Traffic Safety Engineer – Vision Zero & Design Support

Indiana University; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Caltrans seeks an assistant traffic safety engineer to identify and address traffic safety concerns, supporting Safe System principles and Vision Zero goals. Under supervision, you will conduct investigations, project initiation, design support, device analysis, and engage with the public to improve road safety in California, including speed management and asset management.

This role emphasizes collaboration, high-quality analysis, and proactive safety initiatives within the state's

Responsibilities

• Identification, analysis, and remediation of traffic safety concerns using reactive and proactive safety approaches.
• Perform traffic safety investigations, project initiation, project design support, traffic safety device analysis, recommendations, and post construction inspection, speed management, asset management, and public engagement.
• All work will support and align with the Safe System approach to meet the Vision Zero goal of zero fatal and serious injury crashes by 2050.

Job description

Caltrans seeks an assistant traffic safety engineer to identify and address traffic safety concerns, supporting Safe System principles and Vision Zero goals. Under supervision, you will conduct investigations, project initiation, design support, device analysis, and engage with the public to improve road safety in California, including speed management and asset management.

This role emphasizes collaboration, high-quality analysis, and proactive safety initiatives within the state's