Transportation Analyst

City of Miami Beach • Miami Beach, FL

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About The Position

This position performs professional work to assist the Transportation Department in transportation planning, traffic engineering/operations and other related work. Work involves performance of moderately difficult professional and technical work in transportation planning and traffic engineering and operations. In addition, work entails the evaluation, selection, and application of transportation engineering techniques, standards, and procedures; and design of less complex transportation projects. The incumbent will use sound professional and independent judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications to professional techniques and principles to recurring problems, in accordance with established procedures and guidelines. Supervision is received from a higher level administrator, who reviews work through consultation and analysis of reports prepared. This job is not of a routine, clerical or ministerial nature and may require attendance at evening meetings including presentations to City Boards, neighborhood groups and other agencies as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Planning and Urban Studies, Geographic Information Systems, or a related field from an accredited college or university program and considerable (2 - 4 years) professional engineering or planning experience.
• Master's degree in an aforementioned or related field is preferred and can substitute for experience on a year-to-year basis.
• Possession of the Engineer-In-Training Certificate is desired.
• Equivalent combination of training and experience beyond a Bachelor's degree in an aforementioned or related field.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and presenting project outlines, briefs, progress reports, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Conducting technical reviews of traffic impact studies and traffic safety analyses.
• Performing field reviews and inspections.
• Collecting and analyzing preliminary traffic data and related information.
• Analyzing, researching, investigating and using sound engineering judgment to draw conclusions, evaluate alternatives, and make recommendations to address transportation and traffic operational and traffic/bicycle/pedestrian safety issues and concerns.
• Assisting the Transportation Department with project management, including transportation master plans, bicycle master plans, traffic calming studies, traffic monitoring and management services, transit planning studies, bicycle and pedestrian safety studies, mobility/multi-modal studies, and conducting transportation surveys.
• Assisting the Transportation Department in reviewing preliminary and final engineering roadway plans to ensure pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
• Preparing comments, writing reports, correspondence and other documents pertaining to transportation projects and issues.
• Providing technical assistance on grant applications.
• Assisting in monitoring transit service operations.
• Performing other related work as required.

Benefits

• 12 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 15 paid holidays (11 holidays and 4 floating holidays)
• Partially sponsored group medical (including visual) and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Excellent retirement plan with pre-tax employee contribution added to the City's contribution; 5 year 'cliff vesting'
• Voluntary benefits including flexible spending account, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, Roth IRA, universal and critical life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care, and lump sum cancer policy
• Tuition assistance
• Continuation of medical and dental coverage up to 18 months upon termination (COBRA)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees