Assistant City Traffic Engineer (Engineer 4)
- OREGON EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Full Time
Job Listing ID: 4329043 Job Title: Assistant City Traffic Engineer (Engineer 4)
Application Deadline: 08/25/2025Job Location: Salem
Date Posted: 08/14/2025Hours Worked Per Week: 40
Shift: Day Shift
Duration of Job: Full Time, more than 6 months
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Job Summary: Make an impact:
The City of Salem is seeking an experienced leader to fill a full-time career position as the Assistant City Traffic Engineer following the retirement of the incumbent. We are seeking an individual with proficiency in the principles of traffic engineering, expertise in complex problem solving, and a passion for public engagement. The individual in this position performs a critical and highly visible role ensuring safe and effective operations of the City's transportation infrastructure. The Assistant Traffic Engineer will support the work of the City Traffic Engineer who has overall responsibility for safe and effective function of the City of Salem's transportation infrastructure, including roadways, bike lanes, signs, signals, on-street parking, ADA access, electric vehicle charging sites, community events in the right-of-way, streetlights, neighborhood traffic calming, pedestrian safety, speed limit adjustments, railroad quiet zones, and much more.
Encompassing many aspects of planning, operations, maintenance, response, and public engagement, this is a highly rewarding position with broad responsibilities and many opportunities to make a significant and positive impacts in the Salem community.
Learn and grow:
You will be part of a highly cohesive division within the Public Works Department that is committed to providing a welcoming work environment with excellent family-work balance. We offer competitive pay, outstanding benefits, flexible remote work policies, and opportunities to develop and expand your professional repertoire.
What you will do:
Working under the general supervision of the City Traffic Engineer, the Assistant City Traffic Engineer will:
Review plans, identifies solutions, conducts research, provides advice, and interacts with a wide range of stakeholders with interests in activities in the public right-of-way.
Establish policies, respond to issues, and implement solutions related to Salem's transportation system.
Provide information, explaining requirements, and identifying options to address the multiple and occasionally competing interests for use in the public right-of-way.
Review plans submitted by the development community, ensuring these plans adhere to sound traffic engineering principles.
Scope, review, and approve mitigations as required for a developer-submitted Traffic Impact Analysis.
Interact with the public on a wide range of matters related to traffic operations and activities in the public right-of-way. Among the many areas of public interest are bike lanes, parking spaces, speed zones, ADA accessibility, pedestrian safety, efficient traffic flow, and traffic calming.
Work closely with other City staff, Mayor and City Council, boards and commissions, state and federal agencies, consultants and contractors, volunteers and community organizations, and the public at large.
Job Classification: Civil Engineers
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employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more.
Driver License Information
Required: Non-Commercial Drivers License
Compensation
Salary: $9,493.47 to $12,759.07 per Month
Additional Benefit Information: What can we offer you for all your hard work? Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. Paid vacation and sick time in accordance with City policies. Competitive pay. Employer-paid PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) contribution of 6%. Opportunity for voluntary pre-tax contributions to a 457b account. Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts. Voluntary long-term care. Employee wellness program. Employee assistance program. Employee health clinic. Opportunities to attend workshops, seminars, and conferences. Position schedule is flexible. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. With manager approval, members of our team can follow a hybrid schedule on Mondays and/or Fridays.
Job Requirements
Experience Required: At least 15 years
Education Required: NoneMinimum Age: N/A
Gender: N/A
Employer Will Perform: Background Check , DMV records check
Application Deadline: 08/25/2025Job Location: Salem
Date Posted: 08/14/2025Hours Worked Per Week: 40
Shift: Day Shift
Duration of Job: Full Time, more than 6 months
You may contact this employer directly.
(Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)
Job Summary: Make an impact:
The City of Salem is seeking an experienced leader to fill a full-time career position as the Assistant City Traffic Engineer following the retirement of the incumbent. We are seeking an individual with proficiency in the principles of traffic engineering, expertise in complex problem solving, and a passion for public engagement. The individual in this position performs a critical and highly visible role ensuring safe and effective operations of the City's transportation infrastructure. The Assistant Traffic Engineer will support the work of the City Traffic Engineer who has overall responsibility for safe and effective function of the City of Salem's transportation infrastructure, including roadways, bike lanes, signs, signals, on-street parking, ADA access, electric vehicle charging sites, community events in the right-of-way, streetlights, neighborhood traffic calming, pedestrian safety, speed limit adjustments, railroad quiet zones, and much more.
Encompassing many aspects of planning, operations, maintenance, response, and public engagement, this is a highly rewarding position with broad responsibilities and many opportunities to make a significant and positive impacts in the Salem community.
Learn and grow:
You will be part of a highly cohesive division within the Public Works Department that is committed to providing a welcoming work environment with excellent family-work balance. We offer competitive pay, outstanding benefits, flexible remote work policies, and opportunities to develop and expand your professional repertoire.
What you will do:
Working under the general supervision of the City Traffic Engineer, the Assistant City Traffic Engineer will:
Review plans, identifies solutions, conducts research, provides advice, and interacts with a wide range of stakeholders with interests in activities in the public right-of-way.
Establish policies, respond to issues, and implement solutions related to Salem's transportation system.
Provide information, explaining requirements, and identifying options to address the multiple and occasionally competing interests for use in the public right-of-way.
Review plans submitted by the development community, ensuring these plans adhere to sound traffic engineering principles.
Scope, review, and approve mitigations as required for a developer-submitted Traffic Impact Analysis.
Interact with the public on a wide range of matters related to traffic operations and activities in the public right-of-way. Among the many areas of public interest are bike lanes, parking spaces, speed zones, ADA accessibility, pedestrian safety, efficient traffic flow, and traffic calming.
Work closely with other City staff, Mayor and City Council, boards and commissions, state and federal agencies, consultants and contractors, volunteers and community organizations, and the public at large.
Job Classification: Civil Engineers
Access our statewide or regional occupation report for more information about wages,
employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more.
Driver License Information
Required: Non-Commercial Drivers License
Compensation
Salary: $9,493.47 to $12,759.07 per Month
Additional Benefit Information: What can we offer you for all your hard work? Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. Paid vacation and sick time in accordance with City policies. Competitive pay. Employer-paid PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) contribution of 6%. Opportunity for voluntary pre-tax contributions to a 457b account. Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts. Voluntary long-term care. Employee wellness program. Employee assistance program. Employee health clinic. Opportunities to attend workshops, seminars, and conferences. Position schedule is flexible. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. With manager approval, members of our team can follow a hybrid schedule on Mondays and/or Fridays.
Job Requirements
Experience Required: At least 15 years
Education Required: NoneMinimum Age: N/A
Gender: N/A
Employer Will Perform: Background Check , DMV records check
Job ID: 489698364
Originally Posted on: 8/16/2025
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