Assistant Engineer - Traffic

Assistant Engineer - Traffic positions produce travel forecasts; perform traffic crash analyses, field surveys, and studies of statistical data; recommend changes to striping, pavement markings, signage, and parking to facilitate safe and efficient traffic flow; evaluate and recommend locations for traffic signals, street lights, stop signs, and other traffic control devices; prepare and review signal timing plans and coordinate signal timing and traffic signal timing sheets using SYNCHRO; design traffic signals, street lights, and interconnect systems; review traffic signal and traffic control plans; review transportation studies; review traffic control plans and permits and field inspect; and perform other duties as assigned. NOTES: - Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases: - 3.5% effective 7/1/27 - 2% effective 7/1/28 - 2% effective 1/1/29 - Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS). - Assistant Engineer - Traffic employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer are eligible for 31% additional pay. - Assistant Engineer - Traffic employees who do not have a valid State of California Professional Engineer registration but have a valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification that meets the requirements established by California's Department of Consumer Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are eligible for 8% additional pay. The employee's eligibility for EIT certification pay will end when he or she achieves state registration. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated. EDUCATION: You must meet ONE of the following options: 1. Bachelor's Degree in Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering field. 2. Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued from a state licensing board. 3. Registration as a Professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer with a state licensing board. NOTE: - Additional qualifying professional traffic, civil, or electrical engineering experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units. EXPERIENCE: Two years of full-time professional traffic engineer or transportation planning experience. Qualifying professional experience MUST include at least one of the following options: 1. Conducting traffic engineering analyses, inspections, preparing reports, or reviewing plans on striping, pavement marking, street and intersection capacity, parking, signing, traffic surveys, traffic safety, or traffic control work zones. 2. Transportation plan review of subdivision maps, state highway plans, environmental impact reports, community plans, public improvement plans, or other plans or documents. 3. Travel forecasting and transportation and mobility planning analyses which include network analysis and the use of transportation planning software (e.g., TRANPLAN/TRANSCAD, SANDAG's Activity Based Model or equivalent travel demand modeling software, HCS, SYNCHRO/SIMTRAFFIC) to analyze future transportation system and mobility needs. 4. Traffic signal or street light planning, design, operations, and inspections, including signal timing diagrams and schedules. NOTES: - Completion of 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units of graduate study in transportation-related course work may be substituted for a MAXIMUM of one year of full-time professional traffic engineering or transportation planning experience. - City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered. LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION): - Proof of degree/transcripts, certificate, or registration, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements. - For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements. Required documents should be attached electronically to your application. If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: (619) 533-3337; or to the Employee Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue - Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying. SCREENING PROCESS Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may be cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change to their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities. Rev. 9 - September 25, 2026 (New Recruitment Date) City employees may be eligible to participate in a benefit program including holidays, vacations, savings and retirement plans, health programs, and other benefits. Eligible City employees initially hired or assuming office on or after July 10, 2021, with the exception of Police Recruits participating in the City's Police Academy, will participate in the City's Defined Benefit Plan administered by the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System (SDCERS). Benefits may change due to employer-employee contract negotiations. or review the 01 I understand that failure to respond to the following questions in the spaces provided may result in the rejection of my application. In addition, I may miss out on employment opportunities. Resumes are NOT reviewed for assessing the minimum requirements, qualifications will be determined from the answers provided to the supplemental questions. - Yes - No 02 Are you a current or former City of San Diego government/municipal employee? - Current city employee - Former city employee - Current & former city employee - None of the above 03 If you have previously worked or are currently working for the City of San Diego, please enter your PERNR. 04 The minimum age for this job is 18, unless you are 17 and a high school graduate. Do you meet the minimum age requirements for this job? - Yes - No 05 Which of the following do you possess? NOTE: Attach proof of degree/transcripts, certification, and/or registration to your application. - Bachelor's Degree in Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering field. - Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued from a state licensing board. - Registration as a Professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer with a state licensing board. - Completion of at least 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units of graduate study in transportation-related course work. - None of the above. 06 If you are using a combination of experience and education to qualify, which of the following best describes your level of education? - 0 to 29 semester/44 quarter units - 30 semester/45 quarter units to 59 semester/89 quarter units - 60 semester/90 quarter units to 89 semester/134 quarter units - 90 semester/135 quarter units to 119 semester/179 quarter units - 120 semester/180 quarter units or more 07 If you are using a combination of experience and education to qualify, how many years of professional traffic, civil, or electrical engineering experience do you have? - None - Less than 1 year - 1 year to less than 2 years - 2 years to less than 3 years - 3 years to less than 4 years - 4 years or more 08 How many years of full-time professional traffic engineering or transportation planning experience do you have? - None - Less than 1 year - 1 year to less than 2 years - 2 years to less than 3 years - 3 years to less than 4 years - 4 years to less than 5 years - 5 years to less than 6 years - 6 years tor more 09 Describe your full-time professional engineering experience in the following areas: a. Traffic engineering; b. transportation planning; c. civil engineering; d. electrical engineering. For each area, specify from which employer the experience was gained, your title, level of responsibility, percent of time spent on each area, and the total length of your experience. If you do not have any experience in a specific area, write "None." 10 In which of the following areas do you have full-time professional engineering experience: - Conducting traffic engineering analyses, inspections, preparing reports, or reviewing plans on striping, pavement marking, street and intersection capacity, parking, signing, traffic surveys, traffic safety, or traffic control work zones. - Transportation plan review of subdivision maps, state highway plans, environmental impact reports, community plans, public improvement plans, or other plans or documents. - Travel forecasting and transportation and mobility planning analyses which include network analysis and the use of transportation planning software (e.g., TRANPLAN/TRANSCAD, SANDAG's Activity Based Model or equivalent travel demand modeling software, HCS, SYNCHRO/SIMTRAFFIC) to analyze future transportation system and mobility needs. - Traffic signal or street light planning, design, operations, and inspections, including signal timing diagrams and schedules. - None of the above. 11 Describe your experience conducting traffic engineering analyses, preparing reports, or reviewing plans on striping, pavement marking, street and intersection capacity, parking, signing, traffic surveys, traffic safety, or traffic control work zones. Specify from which employer the experience was gained, your title, level of responsibility, percent of time spent performing the duties, and the total length of your experience. If you do not have any experience in this area. write "None." 12 Describe your experience with transportation plan review of subdivision maps, state highway plans, environmental impacts reports, community plans, public improvement plans, or other plans or documents. Specify from which employer the experience was gained, your title, level of responsibility, percent of time spent performing the duties, and the total length of your experience. If you do not have any experience in this area. write "None." 13 Describe your experience with travel forecasting and transportation planning and mobility analyses which include network analysis and the use of transportation planning software (e.g., TRANPLAN/TRANSCAD, SANDAG's Activity Based Model or equivalent travel demand modeling software, HCS, SYNCHRO/SIMTRAFFIC) to analyze future transportation system needs. Specify from which employer the experience was gained, your title, level of responsibility, percent of time spent performing the duties, and the total length of your experience. If you do not have any experience in this area, write "None." 14 Describe your experience with traffic signal or street light planning, design, operations, and inspections, including signal timing diagrams and schedules. Specify from which employer the experience was gained, your title, level of responsibility, percent of time spent performing the duties, and the total length of your experience. If you do not have any experience in this area. write "None." Required Question