of Palmdale is seeking a Traffic Engineer to lead the Traffic Division within Public Works. The role covers citywide transportation planning, traffic engineering, streetlight installation, and fiber optic network maintenance, while coordinating with other City departments and external partners.

Ideal candidates have five years of professional transportation/traffic engineering experience, plus a Bachelor's in civil or traffic engineering and a California PE/TE license.