Traffic Studies Analyst

City of Mesa • Mesa, AZ

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About The Position

The Traffic Studies Analyst performs paraprofessional traffic engineering work in the Traffic Studies Unit under the supervision of a Senior Transportation Engineer or Transportation Engineer. The work includes collecting and analyzing data, solving problems, writing reports, conducting field inspections of proposed signing and striping layouts, and working with the public to produce traffic studies. The analyst ensures signing and striping installations comply with City of Mesa standards and traffic engineering principles and practices. Assignments are broad in scope and require independent judgment, with frequent public contact concerning sensitive or controversial traffic issues.

Depending on assignment, the analyst may prepare annual fatal, serious injury, pedestrian, bicycle, and overall City crash statistical reports; analyze and tally crash reports by location using information from local law enforcement agencies and the Arizona Crash Information System (ACIS); recommend traffic crash reduction measures; maintain and update traffic crash databases; and generate and interpret crash reports and trends. Other paraprofessional work may include designing signing and striping plans in compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), City standards, and policies. Other related work may be required.

Requirements

• High school graduation or GED.
• Training, education, or experience equivalent to two years of technical, paraprofessional, or higher-level traffic or civil engineering work; or two years as a City of Mesa Traffic Operations Worker II or higher classification. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Traffic, Civil Engineering, or a related field may substitute for the two years of required work experience.
• Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by the hire or promotion date.
• All City of Mesa employees are expected to uphold and exhibit the shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience dealing with the public concerning controversial or unpleasant matters.
• Experience in traffic studies and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze traffic data, solve problems, and write reports to produce traffic studies.
• Ensure signing and striping installations comply with City of Mesa standards and traffic engineering principles and practices.
• Conduct field inspections of proposed new signing and striping layouts.
• Work with the public regarding traffic studies and sensitive or controversial traffic issues.
• Design signing and striping plans in compliance with the MUTCD and City standards and policies.
• Prepare annual fatal, serious injury, pedestrian, bicycle, and overall City crash statistical reports, as assigned.
• Analyze and tally traffic crash reports by location using local law enforcement reports and ACIS data, and recommend crash reduction measures, as assigned.
• Maintain and update traffic crash databases, and generate and interpret crash reports and trends, as assigned.
• Perform other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED