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Assistant Traffic Engineer

City of Boca Raton, FL · Boca Raton, United States Of America · Onsite

$88,753.00  -  $110,000.00

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  • Office in Boca Raton
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About the Department

The Assistant Traffic Engineer plans and performs complex technical, management, and administrative work related to the transportation planning, engineering, and multimodal network planning areas; responsible for managing transportation reviews related to development projects and monitoring transportation levels of services adopted in the City’s Comprehensive Plan; responsible for the evaluation of resident requests concerning traffic and transportation engineering issues and providing responses in a timely manner; acts as liaison between the City, other municipalities, Palm Beach County, and the Florida Department of Transportation; and performs other related duties and special projects as assigned. Work is performed under general supervision and direction of the City Traffic Engineer.

Position Duties

  • Conduct transportation studies, analyses and prepare reports and recommendations on transportation planning and operations issues
  • Develop, maintain and update City’s Vision Zero and Mobility Plans and associated projects
  • Review traffic concurrency and site-specific analyses as part of development reviews and provide recommendations on required transportation improvements to maintain the adopted roadway level of service.
  • Administers and reviews outside consultant contracts for design and project development and in-house projects for Transportation and Mobility Program areas, in accordance with general engineering principles and department policies.
  • Supervises and/or participates in the development of new designs and/or engineering techniques to be utilized for resolving problems encountered within the Traffic Division.
  • Receives, reviews, and investigates requests for traffic mitigation in neighborhoods, signing requests, speed limit adjustments, and safety devices.
  • Provides high level and responsive customer service on sensitive traffic problems and neighborhood concerns.
RELATED TASKS:
  • Represents the city Traffic Division at various community meetings regarding traffic issues.
  • Coordinates activities related to transportation projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Program including consultant selection, contract negotiations and project management.
  • Supervises division personnel.
  • Prepares project status reports and schedules as required.
Financial Responsibilities:
  • Develop annual budget and project needs for transportation planning and mobility areas

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, and equipment related transportation planning and complete streets. 
  • Expert knowledge and experience with traffic operations, principles, and design practices. 
  • Computer and traffic engineering software, including Synchro, HCS and SIDRA.
Skilled in:
  • Conducting transportation planning and mobility studies
  • Managing corridor planning studies, quick-build roadway improvement projects and implementation of complete streets
  • Collaborating different disciplines within the City and other external transportation stakeholders in advancing transportation planning and mobility projects
Ability to:
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, other public officials and representatives, employees and the general public.
  • Communicate technical ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Prepare and present technical reports.?

Other Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering with major course work in civil, traffic, transportation engineering or related field.
  • Five (5) of progressively responsible experience in traffic or transportation engineering, including project management and design. 
  • Three (3) years in a supervisory or lead role overseeing technical staff or consultants.
  • Possession of a valid Professional Engineer (PE) license at the time of hire, with eligibility to obtain Florida PE licensure within one (1) year of employment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • At least three (3) years of progressive experience in implementing complete streets projects 
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Possession of valid State of Florida Class "E" driver's license with no more than six (6) points in a three (3) year period
POST OFFER PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:
Final offer and employment are contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer, pre-employment screening items:
  • Criminal Background Check
  • Employment Verification
  • Certification/License Verification
  • Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) 
  • Drug & Alcohol Screening