Senior Traffic Engineer

Company Description Job Description Hours: Full-Time - 35 Hours Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, NY, 11101 Only candidates who are permanent in the Transportation Specialist title or those who are reachable on the Open-Competitive List (Exam #3027) may apply. Please indicate a copy of your Notice of Result card or indicate if you are already permanent in the title. If you do not meet the previously mentioned civil service criteria, you will not be considered for an interview. The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure seeks a Senior Traffic Engineer to direct the work of consultants and several subordinate employees involved in the planning, developing, and executing of complex highway transportation studies and programs. The selected candidate will determine and make recommendations for the alleviation of traffic conditions in the City; supervise the activities of the groups conducting highway transportation and traffic studies; supervise the development of mathematical models of traffic flow conditions and subsequent use of such models in electronic computer traffic simulation studies; review and analyze reports; present data and make recommendations for traffic improvements within the City; determine procedures to be used in the collection of data and analysis of traffic flow and congestion problems and recommend methods for the alleviation of these conditions; approve methods and procedures for area-wide application in the development of traffic estimates; review traffic studies; analyze transportation and traffic data; obtain traffic and pedestrian counts; review and/or perform traffic studies including but not limited to level of service analyses, accident analyses, parking study/analyses, queue analyses, signal warrant analyses, traffic signal timing optimization, and network modeling. The Senior Traffic Engineer will also review maintenance and protection plans, work to optimize development of schemes and details, and coordinate with the NYCDOT OCMC; and will plan, develop, and coordinate training topics related to traffic engineering. Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. NYC Department of Design and Construction does not provide sponsorship for international employees. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position, at the time of application. All applicants, including City Employees: Please go to NYC Government Jobs / Explore Careers / City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly. Qualifications 1. A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or 2. A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs; or 3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or 4. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or 5. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above. SPECIAL NOTE: In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements above: To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above. To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Created: 2024-11-02