Senior Traffic Engineer

Salary Range 9,573.00 - 14,359.00 Job Summary As one of the fastest growing cities in the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver is building a city of the future through innovation, sustainable development, excellent leadership and effectively working with an engaged community. Our growth is guided by our core values of livability, sustainability and resiliency, innovation, and equity and inclusion, and we accomplish our work through collaboration, innovation, compassion and empowerment.

If who we are speaks to you, and if youre the type of person who is interested in joining a team whose work impacts ensuring the safety of the Vancouver community to safe streets then the City of Vancouver may be for you.

Were currently recruiting for a Senior Traffic Engineer. The primary responsibilities for the job are to plan and organize professional and technical engineering operations for an assigned section including street, utility, and other engineering projects; to prepare complex engineering designs, plans, specifications, and reports; and to manage assigned construction projects.

This is a full-time, regular, exempt position. This position is currently pending council approval at the May 19, 2025 meeting. Job Details

Essential Functions:

• Lead the preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, and bid documents for multimodal transportation projects that prioritize safety and accessibility for all users, including pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and motorists.
• Design context sensitive solutions that incorporate universal design principles and create vibrant, livable streets that serve people of all ages and abilities.
• Apply street design standards that promote equity, sustainability, and safety in the transportation system.
• Participate in planning phase of projects and assist in establishing schedules and budgets and preparing grant applications for funding the project from the federal, state and regional sources.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure transportation projects advance the City's vision for an integrated, sustainable transportation system.
• Design and manage transformative street projects that balance the needs of all users while promoting safety, accessibility, and community vitality. Design and implement creative solutions for multimodal infrastructure including protected bike lanes, enhanced pedestrian facilities, transit priority measures, and traffic calming features.
• Participate in budget preparation and administration; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations; monitor and control expenditures.
• Supervise and provide final review of developer-designed traffic signal and street projects to assure compliance with established engineering principles and comprehensive plan requirements. Drive a city vehicle in a safe and appropriate manner in order to travel between various worksites.
• Provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the assigned Engineering Program Manager. Assist in response to public inquiries on assigned projects.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Experience and Education

Experience:

• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in traffic engineering and multimodal transportation design as a licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE)

Education:

• Equivalent to a bachelors degree in civil engineering

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Computer Skills

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.

Required Licenses and/or Certifications

Possession of:

• A certificate of registration as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of Washington or ability to obtain through reciprocity from another state within six (6) months.
• Possession of a certificate of registration as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer is preferred
• Valid drivers license

Knowledge

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of and experience applying current complete streets design standards, guidelines, and best practices, including NACTO Urban Street Design Guide and ADA Standards for Accessible Design and Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations including civil engineering
• Washington State and Federal laws and regulations
• Familiarity with standards of MUTCD and AASHTO Green Book
• Principles and practices of transportation engineering and traffic operation
• Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques used in technical civil engineering report preparation
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and control
• Principles of mathematics as applied to engineering work
• Recent developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding multimodal transportation and traffic engineering
• Principles and practices of project and construction management
• Systems engineering for Intelligent Transportations Systems (ITS), life cycle analysis, and national ITS architecture
• Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment
• Use of personal computers and basic software

Abilities

• Conduct comprehensive multimodal safety analyses using crash data and systemic safety methods
• Perform speed studies and develop traffic calming solutions that balance mobility with safety
• Apply level of traffic stress analysis for bicycle facilities
• Create protected intersection designs that minimize conflicts between modes
• Manage large and complex engineering projects ensuring project compliance with appropriate federal, state, and local rules, laws and regulations;

• Demonstrate a commitment to valuing differences among people and to being inclusive
• Show the utmost respect for others, and act as a team player
• Promote safety as a guiding principle and a regular practice in accomplishing work by focusing on safe practices and complying with safety and health policies and procedures.
• Recognize unsafe conditions which may be hazardous to an employee or to the public.
• Works in safe and responsible manner; not putting self or others at risk. Complies with applicable policies and procedures including but not limited to using personal protective equipment, observing warning signs, learning about potential hazards, and reporting all unsafe conditions.

This position is subject to successful completion of a pre-employment reference check, a basic criminal background check and a driving abstract .

The City of Vancouver is committed to advancing equity and creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We recognize that progress depends on more than just a verbal commitment; it depends on making meaningful organizational change. We developed and continue to develop strategies to enhance employee-centered programs, eliminate recruitment and advancement barriers, elevate employee understanding of DEI and cultural competency and build an inclusive and welcoming place to call work. We hope youll consider joining us on the journey!

Safety: The City of Vancouver believes every employee plays a role in maintaining a safe workplace. The City of Vancouver promotes safety as a guiding principle and practice and accomplishes work by creating safe work environments, complying with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently seeking improvements that support operational excellence.

Diversity and Inclusion: At the City of Vancouver, we value and foster a workplace comprised of people with a range of different backgrounds, experiences and cultures. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is key to innovation, effectiveness and a positive culture. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: The City of Vancouver is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability sexual orientation or gender identity. Employment decisions will be made to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of equity and nondiscrimination.

Veterans Preference: Under Washington law, qualified veterans may be eligible for Veterans preference when applying for City of Vancouver positions. Honorably discharged Veterans, their surviving spouses or spouses of honorably discharged Veterans with a permanent and total service-connected disability who would like to be considered for a Veterans preference for this job should provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

ADA Accommodation: Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the City can reasonably provide them without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process. An applicant with any disability who believes that they need an accommodation should contact Human Resources: call ... or email hrfront1@cityofvancouver.us

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