Engineer Specialist – Traffic Engineering & Safety (TES)

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those whobenefit from your passion,skills andexpertise.Join our diverse,inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. 

What We Offer 

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salarycommensurate with education and experience. The starting hiring range for this position is$115,683.00 - $156,172.00/year.We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include butare not limited to: 

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service 

• 457B Retirement Plan 

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year 

• Competitive medical, dental and visionplans effective within 1 month of start date 

Location & Schedule 

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model.Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site in the field, as needed.Employees must work within the state of Colorado on theirremote days.  

In this position you can expect to workout in the field oron-site, three (3) days a week at:Wellington E. Webb Building – 201 W Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202. 

Please note: Downtown parking expenses are the responsibility of the employee. We offer a flexible spending accountoption specifically for parking; if youelect thisoption, you can use pre-tax dollars for parking. We also offer aCity-sponsored RTDEcoPass to all City employees– allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee. 

Who We Are &What You’ll Do 

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure, and services.    

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity:   

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets, and people of the city with the greatest need through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.   

• DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.   

 For more information, please visit the DOTI website.   

DOTI isseeking an innovative andexperienced transportation professional to serve asaSpecialist on theTraffic Engineering and Safety (TES) team - a high-performing team responsible for ensuring the safety, performance, and reliability of Denver’s transportation system. TES includes two main work areas –1)review &regulate; and 2)programmaticsafetyprojects. This position will primarily focus onmanaging a team aroundTES’sprogrammaticsafetyprojectwork–including workonArea Engineering, Pedestrian Crossing, Traffic Calming, Traffic Signal (corridor retiming), Bikeways, and Transit programs.This position will champion Vision Zero and the Safe Systems approach, bringing both deep technicalexpertise and provenmanagement skills to foster innovation and sound projectprocess, and support staff’s growth and development.  

This position will report directly to the TES Senior Manager.As theEngineerSpecialist,you will: 

• Provide technical, operational, and strategic direction fortrafficengineering analyses,planning efforts, design documents,and projectimplementation. Programs this position isanticipated to support include Area Engineering,Pedestrian Crossing, Traffic Calming, Traffic Signal (corridor retiming), Bikeways, and Transit programs. 

• Lead and supervise a teamresponsible for the design oftransportationand trafficsafetyprojects and programs, including managing theirworkload, performance, professional development, and resource allocation. 

• Provide quality assurance and technical oversight of engineering designs, construction documents, and consultant deliverables. 

• Manage and coordinateconsultants, contractors, internal departments, utilities, regional agencies, and other project stakeholders. 

• Develop and implement engineering standards, policies, procedures, and process improvements to improve project delivery and operational efficiency. 

• Work collaboratively with DOTI’s Vision Zero team to implement Vision Zero and Safe Systemsprojects, including systemic safety programs and data-driven risk mitigation. 

• Improve system operations through enhanced signal timing strategies, congestion mitigation, and multimodal performance optimization. 

• Analyze project and program data toestablish performance measures,identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making. 

• Represent the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure onits transportation programs and projects, including coordination with community stakeholders, elected officials, partner agencies, and the public. 

• Resolve complex technical, operational, and stakeholder issues while balancing safety, equity, mobility, cost, schedule, and community needs. 

• Mentor and develop engineering and project management staff while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and continuous-improvement culture. 

What You’ll Bring 

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels.You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level. 

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:  

• Bachelors degree inCivil Engineering with at least3 years of experience at the level of a Senior Engineer.  

• Demonstrated leadership skills in mentoring, supervisingengineeringprofessionals from interns to PE licensed engineers while supporting both technical and professional growth. 

• Progressive responsibilities in transportation engineering, infrastructure design, construction, or project management. 

• Strong analytical skills to overseean engineering team to interpret and draw conclusions from a variety of data sources including traffic, safety,orwarrant studies and other data sets. 

• Experience designing,reviewing and preparingconstruction documents and/or work orders forroadway and multimodal improvement projects including traffic signals, traffic signal timing,traffic calming,pedestrian crossing improvements, bikeways, and transitways. 

• Excellent organization and communicationskillsto helpstrengthen team effectiveness and educate others ontraffic engineering and safety principles. 

• Experience with Federal and State funded projects. 

• A comprehensive understanding of federal, state, and City agency policies, standards, and systems. 

• Experience and comfort working within a matrix management environment. 

RequiredMinimum Qualifications 

• Education requirement:Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture. 

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of senior engineering or architecture experience. 

• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education ispermitted.Additionalappropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements. 

• License/Certifications:Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.Requires registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application.Registration in another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado registration at completion of probation.Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment. 

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab): 

• Resume 

• Detailed cover letter about your interest in being theEngineer Specialist. Tell us more about how you professionally prepared for this role.  

Application Deadline 

This position is expected to stay open until September27, 2026.Pleasesubmit your application as soon as possible and no later than September27that 11:59 PM.  

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