Engineer I

State of North Carolina

2d

About The Position

The Traffic Safety Project Engineer (Engineer I level) position is assigned to the Highway Safety Improvement Group of the Traffic Safety Systems Section within the Traffic Safety Unit of the Transportation Mobility and Safety Division. The primary purpose of this position is to provide technical support, engineering expertise and investigative support for state and federal-aid traffic safety projects and initiatives. This position requires an understanding of the technical aspects of traffic engineering principles, methods, techniques and analytical highway safety skills in order to improve the Section’s expertise, efficiency, and production, while maintaining the high engineering standards required by the Department of Transportation. This position must have a basic knowledge of traffic engineering concepts, particularly those pertaining to engineering countermeasures for traffic crash analyses, which includes preparing collision diagrams, GIS mapping, intersection crash analyses, and strip analyses. This position requires good written and oral communication skills in order to handle the task of report writing, correspondence, personnel and public contact. The applicant must be passionate about the field of traffic safety and this position’s role in reducing the number of North Carolina traffic-related fatalities and injuries. The variety of projects and vast amounts of research in highway safety require professionals to stay abreast of the advancements in both methodologies and technologies used in analyzing safety projects. This requires the use of advanced data collection equipment, complex computer software applications and hardware. The applicants will be required to maintain a high level of knowledge concerning research in the fields of traffic safety, traffic engineering, data collection techniques and equipment and data analyses with an emphasis on traffic engineering and safety to complete traffic safety project reviews. The successful applicant for this position must have the basic knowledge, skill and ability of entry level traffic engineers, particularly those pertaining to engineering countermeasures for traffic studies, which includes preparing collision diagrams, intersection analyses, strip analyses, spatial analyses and potentially hazardous locations program development for statewide applications. The ability to understand and explain contracts, interpret plans, provisions and specifications, interpret policies, procedures, regulations and laws; prepare contract specifications that are legally sound, train other employees and plan, coordinate and supervise work. This position requires good written and oral communication skills in order to handle the task of report writing, correspondence, personnel and public contact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of traffic engineering, transportation engineering and civil engineering principles and practices
• Demonstrated ability to explain engineering concepts and related facts in a clear, concise and organized manner, both verbally and in writing, for a variety of audiences
• Experience with computer software and computer drawing packages
• Experience in conducting transportation analysis and transportation analysis techniques
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, develop work plans to accomplish goals and vision, and organize work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision

What This Job Offers

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