Associate/Senior Transportation Engineer - Concord, United States - City of Concord, CA

Description

Salary : $114, $171,184.00 Annually

Location : City of Concord Civic Center, CA

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Public Works

Opening Date: 03/08/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Bargaining Unit: Management

Job Characteristics

***OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT***

ASSOCIATE/SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER

The City of Concord's Public Works Department is recruiting for two full time Associate/Senior Transportation Engineers. The positions may be filled at either the Associate Transportation Engineer or Senior Transportation Engineer level, depending on experience and education. This position is open until filled and may close at any time so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The Senior Transportation Engineer is distinguished from the Associate Transportation Engineer in that the Senior performs more complex work and works more independently.

Associate Transportation Engineer: $9, $13,111.45 monthly*
Senior Transportation Engineer: $10, $14,263.60 monthly*

*A 5% wage increase is scheduled for July 8, 2024.

What you will be doing:
Associate and Senior Transportation Engineers supervise major, large scale transportation engineering projects for the Transportation Division. Incumbents will be responsible to manage and prepare various transportation studies and programs, review new development applications and assess impacts on the transportation system and make recommendations on signal timing and other operational improvements for the City's 150 signalized intersections.

In addition to the work specific to traffic operations and safety, Associate and Senior Transportation Engineers will keep apprised of new transportation technology, prepare grant applications and make public presentations on traffic and transportation issues to citizens, City Council and the Planning Commission. These positions receive direction from the Deputy Director of Public Works Transportation, and Senior Transportation Engineers may supervise and direct the work of Traffic Signal Technicians and on-call consultants.

The Public Works Department:
The Public Works Department strives to develop and provide a variety of customer driven maintenance services and programs to protect the City's investment of infrastructure, public facilities, and equipment; and ensure the health and safety of Concord's community in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The Department is comprised of 89 full time staff across multiple divisions: Administration, Facilities Maintenance, Infrastructure Maintenance, and Parks Services, and Transportation.

The Transportation Division functions within the Public Works Department and works to keep drivers and pedestrians safe by monitoring traffic signals, signs and street markings. The Division has a team of 6 full time staff dedicated to Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning and Signal/Streetlight Maintenance. The division as a whole performs a wide range of functions including but not limited to:

1. Reviewing traffic studies for current development
2. Reviewing and providing input in current CIP projects
3. Conducting traffic operations analysis including signal timing
4. Performing traffic safety analysis and presenting recommendations
5. Updating various long range transportation plans and studies
6. Implementing transportation technology projects
7. Pursuing federal, state, regional and local grant funding
8. Supervising signals and streetlights maintenance
9. Coordinating with regional agencies on policies and projects
10. Responding to residents and the community at large with respect to transportation issues

We are looking for someone who:

• Is registered as a Traffic Engineer or Civil Engineer by the State of California
• Is passionate about transportation and has strong experience in transportation programs
• Has strong customer service skills and enjoys interacting with the public
• Is able to prioritize workload and multitask with multiple interruptions
• Embraces, promotes and is guided by the

What we offer:
The City of Concord offers the opportunity to take part in a collaborative and exciting work experience, where you can grow in your career while working alongside the community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. The City is an employer that invests in its employees' professional and personal development, values work-life balance, is dedicated to employee wellness and provides numerous benefit and retirement options, to include the following:

• Participation in CalPERS pension, tiered based on date of hire
• A variety of health care plans or a cash-in-lieu benefit of $200 if waiving coverage
• City-paid dental insurance; employee-paid vision insurance
• Vacation accruals starting at 15 days per year, 12 days of sick leave per year, 11 paid holidays per year, plus 80 hours of administrative leave per year available upon completion of probation
• Generous tuition reimbursement program
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans, including an employer paid contribution of 3% plus $2000 annually
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare, dependent care and commuting costs
• Life insurance in the amount of twice the annual salary (up to $400,000 max) and disability insurance
• A wellness program that offers yoga and fitness classes, annual health expos, health and nutrition education, as well as a variety of mental health resources

*Salary is negotiable within the advertised range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information can be found at

The Community:
Nestled in the foothills of Mt. Diablo, Concord is a major East Bay community located 29 miles east of San Francisco and 58miles north of San Jose. With a population of almost 130,000 residents occupying an area of 31 square miles, Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County. The City's central location offers easy access to the entire Bay Area including Oakland, San Francisco, and the Silicon Valley. Concord has much to offer; its local lifestyle reflects a careful blending of the City's early California heritage, along with modern planned development. It is a harmonious community of quiet neighborhoods, an excellent park system, convenient shopping centers, large preserves of open space, a state-of-the-art hospital, and a wide variety of restaurants. Additionally, diverse public and private educational opportunities for students of all ages are available in Concord. Concord residents enjoy a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and mild winters. The ideal weather and natural beauty of Concord make the area ideal for visitors and locals seeking active outdoor activities. In Concord, where "Families Come First," one is never far from a park or an open green space for active play or just relaxing. Todos Santos Plaza, the heart of downtown Concord, features a year-round Farmer's Market, several seasonal and community celebrations, as well as serving as a wonderful outdoor space for all to enjoy.

