engineer

engineer Salt Lake City, UT

State of Utah
Full Time Salt Lake City, UT 57.02980769230769 - 35.93990384615385 USD HOURLY Today
Job description

Job Description


The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is looking for a motivated individual to assist with the UDOT Traffic Signal Operations Program statewide. This team is responsible for the operation of more than 1400 Traffic Signals and related devices throughout the state.

You will provide leadership to other employees and supervise consultants. You will also work with various divisions within UDOT, local governments and the public to ensure that the Traffic Signal Operations Program in Utah is state-of-the-art. You will be involved in various levels of traffic signal performance measures and will help move the UDOT traffic signal program to a world-class level.

Principal Duties
As the Statewide Signal Engineer, you will:
  • Manage traffic signal operations (signal timing and coordination) activities to ensure that UDOT's traffic program is State-of-the-art.
  • Develop, implement and fine-tune new signal timing and coordination plans for time-of-day and/or peer-to-peer or adaptive operations.
  • Implementing unique traffic signal configurations.
  • Manage signal timing for special events, incident management and construction activities.
  • Programming Traffic Signal Controllers to operate traffic signals in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Manage various performance measures for the traffic signal program.
  • Ensure a high level of cooperation with the UDOT regions and other municipalities.
  • Coordinate with local jurisdictions and other stake holders on activities.
  • Manage the response to citizen complaints and suggestions.
  • Assist with standardization of traffic signal operations and maintenance procedures. Ensure standardization of traffic operations statewide, in compliance with UDOT standards/guidelines and MUTCD requirements.
  • Manage timing routine maintenance activities.
  • Develop, implement and manage training programs for other engineers, technicians, consultants and contractors in traffic signal activities.
  • Supervises others including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.

The Ideal Candidate
The best person for this position will:
  • Must be be registered as a professional engineer in Utah in accordance with the provisions of Utah Code Annotated 58-22
  • Will have least two years of engineering experience following licensure as a PE.
    • Position may be filled as an Engineer III for those who are within 1 year of meeting the 2 years of post PE experience.
Supplemental Information
Here is some information of which you should be aware:
  • May need to travel within the state of Utah wherever traffic signals are located. Most of travel will be within the Wasatch Front.
  • This position is eligible for partial remote work (no more than 50% of the time) as determined by the supervisor. Remote work must be within Utah.
  • Working Conditions - Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
  • Physical Requirements - Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
  • Employee may be reassigned to a different location as deemed necessary by the Region Director/Group Leader.
Why Should You Join Our Team?
The work we do matters. If you want to make a positive difference doing meaningful work, this is the right place for you. Our mission statement is, “Enhance quality of life through transportation.” We define quality of life through a framework of Good Health, Connected Communities, Better Mobility, and Strong Economy. We help the State of Utah and its traveling public to get to where they want, when they want, in the way they want - and we make sure they can do it safely.

You will become part of a team with an internal culture of Trust, Teamwork, and Flexibility. Our organization lives by the values of Respect, Integrity, and Caring. If these are your values too, you'll be a great fit.

Aside from working for a cause-driven, cutting edge agency that is leading all other transportation departments in the nation, you will receive great health and retirement benefits. Working for the State of Utah provides a positive work-life balance. Click here to view a summary of the benefits we offer.

The Agency
UDOT is a strengths-based organization, which means its approach is based on identifying and developing individual and organizational strengths. Our philosophy is to address challenges by bringing our strengths to each situation and create the best solutions. Candidates are encouraged to be familiar with their strengths and consider how they may potentially be of benefit to the roles for which they are applying. UDOT uses the CliftonStrengths Assessment, but there are multiple strengths assessment tools available online, and no formal assessment is required.

For more information on the Utah Department of Transportation please click here.

engineer
State of Utah

www.utah.gov
American Fork, UT
Gary R. Herbert
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
Government
State & Regional Agencies
1930
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