Senior Traffic Engineer

Senior Traffic Engineer

The City of Oxnard's Public Works Department, Engineering Division, is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer with strong technical and customer service skills to be part of the team. The ideal candidate will have public sector experience and be well versed in best practices. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of operations and standard operating procedures of an engineering design and development review program.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Design, develop, and review comprehensive traffic control plans for construction and maintenance projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Conduct and review in-depth traffic studies, including volume counts, speed studies, intersection analysis and signalized arterial analyses (utilizing Synchro package), to assess traffic operation of current conditions and predict future traffic patterns. Utilize data-driven insights to recommend improvements and inform project planning.
• Perform safety audits and assessments based on traffic analysis, recommending improvements to enhance pedestrian and vehicular safety.
• Oversee traffic engineering projects from concept through implementation, managing budgets, schedules, and resources. Ensure that project objectives align with overall transportation goals.
• Manage construction of CIP traffic related projects, working with contractors and ensuring compliance with Caltrans process and procedures
• Develop and review traffic design plans for roadways, intersections, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal standards.
• Work closely with city planners, contractors, and community stakeholders to integrate feedback into traffic designs and address concerns.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations summarizing traffic design concepts, project updates, and analysis findings for stakeholders.

Payroll/Classification

Title:

Senior Engineer

SUPERVISION EXERCISED / SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

As assigned, incumbents may serve as lead workers, assigning work and monitoring work completion. Receives general supervision and is expected to prioritize work to meet deadlines and to keep the supervisor informed of issues that would impact achievement of a deadline, organizational policy or procedure or in consideration of risk management.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This classification is distinguished from the Civil Engineer in that it provides advanced journey-level engineering and construction project management work and provides oversight of Civil Engineer staff and activities.

WORK SCHEDULE:

The normal work week is Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 6:00pm and alternating Fridays 8:00am-5:00pm. This position may be required to work additional hours in response to peaks in workloads and changes in department needs. The City does not offer hybrid or remote work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are the minimum qualifications necessary for entry into the classification:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a directly related field
• Five (5) years of professional engineering and/or construction/ project management experience in area of assignment. Incumbents assigned to traffic engineering, require experience in traffic signal design and transportation planning
• Depending on assignment, some positions may require:
• California Professional Engineering (PE) Registration
• California Professional Traffic Engineering (TE) registration
• Valid California Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English, both orally and in writing

GENERAL INFORMATION:

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Submit NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line application.

Complete and submit responses to the supplemental questions, if required.

Upload resume, cover letter, proof of degree (transcript), or other requested documents.

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the online application and include the information only on the resume. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be…