Senior ITS Traffic Engineer (Traffic Engineer III) - Street Transportation Department

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, TransSuite, 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.

Ability to:

• 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.

Proficiency in:

• Traffic signal timing and operations, Traffic modeling and analysis, Light rail operations, and network configurations.

SALARY

Pay Range: $93,121 to $137,592 annually

Hiring Range: $93,121 to $124,800 annually

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years of experience in the field of traffic engineering.
• One year at a senior traffic engineering level.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, including courses in traffic engineering or transportation engineering, or a directly related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Must be registered in the State of Arizona as a Professional Engineer within 12 months of hire; current certification as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer preferred.
• Other combinations of experience and education which meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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• The City job description can be found here.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Certification as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
• Experience with intelligent transportation systems, advanced transportation management systems, programming traffic signal controllers, traffic signal systems, and other related equipment.
• Experience in traffic signal timing, modeling, and performing calculations for yellow change, red clearance, and pedestrian clearance intervals.
• Supervisory experience
• Experience working in a real-time traffic management environment such as a traffic management center.
• Knowledge of the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) and other industry standard traffic engineering practices.
• Project management experience.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes June 23, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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