Associate Engineer (Traffic)

City of Escondido • Escondido, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general administrative direction, performs professional civil and/or traffic engineering work of a difficult and responsible nature; serves as a project or division engineer; coordinates or supervises major engineering, development or construction projects; serves as liaison with the division for General Plan implementation; and does related work as required. Key Responsibilities The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. General Functions: Plans, coordinates and supervises the environmental review, plan checking, and conditional approval of tentative maps, and related street improvement plans for various private development projects. Prepares specifications, reports, correspondence, plans, plats, petitions, diagrams, profiles and cross-sections, and material and cost estimates of major street, and drainage improvements. Utilizes advanced engineering mathematics to make accurate and complete computations and studies to determine grade, drainage and potential traffic requirements. Acts on behalf of the City in meeting with and resolving engineering problems with project contractors, private engineers, property owners; and developers. Serves as project engineer on major engineering and construction projects. Serves as major coordinator with the division to implement the General Plan. May assist in the preparation of the division's annual budget estimates. May supervise the work of a division; may supervise professional and paraprofessional level engineers, inspectors, and technicians. May represent the City at Planning/Transportation Commission meetings, City Council, or other public meetings. Performs related duties as required. Traffic Functions: Designs such engineering structures as streets, parking lots, traffic signals, medians, and turning lanes. Evaluates transportation system, including traffic striping, signage and signals, and prepares design plans to improve safety and optimize traffic flow.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related field.
• Three years (full-time equivalent) of experience involving design, construction, inspection, and surveying of private development and public works projects, including increasingly responsible supervisory experience.
• Applicants must possess a valid California driver's license at the time of selection.
• All positions require the ability to read, write and speak English.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of a certification of registration as a professional civil or traffic engineer in the State of California is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and supervises the environmental review, plan checking, and conditional approval of tentative maps, and related street improvement plans for various private development projects.
• Prepares specifications, reports, correspondence, plans, plats, petitions, diagrams, profiles and cross-sections, and material and cost estimates of major street, and drainage improvements.
• Utilizes advanced engineering mathematics to make accurate and complete computations and studies to determine grade, drainage and potential traffic requirements.
• Acts on behalf of the City in meeting with and resolving engineering problems with project contractors, private engineers, property owners; and developers.
• Serves as project engineer on major engineering and construction projects.
• Serves as major coordinator with the division to implement the General Plan.
• May assist in the preparation of the division's annual budget estimates.
• May supervise the work of a division; may supervise professional and paraprofessional level engineers, inspectors, and technicians.
• May represent the City at Planning/Transportation Commission meetings, City Council, or other public meetings.
• Designs such engineering structures as streets, parking lots, traffic signals, medians, and turning lanes.
• Evaluates transportation system, including traffic striping, signage and signals, and prepares design plans to improve safety and optimize traffic flow.

Benefits

• The City of Escondido does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, sex, age, national origin, or sexual orientation. We will attempt to reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities upon request.

What This Job Offers

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