Assistant Traffic Engineer

Salary : $111,703.68 - $137,311.20 Annually

Location : Auburn, WA

Job Type : Full-Time

Department : Public Works

Division : Engineering

Opening Date : 02 / 07 / 2025

FLSA : Exempt

Bargaining Unit : UNAFFILIATED

Position Details

This position is open until filled with a first review date scheduled for Mon day, February 24th .

Priority will be given to candidates who submit their application

on or before Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 at 11 : 59 p.m. Pacific Time .

The City of Auburn Engineering division is seeking an Assistant Traffic Engineer to join our team. This opportunity will allow you to be a part of a diverse team.

This position conducts office and field transportation engineering work in support of the varied functions of the Transportation Division . It is responsible for performing duties in support of traffic engineering, traffic operations, transportation planning, development review, neighborhood traffic safety activities, and applicable grant funding programs.

Primary Duties

In this role, you will :

• 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.
• 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.
• 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...

REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

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Additional Information

WHY CHOOSE THE CITY OF AUBURN?

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COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Team Auburn values diverse perspectives, 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.

To learn more about the Inclusive Auburn initiative, please visit :

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

Please visit our Employee Benefits webpage for details :

Thank you for your interest in joining Team Auburn!

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. When applying for this position, you must thoroughly complete the sections of your application, and provide a thorough response to each of the supplemental questions. Failure to do so may result in elimination from further consideration. We do encourage you to upload a resume and / or cover letter as they can be reviewed after the first initial screening and have been invited to skills testing or interviewing.

Have you read and understood the information listed above?

Do you have a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering?

Please indicate your years of civil engineering experience.

Do you have your Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate?

Do you have a valid driver's license, without impending risk of loss?

Do you have transportation planning experience?

If yes, please explain.

Do you have experience conducting field traffic engineering (i.e. traffic counts, traffic studies, channelization layout, signage review, etc.)?

If yes, please explain.

Do you have experience with traffic signal operations and Intelligent Transportation Systems engineering?

If yes, please explain.

Do you have experience with Synchro and other HCM-based traffic analysis software?

If yes, please explain.

Do you have GIS Analysis experience?

If yes, please explain.

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Salary : $111,704 - $137,311