Senior Engineer, Transportation

The City of Bellevue Transportation Department is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer who is self‑motivated and team‑oriented to join our progressive team of experienced transportation professionals in the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Services (NTSS) Division. NTSS is recognized for its many advances in neighborhood traffic calming approaches and implementing traffic safety projects (e.g. speed reduction, school traffic operation improvements, discourage commuter cut‑through traffic, green streets, improving the pedestrian environment, addressing unsafe parking practices, Safe Routes to School).

We are a team of engineers and planners who focus on working with the community to improve traffic safety in neighborhoods. We partner with residents to improve traffic safety and comfort of neighborhood streets through education, mobility management, encouragement, and traffic calming improvements to make a vibrant and livable community for all users of the transportation system. As a Senior Transportation Engineer you will evaluate, design, and make recommendations for needed changes to neighborhood streets to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety for people walking, biking, and rolling.

You will engage with the community to develop traffic safety projects from concept development through design by implementing a combination of engineering experience and project management skills. The Senior Transportation Engineer will provide engineering leadership in the NTSS group.

This position is expected to independently lead the implementation of improvements to city streets including various road design elements such as speed humps, raised crosswalks, radar feedback signs and school zone flashing beacons, sidewalk, curb ramps, signing, and channelization. This position would have responsibilities for making traffic engineering decisions within established policies, standards, and guidelines. Under the general direction of the NTSS Manager, this position will provide technical expertise on planning and design of NTSS team capital projects, including project management, analysis of design or construction related issues and problem solving.

This position is expected to review and respond to customer concerns regarding transportation operations. Decisions and recommendations are to be made using engineering judgment considering established policies and standards.

Successful selected candidate may be eligible for a hiring bonus up to $10,000, dependent on experience (half the bonus paid at time of hire and the other half after successfully completing the trial service period unless otherwise stated in the employee’s offer letter). Current and previous City of Bellevue employees are not eligible for this hiring bonus.

The Senior Transportation Engineer will be responsible for leading and developing traffic safety projects and programs to enhance traffic safety in neighborhoods through the application of Vision Zero, Complete Streets, and NACTO concepts and the NTSS traffic safety toolkit. Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Project Management – Manages the planning, development, and implementation of transportation infrastructure projects, develops traffic calming projects and evaluates the effectiveness of those projects in meeting goals, schedule, and budget. Oversees the work of project teams and consultants, managing and facilitating consultant selection processes, negotiating consultant agreements, progress and expenditures, and providing oversight of consultant deliverables.
• Project Engineering and Design – Prepares complete engineering plans (using AutoCAD), specifications, and cost estimates for traffic safety and traffic calming projects including elements such as speed humps, raised crosswalks, radar feedback signs and school zone flashing beacons, sidewalk, curb ramps, signing, and channelization. This includes the coordination of the bidding process and contract approval.
• Engineering Support – Provides engineering support functions including producing design concept drawings, cost estimates and creating work orders for minor traffic operation improvements such as signing…