Senior Traffic Engineer
Contra Costa CountyAbout the role
Posting number: NKHB-2026A
Department: Public Works
Job classification: Senior Traffic Engineer
Posting type: Open
Categories: Engineering, Planning and Development, Public Works, Trades, Management, Maintenance, Community Development, Project Management
Summary
The Public Works Department provides for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of infrastructure within the unincorporated area of Contra Costa County and the Flood Control District, as well as county buildings and grounds. Capital Projects, a division of Public Works, manages complex and intriguing architectural & engineering projects for County departments, including planning, designing, bidding, and construction management.Bargaining Unit: Local 21 - Supervisory Management
The Contra Costa County Public Works Department seeks qualified individuals to fill a Senior Traffic Engineer vacancy in the Transportation Engineering Division. The Department is looking for individuals who thrive in leadership, seek to implement safe and efficient plans, and are eager to set goals to solve traffic-related problems. If you want to make meaningful impacts in communities while using your skills in innovative ways, we invite you to apply and join our mission to deliver high-quality, reliable services to our residents while looking towards the future.
The Senior Traffic Engineer:
- Leads the Traffic Engineering team in administering the County's traffic operations program.
- Reviews roadway construction plans and recommends changes related to traffic engineering.
- Reviews subdivision plans for compliance with traffic engineering requirements.
- Prepares contract plans, specifications, and cost estimates for traffic signal construction projects.
- Administers traffic-related programs, including the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program and Vision Zero.
- Provides technical expertise and oversight on traffic engineering projects and initiatives.
Our mission is to deliver cost-effective, safe, reliable, sustainable projects, programs, and quality services, as well as to provide support services that are competitive, attentive, responsive, efficient, safe, and of high quality to our customers and other County Departments.
We became the first County in California to be accredited by the American Public Works Association in July 2001 and were re-accredited 6 times, most recently in 2024. As an accredited agency, we strive to improve continuously. We review and improve work processes regularly and are re-evaluated for accreditation on a four-year cycle.
The Contra County Public Works Department (CCCPWD) is responsible for the maintenance and operation of over 650 miles of roads, 79 miles of streams and channels, and over 150 County buildings. CCCPWD services include parks and recreation, sandbag distribution, flood control, road and facilities maintenance, and storm water management. CCCPWD operates two airports, Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, and Byron Airport in Byron. CCCPWD strives for continuous improvement to deliver cost effective, safe reliable and sustainable projects, programs, and quality services.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- An effective communicator with a positive attitude
- Committed to workplace safety and safe work practices
- Visionary and purpose-driven
- A dependable team player
- Innovative and forward-thinking
- Leading a team in delivering traffic operations programs and services
- Supervising, coaching, and managing individual and team performance
- Responding to traffic-related requests and delivering effective solutions
- Evaluating/Assessing traffic safety concerns and making sound decisions
- Identifying and implementing process improvements
- Developing, administering, and evaluating traffic engineering programs
- Opportunities to grow professionally and expand your skills
- Work alongside a collaborative team of experienced professionals
- Help shape the future of traffic operations in Contra Costa County
- Make a direct impact on public safety
- Improve the quality of life for the communities we serve
- Balancing community needs and stakeholder expectations with established codes, regulations, and County policies
- Managing competing priorities and finding solutions
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