REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with major course work in civil or traffic engineering

AND

Experience
Five years of increasingly responsible traffic engineering experience, three years of which were at a level equivalent to the Assistant Traffic Engineer class. Progressively responsible related experience may be substituted for the college course work on a year for year basis.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess a valid California Registration as a professional Traffic Engineer
• Must possess a valid California driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record

Desirable qualifications include either registration as a California Civil Engineer, or a master's degree in Transportation Planning or Business Administration.KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:Knowledge of: Principles and practices of traffic and highway engineering, including highway capacity analysis; Methods and techniques of field data collection, tabulation, and analysis; Applicable traffic and zoning codes, ordinances, regulations, and guidelines; Computer applications relating to traffic engineering analysis; Operation and maintenance of traffic control devices and equipment; Principles of grant funding application and administration; Principles and techniques of effective employee supervision, including selection, training, work evaluation, and discipline; and Principles and practices of budget development and administration.

Ability to: Apply traffic engineering principles and techniques to the solution of complex traffic engineering problems; Analyze complex traffic control problems, evaluating alternatives and reaching sound conclusions; Schedule, assign, review, and evaluate the work of others; Ability to set priorities among competing demands of a diverse traffic control program; Prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports, records, and correspondence; Deal tactfully and effectively with the public, City staff, other agencies, engineering firms, contractors, developers, manufacturers, and others; Exercise sound independent judgement within established guidelines; and Research and evaluating potential grants and other funding sources.