Traffic Engineer role overseeing the City of Shawnee’s traffic operations, transportation planning, and traffic engineering input for development and capital projects. You’ll lead studies, support grants, manage contracts and construction delivery, and act as the primary contact for citizen and neighborhood traffic concerns. Standout perk: starting salary begins at $90,000 (DOQ) for a full-time, exempt position.
- Starting salary begins at $90,000
- Serve as City traffic operations lead
- Work on regional committees and grants
Transportation Planning. Develops short term and long term plans to address the transportation needs of the City. Serves on regional committees. Supports grant applications. Completes transportation studies.
Serves in an advisory capacity in all traffic matters such as traffic signs, traffic signals, pavement markings and lighting in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control devices and other applicable Facilitates citizen and neighborhood requests and serves as the Contract Administration. interlocal agreements, engineering contracts, and other agreements/contracts. Provides training and policy guidance to engineers and design professionals in the preparation of these documents. documents with adjoining cities, Johnson County, Mid America Regional Council Project Management. Monitors construction contractor activities and progress to deliver projects that meet or exceed high quality standards, on schedule, and within budget. Responsible for monitoring project cost, payment of contractors, and project budget. understanding the execution plan for the project including means and methods of construction proposed. safety of contractors and stakeholders. project contract and enforcing the provisions of agreements in collaboration Development and Project Review. Serves as the traffic engineering expert in cross departmental plan review for private development and capital projects. Reviews all new traffic engineering plans for compliance with federal and state laws, City specifications and the Municipal Code.
Continuously discusses projects with the affected public and primary and sub-contractors. Responds to citizen inquiries on traffic and/or pavement engineering questions.
A Bachelor's degree with course work in Civil Engineering is required. * A minimum of four (4) years' experience in project management, engineering Traffic engineering experience is Registration as Professional Engineer in the State of Kansas or the ability Registration as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer is preferred.
This position generally works eight hour days, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) with a one hour lunch. Attendance at some evening meetings is The job description is not a contract or is the City's policy to provide an equal employment opportunity for all national origin, disability, socioeconomic status, genetic information, citizenship, veteran status or familial status, or any other basis protected by state or federal law, in regard to hire, training, promotion, transfer, layoff,