Traffic Engineer

Traffic Engineer

The first review of applications will be on July 16th

Under the direction of the Principal Transportation Engineer, the Traffic Engineer's responsibilities include performing professional and technical engineering and planning duties in support of the Community Development Transportation Division's review of land use permits and site improvements for private and public development within the City's Right-of-Way and/or private property. Land Use permits and site improvements include but are not limited to reviewing traffic impact analyses, site access, roadway construction including traffic signals and channelization plans, and traffic mitigation, with emphasis on compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Federal Way Revise Code (FWRC), Right-of-Way Design & Construction Standards, Federal Way Comprehensive Plan, and other applicable federal, state, and county design manuals.

In addition, the position will have responsibilities in the City's permit review process, plan and land use, transportation concurrency management program, and customer service.

Perform professional and technical engineering and planning duties in support of the transportation division of the Community Development Department.

Reviews traffic engineering and transportation planning studies and develops appropriate mitigating measures to impose as conditions for projects in accordance with City Policies and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

Reviews engineering plans for compliance with engineering standards and project requirements. Interprets, applies, and ensures compliance with codes, standards, specifications, policies, and procedures; ensures compliance with standard engineering principles for review of traffic related transportation infrastructure plans. Where guidelines are not applicable or definitive, base decisions on qualitative and quantitative information.

Prepares letters, memos, and reports addressing site design and traffic impact issues; provides recommendations for developer conditions.

Uses the city permit tracking and time-keeping systems to maintain accurate records of current status of projects, billable time spent, and workload.

Attends Council meetings and public hearings to present information or recommendations related to development applications. Represents the City in a variety of public forums.

Prepare work orders for consultant development review, signs, pavement markings, and traffic signal related projects; follow up and oversee status of work orders to ensure timely and proper implementation.

Assist in the development of transportation-related development ordinances, standards, codes, and regulations.

Prepare responses to inquiries from community members.

Provide excellent service to internal and external customers.

Work with diverse groups to arrive at agreements on transportation engineering issues.

Use the travel demand model to identify future roadway and traffic system deficiencies (with respect to signal operation, vehicular level of service, and overall traffic operations). Develop and evaluate alternatives to include street improvements, signalization projects, road connections, and transportation management programs. Analyze and evaluate long-term traffic impacts of land use alternatives.

Support Public Works and other City Departments in the preparation/revision of the Comprehensive Plan, Sub-Area Plans, and other transportation documents.

Assist Planning and Building in maintaining an accurate land use inventory on an annual basis.

Perform transportation concurrency analysis for development permit applications including city-wide annual evaluation of transportation concurrency program, operate and maintain transportation concurrency database and propose appropriate improvements.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum of three years increasingly responsible traffic engineering and/or transportation planning experience.

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