Senior Project Manager- Traffic

Senior Project Manager – Traffic

City of Evanston

Salary Range: $117,636 – $176,455 annually.

Highly responsible administrative, technical and managerial position in the Bureau of Capital Planning & Engineering. Man WALL'in responsible for managing, supervising, and directing the City’s traffic engineering & operation, transportation, and right‑of‑way permit activities. Performs professional engineering work in planning, developing, programming, designing and implementing transportation and traffic engineering plans and programs, including trom mar vibrant capital improvement projects in compliance with City, State, Federal codes and regulations and acceptable engineering practices.

Reviews private development plans, assists in preparation of the annual capital improvement budget and programming of projects; prepares reports and recommendations for City Council approval. Supervises Traffic Engineering Technician and interns.

• Plans, organizes, and supervises the activities of the traffic engineering section. Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities related to the traffic engineering and transportation planning programs of the City.
• Prepares memo’s, ordinances, resolutions, contract documents, intergovernmental agreements for City Council discussion and approval for items related to code amendments, projects and plans concerning traffic & transportation engineering.
• Assists in developing capital improvement project recommendations regarding traffic, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facility improvements including traffic signal and street light projects. Identifies Federal, State and other funding sources, prepares grant applications and recommends capital improvement budget.
• Investigates traffic safety and operation concerns of elected officials, citizens and civic groups. Initiates and implements appropriate traffic control operational and safety measures within established Federal & State regulations and guidelines, City Code and acceptable engineering practices.
• Prepares Request For Proposals, Qualifications, and Bid documents for capital improvement projects, recommends contract approval to the City Council. Manages contract negotiation and administration of consultants retained for infrastructure improvement or planning purposes. As Project Manager on these projects, holds and conducts community engagement public meetings and surveys to receive feedback. Oversees construction contracts.
• Manages the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Management program. Coordinates with City Council members, residents and other City Departments. Attends neighborhood meetings and conducts resident surveys as needed prior to approval and implementation of stop signs, pedestrian crossings, speed humps, traffic signs and other traffic control measures.
• Manages various permits in the City’s right of way including but not limited to dumpsters, sidewalk signs, newspaper racks, moving vans and overweight trucks.
• Confers with administrative, technical and maintenance staff to plan activities for maintenance of field operations.
• Reviews, updates and administers City Code and develops written policies as related to transportation and traffic.
• Reviews the Department’s major capital improvement projects and provides recommendations regarding traffic & transportation engineering design elements, traffic control and maintenance plans.
• Reviews traffic and transportation design elements affecting the public right‑of‑way of private development projects and provides recommendations.
• Reviewsたり major street openings and obstructions in right‑of‑way by utility companies, transit agencies, private developers, contractors and recommends traffic control measures as needed.
• Coordinates with other agencies such as Illinois Department of Transportation, Cook County Highway Department, Chicago Metropolitan Agency foragents, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, Pace Suburban Bus, and Northwest Municipal Conference.
• Analyzes traffic crash history patterns at spot locations or corridors.
• Conducts traffic observations, turning movement counts,…