Senior Transportation Engineer

4 weeks ago


Kelowna BC, Canada City of Kelowna Full time
Please see Special Instructions for more details.

We offer progressive employment practices and a great work environment. This is an exempt position that offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Please attach copies of your education/membership(s) as "other documents".

Please ensure that you have a resume and Driver's Abstract to attach, as these are required documents when applying to this posting. If you do not currently possess a Driver’s License, or are waiting to receive a Driver's Abstract, you are still eligible to apply. Please upload a word document stating, “Driver’s Abstract is on order” or “Do not possess a Driver’s License”.

Posting Information

Posting Number

Posting Number CK53232P

Position Title

Position Title Senior Transportation Engineer

No. of Staff Required

No. of Staff Required 1

Position Type

Position Type FT

If Term position, enter length of Term in months

If Term position, enter length of Term in months N/A

Position Groups

Division

Division Infrastructure (DV220)

Department

Department Integrated Transportation (DP185)

Branch

Branch Transportation Engineering (BR192-1)

Organizational Information

Purpose of your Position - Non Union

The Senior Transportation Engineer, under the direction of the Transportation Engineering Manager, undertakes the development of transportation policy, reviews development applications, conducts transportation operations assessments, undertakes planning studies and develops capital projects. This position considers the performance, safety, financial and community impacts of recommendations across a multimodal transportation system. This position’s focus is on the most challenging and complex issues/projects that have significant impacts on the City and its transportation systems.

Diverse and robust transportation technical skills and experience will be required; supported by other members of the City’s transportation team, including traffic technicians, transportation engineers, project managers, and transportation/land use planners, as well as consultants. This position will require strong project management skills to plan, execute, and implement recommendations in coordination with stakeholders. The management of inter-disciplinary technical teams, containing both internal and external (consultant or partner agencies) resources will be required.

Classification Summary - Union

Duties - Union

Results and Activities - Non union

1. Supervise the delivery of complex transportation and mobility projects:

  • Collaboratively work with the manager and other staff to plan, scope, and prioritize annual priorities.
  • Generally operating independently, conduct project work in-house or engage consultants to carry out assignments, and report to the manager on project status, issues, and changes in a timely manner.
  • Undertake multifaceted transportation projects, including, but not limited to, consultation, planning, engineering, operations, asset management, conceptual and preliminary designs.
  • Coordinate, review, and manage work done by consultants.
2. Utilize transportation technical skills and experience to guide project processes and outcomes :
  • Effectively utilize a range of engineering and design skills to deliver well-founded recommendations for transportation issues while considering community impacts.
  • Prepare and coordinate technical responses for the public, other city departments, or organizations.
3. Lead effective consultation and engagement with stakeholders, including; developers, citizens, council, and external/internal stakeholders:
  • Attend and lead meetings and open houses with neighbourhood and business associations, developers, affected City departments, and the community
  • Consider appropriate strategies for a diverse range of projects and consultation environments.
  • Compile and assess consultation results. Integrate feedback into the process and initiate follow-up as needed.
  • Effectively communicate technical issues and recommendations to a diverse range of audiences.
4. Collaborate within the department, other departments, and jurisdictions/stakeholders:
  • Circulate information, document comments and obtain/provide feedback on reports and designs
  • Review significant development impacts including TIA review, traffic modelling and local transportation impacts while considering impacts on the transportation network and policy objectives. Provide feedback to other departments and consultants/developers.
  • Provide technical advice to both internal departments, council and external stakeholders
Knowledge - Non Union

Engineering Degree with experience in consultation, transportation engineering in urban contexts. Experience with multi-modal systems, as well as experience and formal training in transportation modelling, traffic engineering, transportation design, safety and capacity analysis. This position requires demonstrated experience in project management and understanding of municipal work processes.

Registration as a PEng with EGBC is mandatory for this position.

Skills & Abilities - Non Union

Responsibility/Accountability, Professional Credibility, Technical Expertise, Service Excellence, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Communication Excellence, Change Management, Team Building, Innovation, Decision Making, Leadership, Project Management, Financial/Administrative Accountability.

Organization and scheduling of work, public presentations, professional customer public consultation sessions, precision and clarity in work, ability to gain trust and cooperation. Valid driver’s license. Ability to deal with the workload and flexible work schedule.

Posting Text

Physical Demands

Special Instructions to Applicant

We offer progressive employment practices and a great work environment. This is an exempt position that offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Please attach copies of your education/membership(s) as “other documents”.

Please ensure that you have a resume and Driver’s Abstract to attach, as these are required documents when applying to this posting. If you do not currently possess a Driver’s License, or are waiting to receive a Driver’s Abstract, you are still eligible to apply. Please upload a word document stating, “Driver’s Abstract is on order” or “Do not possess a Driver’s License”.

Additional Hiring Information

Pay Rate

Pay Rate $119,337 to $139,226 annually

Posting Date

Posting Date 03/20/2024

Closing Date

Closing Date 04/19/2024

Days of Work

Days of Work Monday to Friday

Standard Hours per Day 7

Hours of Work

8 am to 4 pm

Work Location

Work Location ELLIS PLACE

Specify Work Location

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

  • Resume
  • Driver's Abstract
Optional Documents
  • Cover Letter
  • References
  • Other Document 1
  • Other Document 2
  • Other Document 3
  • Other Document 4
Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  • * How many years of experience do you have in transportation engineering?
    • Less than 3 years
    • 3-6 years
    • 7-10 years
    • More than 10 years
  • * How many years of experience do you have in intersection capacity analysis for traffic signals, intersections and roundabouts?
    • Less than 3 years
    • 3-6 years
    • 7-10 years
    • More than 10 years
  • * How much experience do you have considering the impact on transit operations as part of traffic management assessments or roadway designs?
    • No Experience - I have not had to consider transit impacts on previous projects.
    • Limited Experience - I have considered transit impacts on a few previous projects.
    • Some Experience - I understand and have considered transit impacts regularly over multiple projects.
    • Strong Experience - I understand and have considered a wide range of transit impacts over a large number of projects.
  • * How much experience do you have considering the impact of active transportation on intersection operations as part of traffic management assessments or intersection designs?
    • No Experience - I have not had to consider intersection-active transportation impacts on previous projects.
    • Limited Experience - I have considered intersection-active transportation impacts on a few previous intersection projects.
    • Some Experience - I understand and have regularly considered intersection-active transportation over multiple projects.
    • Strong Experience - I understand and have considered a wide range of intersection-active transportation impacts over many projects.
  • * How many years of experience do you have performing multi-modal safety analysis?
    • None
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1 to 3 years
    • 3 to 5 years
    • More than 5 years
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