SELECTION PROCESS

1. Submit a completed City of Concord application and the required supplemental question responses online at Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

2. All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the position will be invited to participate in a panel interview. If you are selected to participate in the panel interview and are unavailable, we regret that we will not be able to reschedule you.

Conviction History:
If you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City of Concord.

Examples of duties include, but are not limited to

Associate Transportation Engineer:

1. Plans, performs, and reviews studies of traffic conditions; evaluates statistical and physical data, such as that pertaining to traffic flow and volume, circulation patterns, roadway capacity, feasibility of improvements; projected traffic loads, parking facilities, and traffic operations aspects of land use plans.
2. Directs and performs investigations of complaints and analysis of traffic accident reports and hazards; conducts experiments with alternative plans including modifications in signal or control devices and traffic direction and speed; evaluates results and makes appropriate recommendations.
3. Plans and performs transportation activities, such as preparing and reviewing plan lines; cost estimates; grant applications for Federal Aid; street improvement programs; freeway access studies; environmental impact reports; general plans for streets, pedestrians, and bicycles; developer's street fee obligations; and transportation system management programs.
4. Using discretion in the interpretation of established engineering standards and practices; prepares and presents a variety of plans and reports for the purpose of ensuring safe and uncongested traffic conditions; assists with developing recommendations for the change of traffic ordinances and regulations. Reviews plans submitted by consultants.
5. Answers interrogatories, gives depositions and prepares other background information including accident reconstruction for attorneys to defend the City in actions arising from traffic accidents on City streets.
6. Confers with other departments, citizen groups, consultants, and agencies regarding traffic matters such as accident prevention, speed control, transit routes and stops, equipment alternatives, and public information; assists with the coordination of City traffic programs by boundary areas and agencies.
7. Coordinates transportation studies with various City work units including Planning, Redevelopment, City Attorney, City Manager, consultants and individual members of the City Council and Planning Commission.
8. Prepares plans and specifications for traffic channelization and the placement of traffic signs, signals, or other control devices; review bids for contractor installation of traffic signals.
9. Performs related administrative duties including assisting the Division Head in budget development, preparing work requests, initiating purchase orders, and processing and maintaining records.
10. Supervises professional and technical engineering staff. Applies City and departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations pertaining to the work and to the work group; prepares work appraisals and discusses performance evaluations, initiates official disciplinary actions as necessary; identifies and/or resolves subordinate complaints.
11. Carries out and participates in a variety of information collection activities, such as interviewing prospective employees, and fact finding pertinent to budget needs, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations, subordinate complaints, and operating problems.
12. Promotes the City's Mission to make Concord a city of the highest quality by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services; understands and subscribes to the Vision and Values Statement adopted by the City.
13. Performs other work as assigned.

Senior Transportation Engineer:

1. Independently plans, studies, analyzes, interprets, and solves complex traffic conditions; evaluates statistical and physical data, such as that pertaining to traffic flow and volume, circulation patterns, roadway capacity, feasibility of improvements, projected traffic loads, parking facilities, and traffic aspects of land use plans. Uses involved traffic engineering principles, devises new techniques and approaches and applies existing criteria, and draws conclusions from comparative data in developing new and innovative solutions to traffic safety and congestion.
2. Directs and performs investigations of complaints and analyses of traffic accident reports and hazards; conducts experiments with alternative plans including modifications in signal or control devices and traffic direction and speed; evaluates results and makes appropriate recommendations.
3. Frequent intra-organizational, inter-organizational, and citizen group contacts. May represent the City and provide consultative expertise in traffic matters such as accident prevention, speed control, transit routes and stops, equipment alternatives, and public information. Participates in the development of solutions to multiple jurisdiction traffic problems in boundary regions.
4. Works closely with various City work units including Planning, Redevelopment, City Attorney, City Manager, and members of the Planning Commission and City Council in special studies which involve transportation and traffic issues. Assists in developing recommendations for changes to City ordinances and regulations pertaining to traffic issues.
5. Prepares plans and specifications for traffic channelization and the placement of traffic signs, signals, or other control devices; reviews bids for contractor installation of traffic control devices; acts as project leader supervising work performed by outside contractors. Reviews plans and reports submitted by outside consultants related to traffic system design issues.
6. Reviews traffic signal system design including communications, timing plans, controller functions and interconnect system design; and performs signal operations analysis using signal optimization software such as SYNCHRO, SIMTRAFFIC, VISSIM, HCS, for the analysis of traffic operations,
7. Plans and performs transportation activities, such as preparing and reviewing plan lines; grant applications; street improvement programs; freeway access studies; environmental impact reports; general plans for streets, pedestrians, and bicycles; developers' street fee obligations; and transportation system management programs.
8. Supervises professional, technical, maintenance, and administrative personnel in transportation and traffic engineering activities. Determines priorities and work sequences necessary to achieve objectives and, through lead workers, assigns technical and/or field personnel in accordance with priority and need. Applies City and department policies and regulations pertaining to the work, the work group, and individual subordinates; prepares and/or reviews work appraisals and discusses performance evaluations; initiates official disciplinary action; and identifies and/or resolves subordinate complaints.
9. Prepares annual budget for the section including justification for changes in personnel, financial, material, and other resources, and assures the control of expenditures by applying policies relevant to purchases, vacation and overtime usage, and sick leave. Responsible for achieving annual performance based budget program and project outcomes.
10. Performs other related administrative duties such as preparing work requests, initiating purchase orders, and processing and maintaining records.
11. Promotes the City's Mission to make Concord a city of the highest quality by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services; understands and subscribes to the Vision and Values Statement adopted by the City.
12. Performs other work as assigned.

