Traffic Signals & ITS Project Manager

City of Dallas; Town of Marilla (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Dallas is seeking a Project Manager - Traffic Signals to lead and oversee transportation contracts and projects. You will coordinate logistics, budgets, and schedules to ensure timely delivery and compliance with contract terms.

Key responsibilities include directing traffic signal design, studies, and corridor projects, managing teams, and communicating progress to stakeholders while continuously improving processes in a fast-paced city environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.
• Five (5) years of experience in traffic engineering including managing projects.
• Equivalency: Master’s degree or higher plus four years of required experience may meet requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manages, coordinates, and facilitates all transportation projects and activities for the City of Dallas; monitors construction and installation activities, provides assistance, and manages project scope and completion.
• Tracks and oversees the implementation of transportation department objectives and contracts; makes and monitors schedules, manages budget and funding, communicates scope of work related to contracts and objectives, and moves the project to completion.
• Learns and implements new processes and procedures to enhance and support the transportation goals of the City; participates in professional development and program management to ensure highly skilled project management.
• Proactively manages, monitors, and plans transportation project budgets; determines labor, general expenses, and contract requirements.
• Reviews, processes, and handles internal requests for the transportation department for meetings, documents, and project updates.
• Researches, plans, designs, specifies, and communicates project goals and objectives; fosters collaboration and communication to achieve desired outcome and manages projects through completion.
• Provides direction for other staff involved in transportation projects and initiatives.
• Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Project management

Budget management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

The City of Dallas is seeking a Project Manager - Traffic Signals to lead and oversee transportation contracts and projects. You will coordinate logistics, budgets, and schedules to ensure timely delivery and compliance with contract terms.

Key responsibilities include directing traffic signal design, studies, and corridor projects, managing teams, and communicating progress to stakeholders while continuously improving processes in a fast-paced city environment.