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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.

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