Transportation Engineer; Continuous

Equal Opportunity Employment

The City of Oakland is an equal‑opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone.

Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees.

The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill three (3) transportation engineer vacancies within the Department of Transportation. The eligibility lists established from this recruitment may be used to fill other vacancies that occur within the City.

The Oakland Department of Transportation’s mission is to envision, plan, build, operate, and maintain a transportation system for the City of Oakland and assure safe, equitable, and sustainable access and mobility for residents, businesses and visitors. OakDOT is committed to designing traffic and transportation solutions that work to meet the needs of all Oaklanders and reduce existing inequities. OakDOT staff apply strong engineering, planning, policy and implementation expertise to advance mobility, accessibility, equity, safety and sustainability on our transportation system.

• Creative, persistent, and excited to be part of a motivated and talented team that focuses on innovative and equitable solutions to challenging and technical problems.
• Knowledgeable in traffic engineering principles and practices and stays up to date with the latest developments in technology and methodology.
• Adaptable and independent
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  You are self‑motivated and able to exercise a high degree of independent judgment, being able to design and interpret engineering plans, resolve technical problems, and interact with the public effectively.
• A proven leader
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  You possess leadership qualities and the ability to lead, direct, and train assigned staff.
• Passionate about sustainable and safe transportation
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  You should have a genuine passion for sustainable transportation solutions and safety improvements and be motivated to contribute to the development of a transportation system that benefits the community and supports the city’s sustainability goals.

• Performing professional engineering transportation, traffic, and civil engineering work.
• Preparing project documents for the planning, design, construction, integration, deployment, and operations of multi‑modal transportation and related projects to enhance safety, accessibility, mobility, and sustainability.
• Supervising, preparing, and reviewing transportation improvement plans, specifications, and cost estimates; designing traffic signal configurations and operations; developing traffic related geometric layouts; and preparing and reviewing traffic control plans.
• Reviewing transportation studies, performing investigations and submitting recommendations regarding the installation of traffic control devices.
• Meeting with and serving as liaison to City departments, other agencies, and business and citizen groups; providing technical information as needed; and presenting information at public meetings.
• Participating in capital improvement projects as they relate to traffic and transportation; administering consultant and construction contracts; and performing project inspection.
• Providing lead direction and technical training to assigned technical and professional staff.

• Analyzing & Interpreting Data
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  Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data.
• Critical Thinking
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  Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims.
• Mathematical Facility
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  Performing computations and solving mathematical problems.
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation
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  Understanding,…