Transportation Engineer

Expected hiring range of approximately $105,000 + - depending on qualifications. Step into a role where your expertise shapes the future of one of Georgia’s most visionary communities. At the City of Alpharetta, innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s how we build, connect, and continuously elevate the quality of life for our residents. As a Transportation Engineer, you’ll join a forward-thinking organization that values creativity, collaboration, and smart engineering that drives real impact.

We offer competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and the chance to work with exceptional professionals who genuinely love what they do. If you’re ready to grow your career while helping a thriving city stay brilliantly connected, this is your moment — let’s build something exceptional together.

Under administrative direction of the Development and Planning Manager, plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the activities related to the City’s transportation planning and its coordination with land use planning, multi-modal transportation planning and implementation, development coordination activities, transit enhancements, and funding recommendations; works with other Community Development divisions, City departments and county, regional, state and federal organizations; coordinates the development and implementation of studies, plans, policies, and projects to improve and protect the City’s street and transportation systems;

provides complex professional assistance to the Director of Community Development, the City Council, the Planning Commission, and others in areas of expertise; oversees reviews and performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports.

Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of a function does not preclude management from assigning essential duties not listed herein if such duties relate to the position.

In addition, specifications are intended to outline the minimum qualifications necessary for entry into the class and may not necessarily convey the qualifications of incumbents within the position.

• Coordinates the planning functions of the City’s transportation system plan; maintains and updates the TSP and its various components.
• Coordinates with the planning and funding activities of the Metro regional government, Fulton County, state and federal governments, other government agencies and consultants involved in planning and implementation of transportation facilities and services in the Atlanta Metropolitan Region.
• Serves as project manager or participates in technically complex, difficult, and sensitive interdisciplinary transportation projects.
• Plans, schedules, and prioritizes assigned planning projects and activities in consultation with the Director of Community Development; communicates status of projects and activities to appropriate personnel, working cooperatively to schedule activities to achieve budget and timeline objectives.
• Analyzes transportation systems and policies, identifies problems and potential solutions; evaluates alternatives; makes recommendations for policies, plans and projects; prepares reports of findings; and participates in implementation of adopted solutions and projects.
• Serves as a technical expert for complex transportation studies/issues; provides transportation planning and advice to department personnel, and other City departments; in collaboration with other City staff, prepares applications and applies for transportation funding.
• Directs and manages local implementation and maintenance activities associated with the regional travel demand forecasting model; oversees and implements multi-modal transportation planning studies, bicycle and pedestrian planning and project development activities, and activities related to defining future transit services and improvements.
• Coordinates with Public Works and Finance departments to develop and…