Salary
$68,888.14 - $103,332.21 Annually
Job Number
25TRNS165FM170
Closing Date
5/16/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
The Project Delivery team of the Hennepin County Public Works Transportation department is seeking a Design Engineer with emphasis on traffic engineering to join the design division. This position will be responsible for performing traffic engineering design functions as well as all phases of project development for roadway reconstruction projects.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program.
Location and hours:
This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Public Works Facility, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340, and remote as job duties require. There is no public transportation to the facility in Medina. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. but may vary depending on projects. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Graduate Engineer (Level 1) in the Engineer series job class.
Click here to view the job classification specification.
In this position, you will:
• Prepare, perform tasks in the design, and review of plans, special provisions and cost estimates for traffic engineering design elements including signals, signing, striping, lighting, staging, ITS, and temporary traffic control by applying current policies, practices, and standards.
• Perform, complete, and coordinate the development and review of traffic engineering analysis, modeling, and reporting.
• Serve as project manager on select in-house and consultant design projects and/or serve as a project liaison to city or MnDOT led projects on county facilities.
• Work closely with other jurisdictions and committees to achieve project consent.
• Create, lead and facilitate presentations and discussions at internal and external project-related meetings.
• Research and prepare complex engineering reports, narratives, charts, graphs, and visual aids.
• Assist as needed to other divisions within the department.
Need to have:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in civil engineering or other engineering field appropriate to the position.
• Registration as an Engineer in Training (EIT) with a State Board of Registration or the ability to acquire registration within six months of hire.
• A valid driver's license, the ability to obtain a Hennepin County driver's permit and access to reliable transportation to visit the job site in Medina.
Nice to have:
• Experience:
o With traffic engineering on preliminary and final design tasks including design of signals, signing, striping, temporary traffic control.
o With trip generation, traffic forecasts, safety analysis, traffic signal timing, traffic counting programs, and warrant analysis.
o Conducting traffic engineering and operations analysis and preparing traffic operations analysis reports.
o Supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the work of technical staff.
o Using MicroStation/Bentley Open Roads, SignCAD, AutoTURN, Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, RODEL.
o Working in roadway design.
o Working with Minnesota Department of Transportation and MnDOT State Aid.
• Ability to:
o Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other county, federal, state and city staff, public officials and the general public.
o Demonstrate examples of exhibiting high levels of organization and attention to documentation needs.
o Coordinate work with county and contract staff for successful project completions.
o Communicate and present technical and sensitive information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
o Read and interpret the MnMUTCD, MnDOT Standard Design Manuals and Technical Memos, construction plans, specifications, and other written forms.
o Schedule, prioritize and balance several tasks.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Fahad Mansoor