Supervise and evaluate staff in multiple disciplines of traffic engineering and technician work from simple to complex traffic engineering functions. (scheduling, performance evaluations, discipline, and training)
Sets work priorities, procedures, planning, organizing, and assisting as necessary.
Responsible for the quantity and quality of products generated by the office.
Provides leadership and guidance to the staff in the office, and ensures their work is in accordance with the goals and objectives of the County and Public Works.
Ensures that staff are properly trained and kept current on trending technologies in the field of traffic engineering.
Establish and monitor employee performance expectations, provide feedback on goals, and support employee development opportunities
Ensures that staff have adequate materials and equipment to do the myriad of tasks required of the shop.
Leads the process in the selection of new employees.
Instill a positive culture and a team environment.
Responsible for traffic activities including operations planning, system review, and roadway safety evaluation.
Ensures that county roads are in strict compliance with all traffic standards outlined in several guidance documents and manuals.
Staff and incumbent configure and operate sophisticated models to evaluate county road systems for current and future conditions.
Work requires advanced skills including, preparation and production of specialized design reports, review of construction plan sets, working drawings, specifications, quantities, and cost estimates.
Acts as a technical resource and coordinates with other sections, diversions, departments and other outside agencies and consultants.
Prepares traffic reports, studies and investigations in support of capital projects, investigations, other improvements and developments.
Ensures that all the proper studies or investigations are completed for any new traffic control device.
Makes recommendations on requests for new devices from other departments, agencies and the public.
Prepares documentation on warrants and justification for all signs, signals, and other traffic control devices.
Responsible for the periodic preparation of the roadway safety report and intersection level of service report.
Develops the framework and ensures the content of the safety report that drives a big part of our Transportation Improvement Program.
Recommends, supports, and defends projects that will improve safety on county roads.
Evaluates all roadway safety features and insures proper installations.
Ensures that both programmed and requested traffic counts are accomplished in a timely manner, and results and reports are properly handled.
Ensures that all safety improvements are completed according to specifications.
Develops and designs safety projects for completion with safety grant and county safety funds.
Evaluates all roadway safety features and insures proper installations.
Acts as technical liaison to represent the needs of Public Works during the Department of Community Development permitting process.
Coordinates plans with developers and project reviews with other governing entities.
Scopes and reviews all reports, plans and studies prepared by consultants pertaining to private developments impacting county roads.
Reviews all roadway improvement plans to insure they comply with the County Road Standards.
Reviews plans to ensure all features such as curves, sidewalks, lighting and guardrail adhere to the road standards adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.
All public works and private developer projects are scrutinized for compliance.
Makes recommendations on technical deviation requests when necessary.
Requirements :
Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering and six years of engineering experience to include two years of supervisory/management experience; OR
Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE) and two years of supervisory/management experience.