To view the full class specification for the positions of Transportation Program Manager I (working title: Associate Transportation Engineer) and Transportation Program Manager II (working title: Senior Transportation Engineer), please visit
Qualifications

Knowledge and Abilities

Associate Transportation Engineer

Considerable working knowledge of the basic principles and practices of traffic engineering and transportation planning, including street and highway design; of the laws and regulations relating to traffic engineering; of engineering mathematics and economics; of computer control traffic systems; of equipment and materials used in street construction and traffic control; of environmental laws and regulations; of the technical literature, research studies, and current developments in the field of traffic engineering and transportation planning; and of supervision and training. Ability to effectively exercise supervisory control over complex professional and technical activities; to plan, perform, and coordinate professional and technical traffic engineering studies, research projects, and surveys including the use of computers; to analyze traffic problems and develop effective alternatives for their solution; to prepare comprehensive technical reports, and detailed illustrations, plans and specifications; to communicate effectively orally and in writing; and to establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those contact in the course of work.

Senior Transportation Engineer

Requires knowledge of advanced principles, theories, concepts and practices of traffic engineering and transportation planning, including street and highway design; of the laws and regulations relating to traffic engineering; of computer control traffic systems; of equipment and materials used in street construction and traffic control; of environmental laws and regulations; of the technical literature, research studies, and current developments in the field of traffic engineering and transportation planning; and of supervision and training.

Requires the ability to effectively apply engineering principles; prepare and present clear and concise written and verbal reports and the ability to deal effectively with engineers, developers, contractors, property owners and the general public; to plan, perform, and coordinate professional and technical traffic engineering studies, research projects, and surveys; to analyze traffic problems and develop effective alternatives for their solution; to prepare comprehensive technical reports with detailed illustrations, plans, and specifications.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate Transportation Engineer
Education: A Bachelor's or a Master's Degree in a related Engineering curriculum such as traffic engineering.
Experience:Four years of employment in the traffic engineering profession.
Other: Must possess California Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate. Registration as a Traffic Engineer or Civil Engineer by the California State Board of Registration is highly desirable.

Senior Transportation Engineer

Education: A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related Engineering curriculum such as traffic engineering.
Experience: Six years or four years of employment in the traffic engineering profession with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree, respectively.

Other: Registration as a Traffic Engineer or Civil Engineer by the California State Board of Registration is required.

Other

A valid California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment.

EEO/ADA: The City of Concord is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, please contact Human Resources at or prior to the final filing date.

The City of Concord takes pride in offering a generous benefits program that provides flexibility for the diverse and changing needs of our qualifying employees.

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Below is a brief listing of what the City offers:

• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Insurance
• Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Pre-tax Savings Benefits
• Retiree Medical (3 levels based on date of hire)
• Retirement Program
• Short-term Disability* and Long-term Disability
• Social Security/Medicare
• Vacation & Sick Leave

*Not available for sworn personnel.

01

Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

• Yes
• No

02

Which best describes your level of education?

• Some high school
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher

03

How many years of experience do you have in the traffic engineering profession?

• None to less than 4 years
• 4 years to less than 5 years
• 5 years to less than 6 years
• 6 years or more

04

Which of the following do you possess? Please select all that apply.

• California Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate
• Traffic Engineer - California State Board of Registration
• Civil Engineer - California State Board of Registration
• I do not possess any of these certificates

05

If you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City of Concord.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above statement.

06

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07

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