Traffic Director leads and directs the traffic department to efficiently and safely move materials and products to designated destinations. Develops and maintains transportation and distribution procedures to maximize delivery efficiency and minimize delivery costs. Being a Traffic Director evaluates and selects appropriate transportation carriers and routes. Resolves delivery issues for both internal and external customers. Additionally, Traffic Director monitors, analyzes, and reviews loss and damage claims and makes recommendations for improved safety. Oversees costs and processes to adhere to budgets. Ensures compliance with all DOT/OSHA guidelines. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Traffic Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Traffic Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The City of Salinas is accepting applications for Traffic Engineer. This recruitment is open until closed. Apply today!
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: All applicants must provide proof of the required education and valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer or traffic engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers at the time of application or submit to the Human Resources Department. Applicants with foreign degrees/transcripts must provide U.S. degree equivalency by submitting a credential evaluation report. Applications are incomplete without the required documents and will be disqualified. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all documents are received by the deadline.
Summary of Duties: To plan, organize, direct, and supervise complex engineering work relating to specialized traffic engineering and transportation planning operations and provide technical review of traffic analysis supporting development projects in the City.
Distinguishing Characteristics: This is an advanced journey and supervisory level in the professional engineering class series. Incumbents are expected to perform the most complex professional engineering work requiring a substantial level of professional training and experience with general supervision. Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in prioritizing, scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work.
Supervision Received and Exercised: Receives general direction from the City Engineer. Exercises supervision over professional and technical personnel.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Physical, mental and emotional stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position; manual dexterity sufficient to write, and use telephone, computer, and related equipment; vision sufficient to read fine printed materials and visual display terminals, and to distinguish between different colors for design evaluation purposes; hearing sufficient to conduct in person and telephone conversations; speaking ability in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in a normal conversational distance, on the telephone and in addressing groups; physical agility to push/pull, squat, twist, turn, bend, stoop and reach overhead; physical mobility sufficient to move about the work environment, physical strength to lift up to 30 pounds and carry items of that weight up to 200 feet; mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make valid judgments and decisions.
A combination of outdoor work traveling to locations throughout the City performing field investigations and a business office environment. Subject to sitting at a desk, standing at a counter for long periods of time bending, crouching, or kneeling at files, locating/duplicating drawings, pushing/pulling of file drawers and supplies, reaching in all directions and prolonged periods of time working at a computer terminal while in the office. Walking on uneven surfaces in all weather conditions while taking GPS data and photography of project sites.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.
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