Timing Engineer

City of New York•Queens, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Transit Development (TD) unit is responsible for developing public transit-supportive street infrastructure and policies to improve mobility for all New Yorkers. This unit manages the bus-related components of the NYC Streets Plan, including the Better Buses and transit policy initiatives, and develops location-specific projects to enhance the quality and safety of bus operations and improve pedestrian access to transit. TD also serves as a resource to the agency on public transit-related matters, acting as a key contact with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The Division of Traffic Operations is seeking a skilled and dedicated Assistant Civil Engineer to join the Signals Timing & Intersection Control Unit. This role involves performing engineering work related to the planning, design, analysis, and implementation of projects within the Bus Action Streets Plan. The work includes technical support for bus priority street improvements, geometric design, traffic engineering analysis, field inspections, and preparation of engineering documents. The employee will assist in ensuring compliance with NYC DOT standards, applicable codes, and safety requirements.

Requirements

Serving permanently in the title of Assistant Civil Engineer or must have filed for the Open Competitive Assistant Civil Engineer Exam #7006.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in civil engineering and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; or
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a Master's degree from an accredited college in civil engineering.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with bus priority projects, transit operations, or curbside management.
Experience with Complete Streets, Vision Zero, or NYC Street Design Guidelines.
Knowledge of signal timing, traffic modeling tools, or multimodal design standards.
Possess a driver's license valid in the state of New York with no restrictions. This license must be maintained throughout the duration of appointment in this position.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing geometric layouts, bus lanes, curbside regulations, intersection treatments, and transit priority street configurations.
Conduct traffic studies, bus speed assessments, turning movement counts, and safety analyses to support design decisions.
Prepare CAD drawings, concept plans, signing/striping layouts, and technical exhibits for internal review and external partners.
Document existing conditions, verify measurements, assess constraints, and support feasibility evaluations for proposed bus priority treatments.
Support analysis and implementation of Transit Signal Priority (TSP), queue jumps, and signal timing adjustments.
Collaborate with planners, operations teams, borough engineers, MTA staff, utilities, and community stakeholders.
Assist with shop drawing review, field checks, punch lists, and verification of installed bus priority elements.
Maintain GIS layers, project databases, and engineering records related to bus lanes, stops, signals, and curb regulations.
Ensure designs meet ADA standards, MUTCD requirements, NYC Street Design Guidelines, and Vision Zero principles.