Senior Traffic Engineer; Traffic Engineer III - Street Transportation Department
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
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About This Position
Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.
About This Position
Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.
The Street Transportation Department has a vacancy for a Senior ITS Traffic Engineer (Traffic Engineer III). This position oversees the day-to-day operations of the City's Traffic Management Center (TMC) within the Arterial Systems Management Section. The TMC manages the City's over 1,200 signalized intersections through the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Duties include directing Signal Systems Specialist II's and I's engaged in technical duties such as traffic signal timing and coordination, traffic modeling and simulations, traffic signal studies and computerized traffic signal programming and control.
The Senior ITS Traffic Engineer will proactively oversee and manage traffic utilizing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) devices, coordinating, and managing traffic for special events and incidents in real-time, and handling complaints and inquiries from the public regarding traffic signal operations such as phasing, timing, or maintenance history. This position must perform work that requires a high level of competence and expertise, critical thinking, and strong interpersonal skills to successfully deal with a wide range of stakeholders.
This position will also represent the City in meetings with city, county, state, and federal agencies, as well as other public agencies, and professional organizations. Some of these speaking events are held after normal work hours and occasionally on weekends, requiring flexibility of scheduled work hours. Currently there is one vacancy in the Street Transportation Department. The Senior ITS Traffic Engineer will report the Traffic Engineering Supervisor.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Knowledge Of
- Traffic engineering principles, construction and maintenance practices.
- Traffic control devices such as traffic signals, pedestrian hybrid beacons, and rapid flashing beacons.
- Computerized traffic control systems such as advanced traffic management systems such as KITs, Trans Suite, or Centracs.
- The principles, techniques and methods of pavement marking and traffic routing.
- Current literature and research in the field of traffic engineering and intelligent transportation systems.
- Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
- Compile statistical data and prepare reports on traffic problems.
- Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public using a telephone or in a one-to-one or group setting.
- Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
- Enter data or information into a terminal, PC, or other keyboard device.
- Handle high level sensitive traffic related requests in a thorough and timely manner.
- Work cooperatively with others.
- Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
- Comprehend and make inferences from written material in the English language.
- Use graphic instructions such as blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts or other visual aids.
- Observe data or objects to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards.
- Traffic signal timing and operations, Traffic modeling and analysis, Light rail operations, and network…
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