
Assistant Traffic Engineer
Job Description
Build Your Future with the City of Boca Raton!
At the City of Boca Raton, a career in public service is more than a job — it’s your chance to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant and sustainable coastal community. Driven by our core values ofFairness, Integrity, Respect, Service, andTrust, we are committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel appreciated, inspired, and supported.
Why Boca Raton?
As the second largest city in Palm Beach County, the City of Boca Raton offers robust benefits to their employees:
- Health Insurance Benefits: No-cost employee Medical, Dental & Vision plans
- Generous Paid Time Off: 12 paid holidays + vacation, sick, and 3 floating holidays
- Continuous Service Benefit: Paid out annually after 5 years of service
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible work schedule
- Retirement Plans: Two pension/retirement options to choose from
Whether you're starting out or looking to take your public service career to the next level, the City of Boca Raton offers the tools, resources, and culture to help you succeed.
Apply now and join the city that’s building careers and shaping a stronger tomorrow!
General Statement of Job:
- Conduct transportation studies, analyses and prepare reports and recommendations on transportation planning and operations issues
- Develop, maintain and update City’s Vision Zero and Mobility Plans and associated projects
- Review traffic concurrency and site-specific analyses as part of development reviews and provide recommendations on required transportation improvements to maintain the adopted roadway level of service.
- Administers and reviews outside consultant contracts for design and project development and in-house projects for Transportation and Mobility Program areas, in accordance with general engineering principles and department policies.
- Supervises and/or participates in the development of new designs and/or engineering techniques to be utilized for resolving problems encountered within the Traffic Division.
- Receives, reviews, and investigates requests for traffic mitigation in neighborhoods, signing requests, speed limit adjustments, and safety devices.
- Provides high level and responsive customer service on sensitive traffic problems and neighborhood concerns.
- Represents the city Traffic Division at various community meetings regarding traffic issues.
- Coordinates activities related to transportation projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Program including consultant selection, contract negotiations and project management.
- Supervises division personnel.
- Prepares project status reports and schedules as required.
- Develop annual budget and project needs for transportation planning and mobility areas
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, and equipment related transportation planning and complete streets.
- Expert knowledge and experience with traffic operations, principles, and design practices.
- Computer and traffic engineering software, including Synchro, HCS and SIDRA.
- Conducting transportation planning and mobility studies
- Managing corridor planning studies, quick-build roadway improvement projects and implementation of complete streets
- Collaborating different disciplines within the City and other external transportation stakeholders in advancing transportation planning and mobility projects
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, other public officials and representatives, employees and the general public.
- Communicate technical ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Prepare and present technical reports.?
- Bachelor's degree in engineering with major course work in civil, traffic, transportation engineering or related field.
- Five (5) of progressively responsible experience in traffic or transportation engineering, including project management and design.
- Three (3) years in a supervisory or lead role overseeing technical staff or consultants.
- Possession of a valid Professional Engineer (PE) license at the time of hire, with eligibility to obtain Florida PE licensure within one (1) year of employment.
- At least three (3) years of progressive experience in implementing complete streets projects
- Possession of valid State of Florida Class "E" driver's license with no more than six (6) points in a three (3) year period
Final offer and employment are contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer, pre-employment screening items:
- Criminal Background Check
- Employment Verification
- Certification/License Verification
- Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
- Drug & Alcohol Screening