• Join an innovative team where you can enjoy professional development and do meaningful work
• Receive a competitive annual salary of $108,000 – $121,000 plus overtime and generous benefits
• Be a leader on the cutting edge of technology whilst driving community improvement

About the Road Commission for Oakland County

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) is the county-level road agency in Oakland County, Michigan. Our purpose is to be Oakland County's local road professionals that maintain and innovate local roads and infrastructure. Our mission is to provide the public with leadership in safe and convenient roads, sound financial management, respect for the environment, sensitivity to community concerns, and responsive and dependable service.

RCOC is an essential organization that excels in maintaining and enhancing infrastructure. We oversee 2,700 miles of county roads, 230 miles of state roads, 400 bridges, and 150,000 traffic signs. Our leadership in developing cutting-edge 'smart' traffic signals, like FAST-TRAC, not only improves traffic flow and safety but also reduces emissions, making us a forward-thinking choice.

At RCOC, discover a fulfilling workplace where you enhance road safety for Oakland County, communities, and your loved ones. Join our 110-year-old organization, managing the state's largest county road system, and continuously grow your skills. Join us, a respected national road agency offering stability and security.

To read more about us, please visit rcocweb.org.

About the Opportunity

The RCOC is looking for a full-time Civil Engineering Manager, Traffic and Transportation Signal Systems to join our team. This role is based in Waterford, Michigan. This position is required to be on-site, for both collaboration and cooperation among the teams.

Reporting to the Director of Traffic Safety, your responsibility is to lead a team of 12 engineers, technicians, supervisors, and office clerks within the Signal Systems Division. Your leadership will bring together multidisciplinary experts, each with unique viewpoints and backgrounds, to work together toward our collective goals.

Your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Performing supervisory responsibilities encompass hiring, assisting with terminations, work prioritization, scheduling, training, addressing employee concerns, performance evaluations, salary change recommendations, and serving as a liaison between employees and management
• Keeping the managing director's office informed about current and future technology advancements, potential innovations, and strategies for driving innovation
• Representing RCOC as the subject-matter expert in traffic signals, ITS, and connected vehicles
• Overseeing design, construction, and operation of traffic signals installed by contractors and electrical crews, including Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Connected Vehicles (CV) Initiatives
• Liaising with vendors, including delivering presentations and demonstrations, networking to explore new products in traffic signals, ITS, and CV, and researching product utilization
• Representing RCOC at state and national conferences, public forums, universities, seminars, and on committees both internally and externally
• Applying for and prepares applications for federal funding for traffic safety projects
• Performs related work as required

About You

To qualify, you must have a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, 7 years of combined experience in traffic signal/civil engineering management and supervisory experience. Additionally, you will have a Professional Engineers License (PE).

You must also have:

• Knowledge, or ability to acquire, standard and specifications related to traffic signal systems as established by RCOC, MDOT and Michigan Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD)
• Demonstrated skill in delivering presentations that tailored to the audience's background
• Demonstrated leadership to lead a multidisciplinary team diplomatically
• Strong communication skills for adapting to others' expertise, backgrounds, and personalities
• Willingness to meet required travel for conferences and meetings
• Proficiency vendor interactions in order to represent RCOC, our offerings, limitations, and future plans
• A passion for technology, communications, and architecture (asset)

Our ideal candidate is collaborative, open to learning, flexible, and articulate.

It is essential you meet this role with consideration for your team’s needs whilst having the confidence in your leadership, experience, and decisions to drive the division to success.

About the Benefits

As recognition for all your hard work and determination, you can look forward to an annual starting salary of $108,000 – $121,000, negotiated based on skills and experience, plus overtime, and the following generous benefits:

• Average of 25 days of paid time off
• Up to 14 days paid holidays
• Hybrid pension, including employer-matched 401(a)
• Defined benefit and Roth IRA
• Retention benefit
• Medical insurance including prescription drug plans, employer paid dental, vision, health savings account, and Employer Paid Telemedicine
• Disability benefit
• Retiree healthcare employer paid savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Insurance including Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D
• Identity theft protection
• Employer Paid Advocacy services
• Job security that comes with an established national agency

Join RCOC if you want to be a leader at the forefront of Signal System Tech and have the skills to make it happen. Apply now!