This position is responsible for providing multifaceted transportation safety engineering assistance to government members with the goal of saving lives, preventing injuries, and improving mobility. Advanced transportation safety engineering assistance includes analyzing crash and field data,
and composing reports that identify safety and mobility solutions. Furthermore, this position utilizes and provides maintenance assistance for the web-based Traffic Crash Analysis Tool (TCAT).
Job Duties:
Provides transportation safety engineering assistance to government members, which includes: bicycle, crash, cut-through, on-street and off-street parking, pedestrian, school, sight distance, speed limit, stop/yield, traffic signal warrant, and trip generation studies.
• Analyzes crash and field data to determine solutions that will enhance transportation safety and mobility.
• Composes detailed reports that identify the problem, evaluate the data collected, and indicate the appropriate solution(s).
• Assists with the management of the agency’s traffic data collection program, and works with the Data Collection Coordinator to schedule volume, speed, axle classification, gap, turning movement, and other field data evaluation tasks.
• Operates the agency’s web-based Traffic Crash Analysis Tool (TCAT), updates the databases, processes crash report requests from government and corporate members, provides technical support and training for system users, and works with the software developer to resolve issues.
• Utilizes Synchro-SimTraffic to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new traffic signals, land development, road narrowing, and to identify possible solutions to transportation problems
• Utilizes Synchro-SimTraffic to evaluate the impacts of activities such as new traffic signals, land development, road narrowing, and to identify possible solutions to transportation problems
• Assists government members with reviewing plans, cost estimates, reports, and technical memos.
• Attends and speaks at city council, township board, traffic safety committee, and other meetings when requested.
• Prepares project budgets, schedules, and specifications for labor or materials.
• Assists with the dissemination of crash statistics and reports to the news media as requested by the Chief Executive Officer.
• Acts as a liaison between elected officials, city managers, law enforcement command, traffic engineers and technicians, citizens, and others.
• Conducts traffic sign reviews and inventories for government members, including preparing cost estimates.
• Operates a motor vehicle and travels to various work locations.
• Performs other related work as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of standard practices for traffic engineering.
• Knowledge of the Michigan Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Michigan Vehicle Code, Uniform Traffic Code, AASHTO Green Book, Highway Capacity Manual, and Complete Streets polices.
• Ability to prepare and present written and verbal reports in a clear and logical manner.
• Ability to speak, write, and understand the English language.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with federal, state, county, and local government officials and the public.
• Proficiency with various software programs, including: Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Synchro-SimTraffic, Jamar TraxPro, CAD, etc.
• Knowledge of various office equipment operation, including: copy machine, fax machine, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, and work independently with little supervision.
• Ability to understand and communicate the mission and policies of the agency.
• Ability to make decisions where precedents may not be established.
• Ability to develop, follow, apply, interpret, and explain instructions and/or guidelines.
• Ability to determine work priorities and adjust work flow as necessary.
• Ability to compose and type routine correspondence, and transmit reports.
More information regarding how to apply and additional requirements are provided here:
http://www.tiasafety.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/traffic-engineer.pdf
