School Safety Engineer

City of Fort Worth; Weatherford (TX); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5,000 Sign-On Incentive

11 Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Pension Plan

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is hiring a Senior Professional Engineer to advance Vision Zero initiatives within the Planning/Engineering team. You will engage with residents, evaluate traffic safety concerns, and help design and implement infrastructure solutions to reduce fatalities and injuries.

As a lead on Safe Routes to School and ADA/Sidewalk programs, you will supervise a small team, coordinate projects from concept to completion, and ensure timely delivery while aligning with the city’s safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field required.
• Three years of professional civil engineering experience with two years in traffic safety.
• Texas PE registration required; out-of-state license must obtain TX within 6 months.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a team of three (1 engineer, 2 technicians).
• Develop safety countermeasure concepts and coordinate with contractors.
• Process public service requests, coordinate field investigations and data collection.
• Manage pedestrian infrastructure projects with scopes, schedules, budgets.
• Use VueWorks to plan and maintain records of transportation assets.
• Develop sidewalk contract documentation and ensure compliance.

Skills

Traffic safety studies

Project supervision

Public interaction

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in Texas

Tools

VueWorks

Job description

Pay Range: $93,574 - $121,646 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Sign-on Incentive: *** $5,000 Sign-On Incentive: 50% paid upon completion of the first pay period, 50% paid after 6 months of employment. ***

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 7am – 4pm; Some evening/weekend work may be required. Remote or hybrid work may be considered after completing a successful probation period and are subject to department approval. After probation, typical schedules include 1-2 remote workdays.

Exciting Opportunity Awaits!

Are you ready to make a true impact on the community? Are you looking for a job that offers the perfect balance between work and life? Look no further! The City of Fort Worth is hiring, and we want you to be part of our amazing team.

The City of Fort Worth seeks a Senior Professional Engineer to serve on a dynamic team responsible for Vision Zero implementation. If you enjoy interacting with the public and developing innovative approaches to meeting community’s safety needs, this role is for you! The Planning/Engineering team serves a critical role in receiving traffic safety concerns, coordinating field investigations and data collection, and recommending and implementing infrastructure solutions. The Sr. Professional Engineer will play a pivotal role in the implementation of the City’s Vision Zero Safety Action Plan, specifically in the Safe Routes to School and the ADA & Sidewalk Programs. The Plan includes a suite of 34 policy and program improvements as well as 10 infrastructure projects that will help the City eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

Potential projects you will be a part of include any of the below. How will you make a difference?

• Vision Zero Safety Action Plan
• Safe Routes to School
• ADA & Sidewalk
• Neighborhood Traffic Calming
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Top-Notch Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Robust Pension Plan
• Voted Best Place for Working Parents 2024

Join the fastest-growing big city in the U.S. We're committed to serving over 1,000,000 residents.

Minimum Qualifications: (Mirror official job description in bullet format)

• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or related field
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering experience, of which two years is in performing traffic safety studies or implementation of traffic safety countermeasures
• Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment
• A valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines, AASHTO Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets or the National Association of City Transportation Officials Design Guidelines to safety projects
• Experience performing traffic safety studies, such as sidewalk audits, school zone, crosswalk or warning beacon studies
• Experience managing and implementing safety construction projects, such as crosswalks, sidewalks, roadway/pedestrian illumination or warning beacons

The Sr. Professional Engineer – Transportation job responsibilities include: job responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership and supervision to a team of three which includes one engineer and two engineering technicians
• Develop safety countermeasure concepts and coordinate with contractors and department teams to implement safety projects
• Complete service requests from the public, which includes communicating with residents, coordinating field investigations and data collection, recommending solutions and implementing short-term countermeasures such as signs, markings, flashing beacons, sidewalk and ramps
• Perform project for pedestrian infrastructure and school traffic safety projects, including developing and managing scopes, schedules, and budgets in support of the team’s Annual Work Plan
• Use VueWorks Enterprise Asset Management System to plan, track, and maintain accurate records of new installations and work performed on existing transportation assets
• Perform sidewalk contract development and procurement for the sidewalk contract and serve as the compliance manager

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.