Assistant​/Associate​/Senior Engineer - Transportation & Mobility

Assistant/Associate/Senior Engineer – Transportation and Mobility Division

The Assistant/Associate/Senior Engineer works within the Transportation and Mobility Division of the Community Development Department to support a variety of transportation engineering, traffic operations, and multimodal planning activities related to the City’s transportation network and capital improvement program. This position may be filled at any level depending on qualifications and experience.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, be capable of managing multiple assignments and projects simultaneously, and work closely with department staff, developers, consultants, regional agencies, and members of the public to support transportation planning, traffic engineering, and mobility initiatives throughout the City.

• Perform traffic engineering studies and analyses.
• Review traffic impact studies and development applications.
• Assist with the design and review of traffic signals, signs, striping, and traffic control devices.
• Support multimodal transportation planning efforts related to pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and roadway facilities.
• Prepare technical reports, staff reports, and presentations.
• Assist with grant applications and grant‑funded projects.
• Coordinate with regional transportation agencies and Caltrans.
• Respond to public inquiries and concerns related to traffic and transportation issues.
• Support transportation safety and traffic operations programs.
• Assist with transportation‑related capital improvement projects, data collection and analysis, and transportation modeling.
• Maintain transportation databases and review traffic control plans and engineering documents for compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in transportation or traffic engineering, transportation planning, traffic operations, and/or multimodal transportation projects within a public agency or consulting environment. Experience performing traffic studies, reviewing development projects, preparing technical reports, and coordinating transportation‑related capital improvement projects is highly desirable.

Highly desirable qualifications include:

• Experience assisting with or conducting traffic engineering studies, including traffic counts, speed studies, signal warrant analyses, traffic impact analyses, and traffic safety evaluations.
• Familiarity with transportation planning principles related to bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and roadway facilities.
• Experience reviewing traffic control plans, development applications, and transportation improvement projects.
• Knowledge of applicable transportation engineering standards and regulations, including the MUTCD, Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Caltrans standards, and California Vehicle Code.
• Experience assisting with transportation modeling, GIS applications, traffic signal operations, or traffic analysis software.
• Experience preparing staff reports, grant applications, presentations, and technical memoranda.
• Possession of an Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT) certificate for entry‑level candidates;
  Professional Engineer (PE) or Traffic Engineer (TE) registration in the State of California is highly desirable for Associate or Senior‑level candidates.
• Strong organizational skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering‑related software applications.

Any combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge and skill. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill includes:

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Experience: Assistant Engineer:
  Prior experience is not required. Associate Engineer:
  At least four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional civil engineering experience; public works/municipal engineering experience is highly desirable. Senior Engineer:
  At least six (6) years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience in the area of assignment, including four (4) years in the municipal engineering or related field.