STATE Traffic Studies Engineer - 55009701

State Traffic Studies Engineer - 55009701

Develops and administers the statewide traffic studies program. Assist District personnel with traffic engineering studies questions and issues. Lead coordinator conducting statewide traffic study group meetings with the Districts addressing traffic studies issues, solutions and implementation methods as needed. Serve as the Department's highway signing technical matter expert on issues relating to rules, policies, procedures, and standards.

Performs revisions and updates to all chapters within the Traffic Engineering Manual, Manual on Uniform Traffic Studies Manual, Speed Zoning Manual, and traffic engineering policies and procedures as assigned. Develop and update standards and guidelines to provide the consistent application of highway signing practices in the Department's technical documents. Oversee Rule 14-51, F.A.C. (Florida's Highway Guide Sign Program) for statewide use.

Assist with the development, implementation, and reporting on request to experiment for new traffic control devices. Also, provides follow-up evaluations on the long-term effectiveness of experimental new traffic control devices that are adopted by the Federal Highway Administration.

Conducts special traffic and safety studies for statewide applications. Examples include truck lane restrictions, movement of over dimensional trucks, nature-based signing programs, elder road user countermeasures, and international signing implementation recommendations. Conducts literature review and research on assigned projects. Provides independent review of traffic engineering studies performed by the Districts and their traffic engineering consultants.

Represents the Traffic Engineering and Operations Office on several Department technical committees and coalitions as assigned. Leads the review and approval for lane repurposing assignments from the Systems Implementation Office. Serve as the Chair of the Statewide Signing Team that includes highway signing representatives from the Department's 8 District Traffic Operations Offices to ensure the consistent and uniform statewide application of highway signing.

Provide technical expertise on the requirements for traffic signals, midblock crosswalks and for criteria for supplemental highway signing.

Provide technical expertise on speed zone requirements, applications of speed management techniques, traffic signal warrants and other traffic control devices. Responds to citizen inquiries and requests concerning speed zoning and traffic control devices.

Serves as a Project Manager for research and reviews on special projects for the Traffic Services Section. Examples include simulation studies of complex interchanges and intersections, Managed Lane projects, ramp metering, etc.

Provides training on traffic engineering topics to the Districts as needed.

Administers the Traffic Operations Professional Engineer Phase exams statewide. Assists with reviewing and providing traffic engineering-related inputs on new or revised legislative bills language.

Reviews Consultant pre-qualifications on Work type 6 (Traffic Engineering and Operations Studies) of Chapter 14-75, Florida Administrative Code.

Knowledge of traffic engineering principles and practices. Knowledge of traffic operations analysis, safety analysis and study techniques. Knowledge of traffic engineering computer analysis and simulation programs. Knowledge of the operation of traffic signal and intelligent transportation system equipment. Skills in performing project management duties, including managing budgets for projects. Ability to develop and deliver technical training. Skill in effective oral and written communications. Ability to manage workload to produce on time projects. Ability to work with a diverse groups of people. Ability to use the Department's computer programs.

Florida Registered Professional Engineer in accordance with 471, F.S.

Registration as a Professional Engineer in accordance with Florida Statute 471 and one year of post-registration experience. A Master's Degree may be substituted for the one-year post-registration experience.