Assistant Traffic Engineer Jobs

Position Details

Primary Duties

In this role, you will:

• Review a wide variety of private development projects ranging including both residential and commercial development. Reviews will include both civil plans and environmental analyses, in coordination with planning and development engineering staff.
• Provide excellent customer service both in person, verbally, and in writing, to responding to requests received from the public on a wide variety of transportation issues including parking, sight distance, signage, pavement condition, etc.
• Support the street preservation programs including involvement in street selection, treatment selection, cost estimating, data review and management, and preparing program overviews and supporting documentation.

While these duties may be a primary focus of this job, the full job description includes a more comprehensive list of responsibilities. Click Here to review the full job description.

Minimum Qualifications

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR...

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering

AND

• Three (3) years of successful civil engineering experience required

OR

• A combination of education, training and experience that would indicate ability to complete the work responsibilities listed above.

REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• An Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate.
• Possess and retain a valid Washington State Driver's License during tenure of employment, without impending loss at time of appointment.

WE WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU HAD...

• Experience with Synchro, and other HCM-based traffic modeling software.
• Successful transportation engineering experience in a municipal engineering setting.
• GIS Analysis experience.

Additional Information

WHY CHOOSE THE CITY OF AUBURN?

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans with employee premiums paid by the City
• Employee Assistance Program
• 17 days of paid vacation per year (Prorated)
• Optional Flexible Spending benefit plan
• Employer contributions to the State Retirement System pension plans
• Competitive salary
• 2 paid floating holidays of your choice per year
• VEBA (tax-free health savings account)
• Deferred Compensation plan options
• And more!
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Employee Wellness Program

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Team Auburn values diverse perspectives and life experiences, and welcomes applications from people who will help us consistently demonstrate the values of equity, respect, and partnership. The department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans. Individuals interested in joining our team must be committed to racial, social, and economic equality for ALL people in our community.

The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
READY TO APPLY?
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, or would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The City of Auburn is dedicated to building an inclusive, informed city, with opportunities for all. In alignment with that goal, the City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the initial screening of applications. For that reason, hiring managers will not be viewing any attachments to your application, including a cover letter or resume, during the initial screening.

Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application, and thoroughly answer the supplemental questions prior to the submission deadline! You must meet the minimum qualifications to move forward in the screening process.

Please note that if you are selected to move forward after an interview, a background check, driving abstract review, and reference check will be completed before an official job offer will be made.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the recruitment process. E-mails from auburnwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions, please contact Chardae Gillespie, HR Coordinator, at [email protected].