The City of Wheaton is currently seeking an innovative Traffic Engineer to join our team. This position is responsible for general civil engineering tasks related to the planning, operation, and design of the City of Wheaton transportation system.  Activities include studies, analysis, and addressing traffic and traffic related issues, problems, concerns, and impacts.  

Essential Job Functions:

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Analyze transportation engineering aspects of the City of Wheaton to identify concerns and develop solutions.  Apply principles of traffic and transportation engineering, using appropriate reference documentation to all projects.
• Research issues related to traffic studies, which include gathering, interpreting, and preparing data for written and/or oral reports and recommendations to City Council, City Management, Commissions, and the general public.
• Develop traffic signal designs, perform intersection studies, evaluate sign requests, and manage traffic signal operation.
• Generate survey data as needed for the development of transportation related capital projects.
• Prepare plans for transportation related capital projects from survey data using AutoCAD software.
• Perform engineering calculations to prepare estimates of quantities and construction costs.
• Possess a general understanding of engineering practices for the design of various capital projects.
• Perform various engineering tasks when required including review of plans and topographical surveys; inspection of construction activities; and interpretation of maps, plats of survey, and legal descriptions.
• Coordinate efforts with other engineering staff members, City Public Works personnel, and others for successful completion of capital projects assigned.
• Understand and answer questions on municipal projects and interact with the public.
• Listen to, understand and resolve citizen complaints, as appropriate.
• Perform other engineering related tasks as directed.

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field, or a combination of training, education and experience totaling a minimum of two to four (2 – 4) years’ experience in municipal engineering design and construction. Proficient knowledge with Microsoft, record keeping and database management, as well as computer software applications used to perform technical traffic analyses. Effective written and verbal communication skills and a positive track record of working with the public.

Other combinations of education and experience, which could provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform this job, may be considered.

Licenses/Certifications:

Valid Driver’s License is required. Illinois Engineering Intern (E.I.T.) license preferred.