JOB OBJECTIVES
Plan, organize and supervise Signal Systems and Traffic
Operations of the Traffic Engineering Section; provide
administrative support to the Public Works Director and
perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned
area of responsibility.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receive direction from the Public Works Director or
from designated management staff. Exercise direct
supervision over assigned staff.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES - May include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Review, evaluate and approve traffic engineering plans
for private development. Review and approve traffic
control plans for construction projects. Develop traffic
engineering standards, specifications, timing charts,
procedures for designing intersections, curbs, lanes,
signs and signals. Receive and respond to neighborhood
complaints and coordinate traffic studies; analyze
findings; prepare reports and make recommendations.
Oversee Traffic CIP; prepare specifications; review plans
for traffic control devices for bidding process. Manage,
design and implement the City’s traffic signal
interconnect. Review and investigate citizen requests for
new signs, speed limit adjustments or safety devices.
Oversee the City’s Bicycle Program. Assist with the
preparation of the Traffic Section and CIP budget.
Recommend and assist with the preparation and
implementation of Public Works Department goals and
objectives. Conduct field reviews and inspections of
specific projects and signal equipment. Plan, organize and
may supervise traffic signal and sign maintenance staff
and the operation of the signal system, traffic
operations, studies and design of the Traffic Engineering
Section. Provide administrative support to the Department
Director and the Assistant City Engineer; perform a
variety of technical tasks relative to the assigned area
of responsibility. Perform related duties as assigned.
CRITICALSKILLS/EXPERTISE:-may be needed to complete
position accountabilities.
Knowledge of:
Principles and practices of traffic engineering.
Traffic signal control system design, its hazards and
applicable safety precautions. Terminology, methods,
practices and techniques used in technical traffic
engineering report preparation. Principles of
mathematics as applied to technical traffic engineering
work. Organizational and management practices as applied
to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies and
operation needs. Signal construction, maintenance, and
repair. Sign fabrication, installation and maintenance.
Pavement marking programs. Pertinent Federal, State, and
local laws, codes and regulations including traffic laws
and regulations pertaining to traffic control. Recent
developments, current literature and sources of
information regarding civil and traffic engineering.
Principles and practices of budget preparation and
administration. Principles and practices of project
management. Principles of supervision, training and
performance evaluation. Modern office procedures,
methods and computer hardware and software programs.
Ability to:
Supervise, train and evaluate assigned staff. Direct
the operations of a modern traffic engineering
operations section. Analyze problems, identify
alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed
actions and implement recommendations in support of
goals. Interpret and apply Federal, State, and local
policies, procedures, laws and regulations. Supervise
the preparation and maintenance of records and prepare
comprehensive technical reports. Assist in the
preparation and administration of the section budget.
Effectively compile rough technical data and prepare
statistical and narrative reports from field studies.
Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in
writing. Establish and maintain cooperative working
relationships with those contacted in the course of
work.
Experience and Training:
Any combination of experience and training that would
likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is
qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and
abilities would be:
Experience:
Five years of increasingly responsible professional
technical traffic engineering experience including
experience in the design, implementation and operation
of traffic control systems and traffic operations.
Considerable (2-3 years) experience with computerized
traffic signal control systems is desirable.
Training:
Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an
accredited college or university with major course work
in civil or traffic engineering, or related field.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Physical Requirements:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and
the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of
forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Work Environment:
Position is subject to both environmental conditions;
activities occur inside and outside.
License or Certificate:
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate,
valid Arizona driver’s license. Possession of a
Certificate of Registration as a professional civil
engineer in the State of Arizona is desirable.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employee Association Status: Exempt
Revised: 5/00
