Traffic Design Engineer

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ADOT)

Driving the future of transportation with a diverse and innovative team

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the design team manager, drafts and designs engineering documents including plans for pavement marking, signing, work zone traffic control, traffic signal, and roadway lighting. Attends project-related meetings and mandatory training. Supports the Department’s transition to digital delivery of projects.

Also helps generate project estimates and related specifications. Performs review of in-house and consultant plans. Prepares and reviews technical documents and reports. Assists in project level coordination.

Occasionally required to travel in order to attend project meetings, obtain required field measurements, and collect necessary data.

This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive

Job Duties:

Helps create and update project estimates and specifications. Helps create and update project estimates and specifications.

Reviews in-house and consultant design documentation. Prepares and reviews technical reports including signal warrants studies, traffic impact analyses, design concept reports, etc.

Coordinates with project team members in other technical disciplines, including construction, operations, and maintenance. Travels as required to attend project meetings and site field reviews.

Selective Preference(s):

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering as well as experience equivalent to Transportation Engineering Specialist

Pre-Employment Requirements:

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

A valid state driver’s license with an acceptable 39 month driving history.

A valid Arizona PE is required for this position. A candidate who holds an active PE in another state will be required to meet registration requirements set forth by the Arizona Technical Board of Registration and attain an Arizona PE from the Board within 6 months of employment start date.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).