Traffic Clerk jobs in Rochester, MN

• Develop project scopes, prepare requests for proposals, and administer consultant contracts for traffic, transportation and parking design and construction projects. 
• Manage internal and/or consultant design team. 
• Ensure technical feasibility and conformance with applicable municipal, county, state, and federal standards, permits, ordinances, laws and other regulations. 
• Organize and facilitate neighborhood meetings during the design and construction phases as necessary. 
• Obtain required permits for the construction of capital improvement projects. 
• Manage the scope of work, budget and schedule for each assigned capital improvement project. 
• Communicate project-related information to consultants, contractors, neighbors, governmental agencies, Public Works Department staff, and elected officials as appropriate. 
• Maintain current and accurate records for each project.
• Manage project construction.
• Negotiate, prepare, and obtain City Council approval of construction documents.

• Respond to inquiries, complaints, and requests for information regarding unsafe or undesirable traffic conditions, and parking issues and services.
• Assist and coordinate with other City departments on contracts, claims, appeals, and other matters.
• Represent the City regarding parking and traffic issues and act as a liaison between other governmental agencies as assigned.
• Conduct presentations and trainings on complex and technical information to City Council, Commissions, neighborhood groups, and professional organizations.
• Develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with all customers, other government agencies, and City staff.
• Develop temporary traffic control plans for City projects, and review temporary traffic control plans for right-of-way obstruction permits.
• Under direction of the supervisor, review and respond to special event requests such as parades, marathons, fund raising events, and other events that require the use of the City's transportation system.
• Perform, evaluate, and recommend engineering analyses of traffic and street lighting activities, traffic control systems, traffic flow conditions, crashes, problems, complaints, conflicts and remedial possibilities and assists with preparation of investigations and reports.
• Assist with all aspects of the City's traffic/transportation related programs such as: The Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, and The Residential Permit Parking Program.

• Plan, and design for ADA Transition Plan projects and upgrades.
• Manage various civil engineering activities related to planning, designing, construction, reconstruction, utility coordination, inspection, and maintenance of various traffic engineering projects.
• Assist in the review of street layouts, designs, traffic impact reports, and other reports for new developments.
• Coordinate traffic control/detours for major street and highway projects for the City or other agencies.
• May undertake signal timing and other operational projects.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 
Knowledge of: the engineering principles and practices of transportation engineering applicable to the projects assigned; the laws, ordinances, governmental regulations and specifications that pertain to traffic controls and devices; the principles and application of work zone safety.  

Skill in: communication and public relations; developing and maintaining effective working relationships; and conveying and understanding of database and GIS software.  

Ability to: independently make complex decisions; understand human behavior to recognize how traffic control devices and features on the roadway will be interpreted by drivers and pedestrians; establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, school district, county and state staff, consulting engineers, and various City groups.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA 
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the physical and environmental demands for this position. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.  

In consideration of the overall amount of physical effort required to perform this position, the work is best described as Light /Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force infrequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or up 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.   

Physical demands that may be required continuously (2/3 or more of the time), frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time), and occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) are noted below:  
Frequent demands: sitting, walking, simultaneous and repetitive use of hands, wrists, and fingers.   
Occasional demands: lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, bending, reaching, and handling.  

Sensory requirements necessary in the performance of the essential functions of this position include: sight, hearing, and touch.  

Environmental conditions that may exist in the performance of the essential functions of this job include: 
Extreme cold (below 32 degrees) 
Extreme heat (above 100 degrees) 
Noise (need to shout in order to be heard) 
Exposure to dust/gas/fumes/steam/chemicals 
Work outdoors (no effective protection from weather) 
Walk on uneven ground (gravel, rocks, mounds, construction sites) 
Working around moving machinery (fork-lifts, tractors, mowers, trucks, excavation equipment, cranes) 
Protective equipment required (respirator, mask, earplugs, gloves, eyewear, clothing, etc.)