Assistant Engineer - Traffic

City of San Diego • San Diego, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Assistant Engineer - Traffic positions produce travel forecasts; perform traffic crash analyses, field surveys, and studies of statistical data; recommend changes to striping, pavement markings, signage, and parking to facilitate safe and efficient traffic flow; evaluate and recommend locations for traffic signals, street lights, stop signs, and other traffic control devices; prepare and review signal timing plans and coordinate signal timing and traffic signal timing sheets using SYNCHRO; design traffic signals, street lights, and interconnect systems; review traffic signal and traffic control plans; review transportation studies; review traffic control plans and permits and field inspect; and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering field OR Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued from a state licensing board OR Registration as a Professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer with a state licensing board
• Two years of full-time professional traffic engineer or transportation planning experience
• Experience conducting traffic engineering analyses, inspections, preparing reports, or reviewing plans on striping, pavement marking, street and intersection capacity, parking, signing, traffic surveys, traffic safety, or traffic control work zones
• Experience in transportation plan review of subdivision maps, state highway plans, environmental impact reports, community plans, public improvement plans, or other plans or documents
• Experience in travel forecasting and transportation and mobility planning analyses which include network analysis and the use of transportation planning software (e.g., TRANPLAN/TRANSCAD, SANDAG’s Activity Based Model or equivalent travel demand modeling software, HCS, SYNCHRO/SIMTRAFFIC) to analyze future transportation system and mobility needs
• Experience in traffic signal or street light planning, design, operations, and inspections, including signal timing diagrams and schedules
• A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Assistant Engineer – Traffic employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer are eligible for 31% additional pay.
• Assistant Engineer – Traffic employees who do not have a valid State of California Professional Engineer registration but have a valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification that meets the requirements established by California’s Department of Consumer Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are eligible for 8% additional pay.

Responsibilities

• Produce travel forecasts
• Perform traffic crash analyses, field surveys, and studies of statistical data
• Recommend changes to striping, pavement markings, signage, and parking to facilitate safe and efficient traffic flow
• Evaluate and recommend locations for traffic signals, street lights, stop signs, and other traffic control devices
• Prepare and review signal timing plans and coordinate signal timing and traffic signal timing sheets using SYNCHRO
• Design traffic signals, street lights, and interconnect systems
• Review traffic signal and traffic control plans
• Review transportation studies
• Review traffic control plans and permits and field inspect
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• General wage increases: 3.5% effective 7/1/27, 2% effective 7/1/28, 2% effective 1/1/29
• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level