Traffic Studies Analyst

A Traffic Studies Analyst is responsible for: data collection, analysis, problem-solving, report writing, ensuring that signing and striping installations comply with City of Mesa signing and striping standards and traffic engineering principles and practices, field inspections of proposed new signing and striping layouts, and public contact work to produce traffic studies.

A Traffic Studies Analyst may be assigned primarily to perform duties that include preparing annual fatal, serious injury, pedestrian, bicycle crash reports, and overall City crash statistical reports; analyzing and tallying by location, traffic crash reports received through local law enforcement agencies and Arizona Crash Information System (ACIS) data to make recommendations on traffic crash reduction measures; maintaining and updating the traffic crash databases;

and generating and interpreting traffic crash reports and trends. This position performs other related work as required.

An employee of this class performs paraprofessional traffic engineering work in the Traffic Studies Unit under the supervision of the Senior Transportation Engineer or Transportation Engineer. Examples of paraprofessional traffic engineering work include designing, signing, and striping plans in compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and City standards and policies. Assignments are broad in scope requiring the use of independent judgment.

Work involves frequent contact with the public regarding controversial and sensitive traffic issues. This class is FLSA exempt-administrative.

Employee Values
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All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

Minimum Qualifications Required. Graduation from high school or GED. Any combination of training, education, or experience equivalent to two years’ experience in technical, paraprofessional, or higher-level traffic or civil engineering work; or two years’ experience as a City of Mesa Traffic Operations Worker II or higher classification; or a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Traffic, Civil Engineering, or related field can be substituted for two years of required work experience.

Special Requirement. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date.

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. Experience in dealing with the public concerning controversial or unpleasant matters is preferred. Experience in traffic studies and data analysis is desired.