Associate Engineer - Traffic

Full Job Description

Associate Engineer - Traffic positions assign, review, and evaluate the performance of Assistant Engineers and support staff; interpret traffic engineering data; conduct and review complex traffic studies; review engineering plans; develop the transportation circulation/mobility element of community plans; coordinate with other departments, agencies, contractors, and citizen groups; prepare and present technical reports to other agencies, community groups, or other groups; manage traffic improvement projects through design and construction; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES:

• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Associate Engineer - Traffic employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Traffic or Civil Engineer are eligible for 15% additional pay.

Associate Engineer - Traffic employees who do not have a valid State of California Professional Engineer registration but have a valid Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification that meets the requirements established by California’s Department of Consumer Affairs, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are eligible for 4% additional pay.

The employee’s eligibility for EIT certification pay will end when he or she achieves state registration.

Requirements

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION: You must meet ONE of the following options:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
2. Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate issued from a state licensing board.
3. Registration as a Professional Traffic, Civil, or Electrical Engineer with a state licensing board.

NOTE:

• Additional qualifying professional traffic, civil, or electrical engineering experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.



EXPERIENCE: Three years of full-time professional traffic engineer or transportation planning experience which MUST include one year of full-time professional journey-level experience at a level equivalent to an Assistant Engineer - Traffic with the City of San Diego (a position that produces travel forecasts, performs traffic accident analyses, field surveys, and studies of statistical data; recommends changes to striping, pavement markings, signage, and parking to facilitate safe and efficient traffic flow; and reviews traffic signal and traffic control plans).

Qualifying professional experience MUST include at least ONE of the following options:

1. Conducting traffic engineering analyses, preparing reports, or reviewing plans on striping, pavement marking, street and intersection capacity, parking, signing, traffic surveys, traffic safety, or traffic control work zones.
2. Transportation plan review of subdivision maps, state highway plans, environmental impact reports, community plans, public improvement plans, or other plans or documents.
3. Travel forecasting and transportation and mobility planning analyses which include network analysis and the use of transportation planning software (e.g., TRANPLAN/TRANSCAD, SANDAG’s Activity Based Model or equivalent travel demand modeling software, HCS, SYNCHRO/SIMTRAFFIC) to analyze future transportation system and mobility needs.
4. Traffic signal or street light planning, design, operations, and inspections, including signal timing diagrams and schedules.

NOTES:

• Completion of 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units of graduate study in transportation-related course work may be substituted for a MAXIMUM of one year of full-time professional traffic engineering or transportation planning experience.

City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours.

OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.




LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire.




REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION):

• Proof of degree/transcripts, certificate, or registration, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

Required documents should be attached electronically to your application.

If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: (619) 533-3337; or to the Employee Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue – Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101.

Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying.

Qualifications

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system.

If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met.

Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days).

For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

Additional Information

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting.

Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report.

Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation.

All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins.

A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may be cause for disqualification or termination of employment.

Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego.

Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change to their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.

Rev. 4 – March 27, 2026 (New Recruitment Date)