Traffic Engineering Studies Section Chief, (Manager III)

About the Position

“Please note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $98,662 to $168,890, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.”

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) – Our organization is committed to moving people and connecting places with seamless, equitable transportation options and safety/mobility treatments that enable safe travel in an environmentally responsible context for all road users, while supporting positive economic outcomes and vibrancy in Montgomery County.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Traffic Engineering and Operations Division is seeking a candidate who is thoroughly familiar with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the State of Maryland Supplement (MdMUTCD), and FHWA safety standards/traffic calming measures, county transportation planning practices, traffic analysis tools and programs (including Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) and Synchro/SimTraffic), traffic signal design, possesses leadership experience, communicates effectively in a diverse cultural environment with union representation, and is familiar with Montgomery County (or similar) contexts as it pertains to laws, regulations and engineering, and safety practices.

What You'll Be Doing

The Manager III (Download PDF reader) for Safety Studies is critical for identifying community/department safety concerns and guiding the development of traffic calming solutions and seeking the implementation of these solutions is a timely manner, coordination with adjacent, affected transportation agencies/departments, while generating consensus among competing community and department priorities, including fiscal priorities.

• Traffic Study Completion:
  • Assign traffic calming requests; commission traffic studies and confirm study conclusions,
  • Communicate improvement scope/benefits/impact to the Department, community, and public officials,
  • Generate traffic orders for regulatory signing installation,
  • Develop solutions related to complex safety conditions or policy application for discussion with the Division Chief.

• Staff Oversight/Development:
  • Instruct/guide staff regarding engineering study techniques, federal, state, and local engineering practices, policies, and standards,
  • Ensure staff competence in developing effective traffic engineering safety solutions,
  • Ensure staff competence in developing correspondence or in verbal communication/explanation of solutions to residents, internal and external Departments and agencies, and public officials,
  • Ensure staff’s proper application and use of traffic control devices,
  • Recommend additional general or specific training courses,
  • Review and approve timesheets; develop, review, and approve annual performance plans,
  • Conduct staff discipline, as appropriate.

• Departmental/Agency/Pubic Coordination:
  • Coordinate traffic engineering efforts with other Divisions within the Department and provide engineering insight and expertise to external public agencies,
  • Review development plans and traffic impact studies and provide detailed comments,
  • Review signing and marking plans to ensure compliance with federal, state, or local standards,
  • Provide expert testimony regarding traffic engineering safety standards or treatments; recommend new traffic engineering safety products/devices or practices, based on national or local standards.
  • Coordinate calming/safety study results with the public via written and verbal communication, including participation in workshops and/or public hearings or similar settings,
  • Review/develop reports related to implementation of parking, calming (speed humps) or access management regulations and prepare for Division Chief review/signature and authorization by Transportation Director, County Executive and County Council.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in a field related to the assigned area.
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.
Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
License: Possession of a valid Class "C" (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant's state of residence when required for job-related duties.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

We will use preferred criteria screening questions:

• Do you have Traffic Engineering or Transportation Engineering experience? If so, how many years and in what area(s)?
• Do you possess a professional engineer's license? If so, from what state?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.