Traffic Engineer

Compunnel Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal engineering firm located in California is looking for an experienced engineer to manage transportation projects and oversee traffic control systems. Responsibilities include designing projects, conducting analyses, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, relevant experience, and a Professional Engineer registration in California.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in transportation engineering or closely related field.
• 2 years of project management and municipal engineering experience required.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in California.

Responsibilities

• Manage design and approval of transportation engineering projects.
• Conduct studies and prepare reports for traffic control issues.
• Oversee traffic safety issues and grant application preparations.

Skills

Engineering design interpretation

Traffic control strategies

Project management

Effective communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

Overview

Performs professional engineering and project management work related to transportation programs, operations, and facilities. Operates and maintains the City's traffic control system, signing and striping, and residential traffic management programs.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, reviews, and approves the design, supporting calculations, specifications, and estimates for a wide variety of transportation engineering projects, including but not limited to; traffic signals, signing and striping, temporary traffic control, and event traffic management.
• Prepares analyses related to proposed traffic and circulation changes. Analyzes the impacts of proposed developer traffic mitigation strategies.
• Conducts or oversees studies and prepares reports and correspondence related to traffic control issues; presents associated information to City Council, the Planning Commission, local neighbourhood advisory committees, and civic groups.
• Supports the preparation of grant applications with technical review of proposed project scope and cost estimate, participation in meetings, and review of drafts prepared by the division’s planning staff.
• Provides assistance regarding traffic safety issues to other City departments, such as evaluating vertical speed reduction treatments and traffic signal priority systems for improved emergency response, analyzing speed data for enforcement, and recommending devices appropriate to restrict access to the pier, as required.
• Directs the design and implementation of traffic signal devices. Operates, and monitors the City’s traffic signal system, including providing technical expertise in identifying and correcting signal operational problems, programming signal operations, coordinating parameters, and reporting malfunctions.
• Directs and/or performs the collection of traffic and other related data, such as traffic volume, capacity origin and destination, speed, accident reports, and pedestrian and bicycle counts in order to prepare reports, tables, maps, and graphs related to traffic and pedestrian safety, road and intersection design, and traffic control.
• Issues work orders, specifications, and standards for new or revised traffic control devices. Responds to non-routine public requests for traffic control changes. Provides technical guidance to transportation planning, traffic operations, and other City staff. Coordinates with the signing and striping crews to ensure that work standards are met for the division.
• Leads and coordinates the work of others, including division staff, contractors, and consultants to ensure that work is completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with the terms of the contracts and the division’s work plan.
• Performs project management work, including monitoring status, design, budgets, and account balances for transportation engineering projects.
• Reviews local traffic operating conditions in the field.
• Prepares capital project scoping and cost estimate reports. Assesses the feasibility of proposed designs.
• Performs inspection of contractors’ field layout and completed work to ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Ensures the division’s compliance with applicable ordinances, regulations, and standards for a variety of projects.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Read, interpret, and check engineering drawings and designs, including specifications, cost estimates, and signal timing and phasing plans
• Prepare calculations to support engineering designs in accordance with applicable codes
• Develop comprehensive programs for the analysis and implementation of new traffic engineering strategies
• Identify the need for change orders and evaluate the financial status of projects
• Prepare traffic control and construction phasing plans
• Prepare recovery schedules to ensure completion of projects in a timely manner
• Prepare clear and concise written and oral reports, including recommendations
• Direct and monitor the installation of traffic control devices
• Manage multiple tasks with varying deadlines
• Interpret and apply policies, codes, and regulations
• Exercise sound business decisions
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with city employees and the public
• Provide effective customer service
• Work effectively with people from diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds as well as a variety of work styles, personalities, and approaches

Education Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related field.
• Experience: Four years of paid, work experience in transportation engineering, transportation management, civil engineering, or a closely related field. Two years of the required experience must include project management and municipal engineering experience.

License and Certificates

• Possession of a valid Class C driver license or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer (PE) in the State of California.
• Registration as a Traffic Engineer (TE) in the State of California is desirable.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Engineering, Management, and Other
• Industries: Civil Engineering, Transportation Programs, and Ground Passenger Transportation