Junior Engineer - Streets Division - Transportation/Traffic - SF Municipal Transportation Agency (5201)

Company Description

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco responsible for the management of all ground transportation in the city. The SFMTA has oversight over the Municipal Railway (Muni) public transit, as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking, traffic, walking, and taxis.

Job Description

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt, Full Time not to exceed three (3) years – This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Application Opening: January 2, 2025

Application Deadline to Apply: January 16, 2025

Salary: $109,408 - $132,964 Annually

Recruitment ID: TEX-5201-154385

Please Note: A cover letter and resume must be attached to the online application. 

Division: Streets Section/Unit:

Livable Streets Work Location: One South Van Ness, 7th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm

The Livable Streets mission is to create safe and inviting streets and sidewalks for all who walk and use a bicycle, focusing on projects that advance San Francisco’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate traffic deaths in San Francisco. This work unit is responsible for delivering bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic calming projects in conjunction with other departments, including San Francisco Public Works, Planning Department, and Recreation and Park Department on time and within budget. These projects require a heavy emphasis on teamwork and consensus-building within the Agency, with stakeholders, and with elected officials, as well as a thorough understanding of how bicycle and pedestrian projects affect transit, accessibility, and traffic operations. Under general supervision and as part of a team of transportation engineers and planners, the Junior Engineer applies engineering principles and practices to transportation engineering problems to design and deliver high-priority bicycle and pedestrian safety projects that support San Francisco’s Transit First and Vision Zero goals, including performing engineering work in the field and office following established engineering methods and procedures.
This position completes tasks in support of various projects in the SFMTA’s Livable Streets Subdivision, including quick build projects and more traditional capital construction projects. These projects will design and implement pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements along corridors, including protected bike lanes, new and modified traffic control signals, pedestrian bulb-outs and islands, and other traffic engineering measures to improve safety for all roadway users.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT DUTIES:

• Applies engineering best practices, standards, and guidelines to bicycle and pedestrian facility designs, including preparing protected bike lane and traffic signal designs for a variety of Spot-Improvement, Quick-Build and capital construction projects.
• Develops calculations for traffic signal timing card changes to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and reduce transit travel time.
• Prepares and reviews analysis of traffic and transit operations using Synchro and other software tools.
• Prepares, reviews, and checks routine traffic signing and striping drawings and designs plans for a variety of transportation engineering projects using AutoCAD and other software tools.
• Reviews and analyzes field data, collision reports and results of office research to determine appropriate transportation safety measures.
• Conducts field inspections of existing conditions to determine the necessity for future improvements, repair, or maintenance of bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
• Prepares correspondence, minutes, and reports for a variety of inquiries and problems regarding engineering policies, procedures, standards, appeals, and other related project activities; and prepare and process legislation for engineering related issues.
• Prepares reports, contract specifications, lists of materials, cost estimates, schedules, and progress payments.
• Creates maps through GIS and updates various databases to track project implementation status.
• Participates in public outreach activities including meetings and public hearings; assists in preparing presentations to staff, committees, boards, commissions, approval agencies and the general public.
• Corresponds with stakeholders, citizens, and the public in regard to requests related to transportation engineering and/or bicycle and pedestrian safety.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

DESIRABLE QUALIFIC