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City of Redmond, WA · 11 hours ago

Senior Transportation Engineer

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

The City of Redmond is a fast-growing and culturally diverse community, currently seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer. This role focuses on transportation and traffic engineering review and project management, serving as the subject matter expert for transportation-related reviews and guiding private development projects through the City's permitting process.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Prepare or review project plans and specifications, including drafting as needed; analyze project requirements, physical location, and other pertinent data; prepare engineer's estimate of cost; assure that project designs are in compliance with a variety of state, federal, and city laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations governing public works projects and private projects submitted in development review

Develop scope of work and requests for proposals (RFPs); select consultants; finalize contracts; review work product; monitor budget and schedules; provide technical assistance to contractors; manage project resources and approve final work product for a wide range of public works projects, including capital improvement projects

Perform detailed and complex engineering studies, designs, and field inspections, developing conclusions and recommendations

Oversee projects to develop regulations from project inception through internal review and council adoption

Participate in regional management groups in order to remain current on relevant issues and provide technical input to groups who may influence the City of Redmond's actions

Represents the City in communications with public agencies, private utility companies, contractors, developers, business owners and the general public

Write correspondence related to project administration, including inspection, testing reports, change order preparations, and dispute resolution

Coordinate project activities with city employees, contractors, other cities and districts

Plans, directs, and manages multiple diverse and complex engineering projects, programs or systems

Recommends or influences changes to policies and procedures to accomplish general goals

Represent the City in negotiations with businesses, contractors, other local jurisdictions and property owners and have the authority to commit City resources to achieve work objectives

Ensures conformity and quality assurance of complete project documents, engineering projects, programs or systems

Participate as a professional expert in legal matters related to engineering projects

Recognize those project issues that could generate potential contractor claim disputes

Coordinate, supervise and provide fiscal tracking, quality control and safety oversight, from bid award through project final acceptance

Develops alternative methods of detailed analysis based on sound professional judgment addresses complex problems and judges the applicability and adequacy of methods

Identifies and evaluates impacts from proposed private and public development and negotiates with developers on improvements and/or fees necessary to mitigate these impacts, taking into account city codes and case law

Conducts peer review of technical reports and designs of complex private development projects prepared by consultants to ensure compliance with city codes and engineering standards

Prepare interpretations of complex issues related to both public and private development projects

Qualification

Transportation EngineeringProfessional Engineer LicenseProject ManagementCivil Engineering DegreeAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsNegotiation Skills

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering or related field from an accredited college or university

Seven (7) years engineering experience which includes three years of project administration and management responsibilities

Engineer-Senior requires a Professional Engineer's License

Valid Washington State Driver's License required

Benefits

MEDICAL INSURANCE - Choice of two plans for employees and their eligible dependents: Premera or Kaiser Permanente. All employee healthcare premiums paid for by the City of Redmond.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG INSURANCE - Included with each medical plan

DENTAL INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents

VISION INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents

OTHER INSURANCE - Life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS - For tax savings on healthcare and dependent care expenses

PAID VACATION & HOLIDAYS – with (13) paid holidays per year

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

RETIREMENT PLANS - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plus additional options that include: Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (Social Security replacement plan) and MetLife 457 Plan

Annual COLA adjustments

Annual merit increases of up to 5%