Transportation Engineer

General Job Description: Under regular supervision, performs difficult professional work involved with the planning, design, implementation, operation and maintenance of a variety of transportation and traffic engineering programs and services for the City of Winston-Salem and the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO); does related work as required.

Qualified candidate will have a working knowledge of the NCDOT signal design criteria and process, the MUTCD, NCDOT standard specifications and roadway standard drawings. Experience with large signal systems, ITS, signal systems timing, and wireless technology is a plus. Assists with the development and implementations of the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) 2035 Transportation Plan; works with the City-County Planning Board (CCPB).

Performs difficult professional/technical work involved with the collection and analysis of traffic engineering data including the MPO’s average daily traffic (ADT) count files and mapping, spot speed studies, delay studies and accident diagrams; works with other municipal departments, the NCDOT and other governmental agencies, consultants and private contractors to coordinate projects, share information and process municipal agreements; the review of site plans and traffic impact studies to determine potential traffic impacts, and coordinate exchange of information with developers and consultants; and, project presentations at public meetings.

Provides technical assistance to appointed and elected officials, business community, neighborhood organizations, general public and various staff at the Federal, State, and local levels; serves as a liaison to municipalities within the MPO; completes the required performance planning and evaluation documents.

General Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in transportation or civil engineering and considerable experience in professional engineering work.

· Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina or Engineering Intern in pursuit of North Carolina Professional Engineer registration.
· Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license.
· CAD and GIS experience preferred.