Traffic Signals Engineer: Improve City Flow & Safety

Kids for the Future; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 69,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid vacation

Holidays

PERSI retirement

Job summary

ACHD is seeking an Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer / Traffic Operations Engineer in Boise to plan, implement, and optimize traffic flow and safety improvements, including signal timing and coordination under the Congestion Management Supervisor. The role requires a Civil or Traffic Engineering degree and licensure or near-term licensure (EIT or PE) with Idaho eligibility.

Primary duties include adjusting signal timing for construction, events, and detours; responding to signal operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Traffic Engineering or related field is required.
• EIT within one year is required for Assistant Traffic Ops Engineer.
• For Traffic Ops Engineer, PE license in Idaho or the ability to obtain PE within one year.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and implement traffic flow and safety improvements, including signal timing and coordination.
• Adjust signal timing for construction, special events and incidents causing detours and lane closures.
• Investigate and resolve traffic signal operations-related problems and communicate with citizens about signal operation.
• Assist in operating the Traffic Management Center and support occasional weekend/evening events.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Signal timing

Traffic operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Traffic Engineering

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) within 1 year

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Idaho within 1 year

Job description

ACHD is seeking an Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer / Traffic Operations Engineer in Boise to plan, implement, and optimize traffic flow and safety improvements, including signal timing and coordination under the Congestion Management Supervisor. The role requires a Civil or Traffic Engineering degree and licensure or near-term licensure (EIT or PE) with Idaho eligibility.

Primary duties include adjusting signal timing for construction, events, and detours; responding to signal operations