Salary: See Position Description
Location : PO Box 1466, Mesa, AZ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 17477
Department: (H350)Transportation
Opening Date: 07/03/2026
Closing Date: 7/16/2026 11:59 PM Arizona

Description/Duties

Transportation Engineer - ($84,725.47 - $118,687.71)

A Transportation Engineer is responsible for performing professional transportation engineering work in the Transportation Department and may be assigned to either Transportation Planning or Traffic Studies. Work is performed independently with minimal supervision. Specific duties will vary by assignment and may include: reviewing development and construction plans to ensure compliance with City standards, Transportation Plans, and accepted transportation engineering practices; serving as a transportation liaison to other agencies regarding freeway projects, roadway projects, corridor studies, project assessments, etc., during the scoping, design, and construction phases of projects; assisting with transportation planning projects (examples: transportation network modeling, developing guidelines, standards and codes, and developing systems to organize and log public and private development plans and transportation division input); supervising technical, paraprofessional, or professional staff; researching and analyzing accident statistics; developing and implementing traffic safety education curriculum at public events; bicycle and pedestrian planning/safety; awarding, administering, and monitoring traffic barricade and traffic counting contracts; responding to and providing traffic engineering advice to other City departments, consulting engineers, private contractors, and the general public; advising, planning, and implementing traffic control plans for special City events; and conducting research and analysis on a variety of traffic engineering subjects. This position is responsible for performing related duties as required.

A Transportation Engineer performs professional-level transportation engineering functions. Daily duties and assignments require the application of independent judgment, initiative, and decision-making regarding the planning, design, and review of transportation features of engineering projects. Special projects are routinely assigned and reviewed by the Transportation Department Director, Deputy Department Director, City Traffic Engineer, or Senior Transportation Engineer. This position will be responsible for performing engineering plans examination work in support of the central plans review function of the Development Services Division and Transportation Department including screening and preliminary plan review. Work involves: researching historical background information pertinent to individual permit applications; performing technical analyses of plans, specifications, and reports; and reviewing construction documents for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to applicable codes, ordinances, and national standards. The responsibilities of this class involve technical expertise as well as independent judgment, which must result in precision and accuracy. Incumbents in this class are required to develop and maintain a current knowledge of the policies, procedures, and standards of the City departments they represent. This is accomplished through reports, plans, meetings, and end results achieved. The Transportation Engineer class is distinguished from the Civil Engineer class by the latter having emphasis on civil engineering features of a project as opposed to transportation engineering features of a project. Employees in this class may progress by noncompetitive promotion to Senior Transportation Engineer upon meeting the specific criteria-based promotion requirements of performance and professional registration. This class is FLSA exempt professional.

Senior Transportation Engineer - ($98,070.75 - $137,385.25)

Under general supervision, the Senior Transportation Engineer performs responsible, professional engineering work within the Traffic Engineering section of the Transportation Department. This class performs related work as required.

Employees in this class perform the full range of professional engineering assignments within the Transportation Department. Work involves the application of skilled engineering knowledge to a variety of difficult traffic engineering problems, as well as frequent professional contacts with the public. In addition, a Senior Transportation Engineer may direct and review the work performed by lower-level professional, paraprofessional, and technical staff. Assignments are broad in scope and require the use of independent, professional judgment and initiative in making technical decisions of considerable difficulty. A Senior Transportation Engineer is responsible for conducting all types of traffic engineering studies, traffic signal timing and traffic management, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) design, ITS configuration and maintenance, creating policies and design standards, reviewing roadway design plans, reviewing commercial development and subdivision plans, preparing or checking signing and striping plans for the City street system, and acting as the City's technical expert in these areas. Work is reviewed by the City Traffic Engineer, Supervising Engineer, or ITS Engineer through conferences, inspections, and results achieved. This class is distinguished from the Transportation Engineer class by the required registration as a Civil Engineer, and by performing more difficult and varied professional engineering work assignments with minimal direct supervision. City employees may progress to this class by noncompetitive promotion upon meeting the specific criteria-based promotion requirements of performance and professional registration. This class is FLSA exempt-professional.

Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.
Qualifications & Requirements

Employee Values: All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

Transportation Engineer

Minimum Qualifications Required. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.

Special Requirements. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date.

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. Supervisory experience is desirable. Some (6 months - 1 year) civil engineering experience, with emphasis in traffic or transportation is desirable. Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to considerable (3 - 5 years) plans review experience related to the program area (example: Civil, Design Review, Streetlights, Traffic) and interpreting and applying codes, ordinances, and national standards (civil, traffic engineering) is desirable. Experience dealing with the public concerning controversial or difficult matters and registration as an Engineer-in Training is also desirable.

Senior Transportation Engineer

Minimum Qualifications Required. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field. Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer. Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of Arizona is required within six months of hire or promotion.

Special Requirements. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date.

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. At least three years of municipal traffic or transportation engineering experience preferred. Two years of supervisory experience preferred. Experience using AutoCAD is highly desirable.
Link to Job Description

Transportation Engineer
Senior Transportation Engineer
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Did you graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Traffic Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field? ** To receive education credit, you must fully detail your degree(s) and major(s) on your application. Information provided only on a resume will not be considered. **

• Yes
• No

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Are you registered as a Professional Civil Engineer? You MUST detail this information on your application to receive credit.

• Yes
• No

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Are you registered as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of Arizona? You MUST detail this information on your application to receive credit.

• Yes
• No

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Do you have a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License, or can you obtain one by hire or promotion date?

• Yes
• No

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How many years of municipal traffic or transportation engineering experience do you have? Please detail this experience on your application.

• None
• Some but less than 3 years
• 3 years or more

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Please describe your experience in municipal traffic or transportation engineering, including employer(s). Your experience must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of your application. If no experience, type N/A.
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How many years of supervisory experience do you have? Please detail this experience on your application.

• None
• Some but less than 2 years
• 2 years or more

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Please describe your experience using AutoCAD. Please also detail this experience on your application. If none, type N/A.
Required Question