Senior Traffic Engineer

Traffic Engineer

The City of Jersey City is a rapidly growing, highly urbanized environment and a leader in New Jersey for complete streets policy and design. Jersey City was the first city in New Jersey to adopt the Vision Zero initiative and received the 2019 New Jersey Complete Streets Excellence Award. This is an unparalleled opportunity to play a key role in the implementation of progressive transportation policies and projects. The City of Jersey City is seeking a supervising Traffic Engineer to bring expertise to the Division of Traffic Engineering's team of engineering and planning professionals responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient travel of the public.

Job duties include serving as a technical advisor in traffic matters, representing the division at meetings involving local and state government, performing, supervising, and directing work involved in the collection, recording, and analysis of data related to traffic crashes, investigation of their causes, and preventative measures. The Traffic Engineer will study traffic problems and make recommendations to improve traffic flow, correspond directly with the public, including formal presentations, determine the need for and use of traffic regulations and traffic control devices, design intersections, roadways, and traffic signals, manage grant programs, manage roadway permitting, train and supervise field and office staff, and create documents, summaries, reports, and other presentation materials.

Essential skills include excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management, ability to collaborate with and manage multiple consultants, stakeholders, and partners, proficiency in preparing correspondence, ability to read and interpret plans, maps, and specifications, ability to prepare formal transportation plans, i.e., traffic signing and pavement marking design plans, oversee and perform traffic data collection, strong proficiency in traffic analysis and modeling using software such as HCS, Synchro, or Visio, strong proficiency in computer aided design (CAD) (i.e., AutoCAD, MicroStation), knowledge of and experience with applying concepts from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, AASHTO Green Book, and NACTO design guides, and strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Required education includes graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Possession of a Professional Engineer's License issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors may be substituted for the above education requirement. Required experience includes three (3) to six (6) years of professional experience in traffic engineering work, two (2) of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. Possession of a master's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of nonsupervisory experience. Required license includes Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate. Appointees will be required to possess a valid driver's license in New Jersey. Applicant shall have a Professional Engineering license from the State of New Jersey or must be on track to acquire within two (2) years.