Senior Traffic Engineer

Salary : $119,745.60 - $143,748.80 Annually
Location : City of Pasco, WA
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2720.098.2026
Department: Public Works
Division: Engineering
Opening Date: 01/16/2026
FLSA: Exempt


SUMMARY OF POSITION

Location: City of Pasco (Onsite)
Salary: $119,746 - $143,749 ($57.57hr - $69.11hr)
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm (Flexible schedule available)
Status: Full-Time | Exempt
Closing Date: Open until filled.

Join a Growing City and Help Shape Its Future

The City of Pasco seeks a personable, strategic, and experienced engineering professional to serve as its next Senior Traffic Engineer. This position works to address traffic-related issues and improve the overall traffic flow in the city; playing a vital role in long-term transportation planning for the city, assessing future growth and development patterns, evaluating transportation infrastructure needs, and proposing improvements to accommodate increasing traffic demands.

• Excellent Benefits including a sign-on bonus of up to $8,000, dependent on qualifications/experience.
• Relocation assistance of up to $5,000, for candidates who are not local to the area.
• Hybrid schedule available.

Minimum Qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Civil or Traffic Engineering or closely related field.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible engineering experience in traffic or transportation engineering design.

Preferred

• Previous public works and public agency project experience is preferred.

LICENSES, CERITIFCATIONS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Certain licenses and certificates, if required, may be acquired on the job as agreed upon by the City of Pasco and employee. Subject to change based on operational needs.

• Valid Washington State driver's license.
• Registered Professional Engineer of Washington State (PE) or able to obtain reciprocity within six months.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) in the State of Washington is desirable.

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COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE: The City of Pasco offers a full benefits package with affordable options for full family coverage for medical, dental, vision and life insurance. The City of Pasco also offers many other perks including:

• Medical coverage is available at tiered monthly rates based on plan selection and coverage level. Dental coverage is available at $11.59/month and vision coverage at $6.54/month.
• Basic life insurance paid for by the City and employee sponsored supplemental life insurance
• 12 days of vacation during the 1st year of employment and 12 days of sick leave which are available for use upon accrual
• 10 paid holidays, plus 1 floating holiday each year
• Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS), which offers a guaranteed monthly benefit once vesting criteria has been met
• In addition to DRS, employees may also contribute to a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, that offers a pre-tax contribution of 4% from the City of Pasco
• Other benefits offered: Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Plan, Long-Term Disability, Aflac, and Flexible Schedule (per department approval)

This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Early application is strongly encouraged.

Questions?
Contact City of Pasco Human Resources
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Email:

The City of Pasco is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. If your experience does not exactly match every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. You may be exactly who we are looking for.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The City of Pasco is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to recruiting and retaining a highly qualified and diverse workforce.

All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the application and selection process upon request. Individuals who require accommodation must notify the Human Resources Department at the time of application and prior to the closing date by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io.
The City offers a full benefits package with affordable options for full family coverage for medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Maintaining a positive work life balance is important, to help aid this balance, employees receive great vacation, sick, and paid holiday benefits.
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Do you possess a valid WA driver's license?

• Yes
• No

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How many years of experience do you possess in traffic or transportation engineering design?

• None
• Under 3 years
• 3-4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6 years or more

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Do you possess a valid WA Professional Engineer (PE) license?

• Yes
• No

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Do you possess a WA Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have knowledge and understanding of the application of the MUTCD, traffic surveys, road design, capacity analysis, level of service analysis, traffic control device studies, and crash data collection and analysis?

• Yes
• No

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Do you possess a valid Professional Engineering (PE) license and are able to obtain reciprocity in WA state within 6 months?

• Yes
• No

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