City Traffic Engineer
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Job Description
Starting Salary Range: $125185- $136231/Annually
$4814.81 - $5239.66/Biweekly
Please click the link below for Benefits Information:
City of Franklin 2025-2026 Benefits Guide
I. Purpose of Job
As a subject matter expert supports the Assistant Director and Director of Engineering in development and capital improvement projects; responsible for supervising staff members in the Traffic Operations Center (TOC); responsible for all traffic operations throughout the City; reviews and administers traffic engineering criteria and principals for various types of capital improvement projects traffic calming projects Streets Department projects and development projects. Responsibilities may include grant writing reviewing development plans and managing various traffic studies for compliance to City specifications; functions as a program and/or project manager for capital improvement projects especially in the areas of traffic and ITS; serves as the traffic engineering subject expert to City staff elected officials and the general public.
II. Essential Job Duties
A. Performs supervisory and budgetary duties
Supervises directs and evaluates TOC staff and budget.
- Handles employee concerns and issues including counseling and coaching.
- Directs workload of TOC staff including project assignment.
- Completes TOC staff evaluations and makes recommendations to Department Director.
- Manages TOC budget including participating in annual budget reviews.
B. Plans examination
Provides overall guidance and resolves complex design problems associated with the review of traffic/transportation/ITS data for development plans site plans subdivisions and City projects for compliance with applicable regulations.
- Evaluates traffic studies reports and makes comments concerning such plans.
- Identifies required changes and oversees the preparation of departmental responses to the submitted plans.
- Coordinates plan review and staff comments with other necessary departments.
- Directs reviews within the TOC staff.
C. Project management
- Creates project estimates and ensures that projects stay within prescribed budget and payments are made in a timely manner.
- Manages traffic engineering and/or planning contracts to ensure adherence to scope resolution of design conflicts and adherence to budget constraints; accepts or rejects work performed under contract and negotiates changes as required.
- Manages and Monitors and makes recommendations relating to consultant selection fee negotiations project progress performance and completion reports purchase requests requisitions change orders oversees invitation/receipt of bids and reports of claims against the City.
- Researches investigates and makes recommendations on project problems; provides technical support in the updating of various city projects in relation to traffic engineering principles and standards.
D. Provides Technical expertise
- Performs engineering work related to the planning design construction and modification of public capital works and development projects with a specialty in Traffic Transportation ITS.
- Provides advice and problem-solving expertise on especially difficult and novel engineering problems in area of specialty.
- Investigates complaints related to public works infrastructure traffic operations projects and construction.
- As a registered Engineer performs and certifies engineering work related to the planning design construction and modification of public capital works projects for Traffic Transportation and other items.
- Creates monitors and adjusts traffic signal timings as needed.
- Understands complex traffic engineering models including reviewing and commenting on contractor or developer traffic models and ability to make changes to such traffic engineering models.
- Collects and analyzes traffic data for reports and presentations to general public elected officials and staff.
E. Strategic planning
- Reviews and comments on planned development traffic impact studies
- Develops and updates planning documents for transportation (ITS Master Plan and Congestion Management Program Comprehensive Transportation Plan and Traffic Signal Capital Improvement Budget).
F. Administrative
- Leads traffic operations including management of system operating procedures and specialized traffic software for the TOC.
- Creates and reviews federal grant applications and oversees any grant monies received (TDOT local programs).
- Assists general public contractors developers and engineers in search of general information pertaining to public works activities as it pertains to traffic engineering.
- May oversee administrative operations of more complex functions within Engineering.
III. Other Job Duties
Performs other job duties as assigned including:
- Function as main liaison between City and outside entities.
- Provides staff support at various Board of Mayor and Aldermen and Committee meetings.
- Creates visual aids and written reports.
- Make presentations to local groups and committees.
- Manages databases of traffic volume speeds crash histories level of service and signal field equipment.
IV. Primary Job Challenges
Primary challenges of this position include engaging and directing staff as well as prioritizing work in a complex project driven environment. Serves as a recognized specialist in traffic engineering and provides problem-solving expertise on especially difficult and novel engineering problems for traffic transportation and ITS projects.
V. Equipment Operated
- General office equipment including computers copiers printer multiline telephone etc.
- Motor Vehicle
- Traffic Signal and ITS Equipment
VI. Key Competencies Required
- Job Content Knowledge:
- Advanced knowledge of traffic engineering and ITS practices and procedures.
- Advanced knowledge of applicable local state and federal regulations.
- Advanced knowledge of engineering terminology principles and theories.
- Advanced knowledge of estimating and surveying procedures.
- Advanced knowledge of contract administration and negotiation.
- Advanced knowledge of managerial and budgeting principles.
- Advanced Knowledge of program management project management and administrative principles and practices.
- Proficient with computers and Microsoft products (Word Excel Outlook etc.) Adobe and Bluebeam.
- Proficient with (or ability to be proficient with) CAD GPS and Arc GIS is desirable.
- Proficient with (or ability to be proficient with) various traffic modeling software signal equipment ITS equipment and signal operation systems.
- Language Skills: Read analyze and interpret the most complex documents. Respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management public groups and/or boards of directors.
- Mathematical Skills: Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
- Reasoning Ability: Applies principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas scientific equations graphs musical notes etc.) at the highest level. Deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
- Teamwork: Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others. Encourages others to express their ideas and opinions. Provides input into identifying and solving problems. Anticipates need of others for information about job tasks and work environment and provides it to them in a timely manner. Willingly assists others with job tasks when appropriate.
VII. Physical Demands and Work Environment
Physical Demands: Performance of the essential duties of this job requires the incumbent to:
- Must remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
- Frequently move about inside the office/building to access file cabinets office machinery the public etc.
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery such as a calculator copy machine computer printer and telephone.
- Regularly positions self to maintain office area and items needed to complete daily tasks.
- Regularly communicates information and ideas so others will understand. Must exchange accurate information in these situations.
- Occasionally moves/transports up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment:
Performance of the essential duties of this job requires:
Occasional worknearmovingmechanicalparts
- Occasional workinhighprecariousplaces
- Occasional work with fumesorairborneparticles
- Occasional exposure to vibration
- Occasional work in outdoor weather conditions
- Occasional risk of electrical shock
The work environment is moderately noisy (business office with computers and printers)
VIII. Qualifications
Education and Experience: The required knowledge skill and abilities to satisfactorily perform job duties are normally acquired through attainment of a bachelors degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in civil engineering or related discipline plus 10 years of related experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Certifications/Licenses:
- TN Drivers License
Must be obtained prior to completion of the probationary period
- Professional Engineer (TN)
- TDOT Local Government Guidelines Manual & ROW Training
- TDOT Local Programs CEI Training
- IMSA Traffic Signal Tech I and II
Must be obtained within one month of employment
- 10 Hours OSHA Training
Employment Type
Full Time
