Senior/Principal Traffic Engineer Position Description Under general direction, manages all technical aspects of roadway, street, highway, and interstate design, modeling, and improvement. Management and Supervision This position reports to the Director of Planning. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The following duties are typical for this classification. Hire may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. Provide transportation and traffic engineering technical assistance to the municipalities of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, including but not limited to the following activities:  Assess traffic and highway operations on key corridors and intersections  Identify and assess high hazard locations  Develop highway capital improvement project concepts that address identified safety hazards and congested operations  Develop preliminary engineering and design activities for project scoping and development  Conduct and manage traffic engineering corridor and intersection studies  Research, draft, support, and submit funding applications Responsible for NVCOG’s travel demand forecasting and traffic simulation modelling activities; keep track of model improvement activities. Administer the state‐funded Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP) for NVCOG; assist project sponsors in developing project scopes and preparing concept drawings; evaluate and ranks LOTCIP project applications; responsible for project selection, scheduling, cost control and contract administration. Consult with town engineers and public works directors regarding LOTCIP, STP, TAP and CMAQ projects. Manage the congestion management program in NVCOG; organize and conduct arterial speed and delay data collection; develop travel reliability measures. Prepare plans, specifications, and cost estimates for transportation improvement projects funded under the LOTCIP, Surface Transportation Program, Transportation Alternatives, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality programs; support all aspects of the engineering project while collaborating with staff, consultants, and clients. Manage corridor planning studies; responsible for scope development and preparation of Requests for Qualifications for consultant services; responsible for consultant selection, contract administration, CTDOT coordination and serve as the liaison with local municipalities; oversee technical work performed by consultants. Evaluate traffic signal system operations and need for optimization. Page 1 of 2
Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of  Federal funding programs and CTDOT policies and procedures  Principles and practices of traffic engineering, project design and transportation applications, project development, implementation and management, estimating quantities of materials, and estimating costs  Principles and practices of travel demand modeling and forecasting and computer simulation packages, such as TransCAD, Cube, TRANPLAN, EMME2 and Synchro  Local and regional transportation planning, review, and approval processes  MS Office suite of applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access Ability to  Work with a high degree of accuracy in evaluation of data  Apply and use software packages needed to conduct a wide range of traffic engineering and planning related studies  Organize, coordinate, and prioritize multiple project assignments  Maintain effectiveness under pressure of variable time constraints and deadlines  Effectively and coherently communicate technical information verbally to peers, committee members, and other interested parties  Prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive documents, reports, correspondence, and other written materials  Establish and maintain effective working relationships with consultants, developers, property owners, elected officials, community representatives, co‐workers, federal and state agencies, and others encountered in the course of work Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in urban planning, transportation, engineering, or a closely related field, and five years of experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Engineer in Training or Professional Engineering license is preferred. Working Environment The working environment may require employees to stand or sit for prolonged periods; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to travel to other locations. Incumbents may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends. Employees may be required to attend evening and/or out‐of‐office meetings on a regular and irregular basis. Compensation and Benefits Salary will be based upon qualifications. NVCOG offers an excellent working environment and benefit package. Page 2 of 2