Town Traffic Engineer

Town-of-Gilbert; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Gilbert is seeking a Town Traffic Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team and steer transportation initiatives in a dynamic municipal setting. The role focuses on policy development, project delivery, and maintaining high safety standards for our growing community.

You will mentor staff, manage budgets and grants, and serve as the Town’s expert on transportation issues for the Town Engineer, Town Manager, and Planning Commission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation or Traffic Engineering; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of traffic/transportation engineering experience in an urbanized municipal agency or related public agency.
• 6 years of supervisory/managerial experience.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-level supervision to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, technicians and maintenance staff.
• Administers the division’s budget including complex grant management.
• Serves as primary expert for transportation issues to Town leadership and Planning Commission.
• Manages complex projects, systems work processes and compliance; approves high-level deliverables.
• Develops and implements transportation standards, policies and procedures.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Project leadership

Public agency experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Professional Engineering License

PTOE Certification Preferred

Arizona Driver's License

Job description

Team Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professionalto fill the position of Town Traffic Engineer. With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best-in-class service to our citizens while offering opportunities for professional growth in a rewarding, innovative work environment.

The Town Traffic Engineer reports to the Assistant Town Engineer.The primary job duties of this position include:

• Provides high-level supervision, mentorship and direction to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, technicians, and maintenance staff, including Traffic Engineering, ITS Traffic Operations, and Signal Field Services; manages hiring, performance evaluations, and disciplinary recommendations while fostering a culture of collaboration and technical excellence.
• Administers the division’s budget, including complex grant management, long-term fiscal planning for regional infrastructure projects and operating budget.
• Serves as the Town’s primary expert for the Town Engineer, the Town Manager, Mayor, Council and the Planning Commission on transportation, development and traffic related issues; attends hearing and provides expert testimony and technical guidance.
• Manages complex projects, systems work processes and compliance, monitoring project completions status and approving high-level project deliverables.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable codes, laws, and regulations; develops and implements Town transportation and traffic standards, policies, processes and procedures;
• Make high level and sensitive decision on a daily basis while maintaining the balance between the needs of policy makers, developers, internal and external stakeholders as well as keeping the goal of providing safe and efficient transportation to the people of Gilbert
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Anticipated Recruiting Timeline:

Posting Closes: August 16, 2026

First Application Review: Week of August 17, 2026

Virtual Screenings: Late August 2026

In-Person Interviews: Early September 2026

Anticipated Start Date: Early October 2026

At Team Gilbert, we hire innovative, forward-thinking problem-solvers who love what they do! In addition to possessing the ability to live out our core and functional values daily, candidates must possess the following requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation or Traffic Engineering, Master's Degree preferred;
• 10+ years of extensive knowledge and progressively responsible experience in traffic/transportation engineering within an urbanized municipal agency or related public agency;
• 6 years of supervisory/managerial experience;
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS

• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License, PTOE Certification Preferred;
• Valid Arizona Driver's License.

This position is an At-Will position and is FLSA Exempt - ineligible for overtime compensation.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions for this position include:

Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Incumbents may be subjected to operating a motor vehicle, moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, and travel.

Click here to learn more about the different physical exertion levels as defined by the Social Security Administration.

The physical demands and working conditions information above is meant to provide a general idea of the conditions for this role. Gilbert is committed to being an inclusive employer of candidates with a wide range of abilities, and looks for opportunities to accommodate different abilities within reason.

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Gilbert is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If any reasonable accommodation is needed while participating in the application and interviewing process, please contact our People Team (Human Resources) at 480-503-6823. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Gilbert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.