Engineer, Principal

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Engineer, Principal

Salary

$84,428.00 - $130,874.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

25-05367

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

03/12/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

The Transportation Department (https://durhamnc.gov/1002/transportation) plans, builds, and maintains a safe and vibrant multi-modal transportation network that supports safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability to provide a superior quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors. If you're interested in helping bring innovative, community-focused transportation solutions to our community while growing in your career, come to Durham!

Workdays/Hours: Monday - Friday

8:00 a. m. - 5:00 p.m.

This position provides advanced multimodal transportation engineering functions for the City of Durham. This is accomplished by providing project management support for the Department’s Traffic Operations and Transportation Engineering Divisions. The Traffic Operations Divisions is responsible for the installation and maintenance of traffic signals, traffic signal systems, traffic control signs, and pavement markings. The Transportation Engineering Division provides transportation engineering functions, manages transportation safety and Vision Zero initiatives, and prepares and analyzes transportation studies.

In addition, this position provides engineering support for a variety of transportation facilities/projects as well as review of public and private development projects. Decision-making includes selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction. As assigned, work may include providing professional engineering work in the design, management and coordination of development review processes for multimodal transportation solutions (streets, bike lanes, transit and sidewalks) and traffic operations systems.

As assigned, this position may supervise professional, technical and support staff, to include conducting performance evaluations, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

The Transportation Department supports work-life balance through flexible work options. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, allowing for up to two days of remote work per week.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manages projects, programs, and assigned department operations; develops and administers contracts; develops operational policies and procedures; establishes project and unit goals; develops project scope, budgets, and schedules; trains staff; improves safety and operational processes; and assists with preparing applications for and managing grants.

• Oversees data collection and analysis; conducts engineering studies; creates work plans and processes, identifying locations/areas requiring improvement; recommends and implements engineering and safety solutions; and tracks post-implementation project progress and requirements.

• Performs field inspections and monitors operations to ensure compliance with safety and other applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Performs fully proficient advanced engineering work in planning, design, construction, contract development and coordination of projects requiring independent evaluation and analysis of issues and the exercise of judgment.

• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes engineering plans and bids, drawings, reports, contracts, agreements, presentations, specifications, request for proposals/qualifications, and other documentation; drafts ordinances and City Council communications; coordinates the review of and/or reviews design submittals from internal and external staff; develops technical specifications; and maintains records, logs, and databases.

• Assists with the coordination of and/or attends public meetings; provides technical expertise and consultation to City departments and external agencies; and provides training.

• Works with field teams and community members (both orally and in writing) to identify engineering needs, and develops appropriate methods for communicating with the community.

• Performs field inspections, and develops technical specifications.

• Designs, implements, and evaluates special projects; may create drawings and plans as required.

• As assigned, an incumbent may serve as a lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion, or supervise paraprofessional and support staff, to include conducting performance evaluations; coordinating training; and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

• Coordinates on projects with other engineers and agencies.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree "or" equivalent.

• Five years of professional engineering experience in the area of assignment.

• A North Carolina Professional Engineer Registration.

• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record "or" able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

Additional Preferred Skills

• PTOE certification.

• Experience with municipal codes, policies, procedures.

• Knowledge of GIS.

• Excellent writing skills.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year

• 13 standard work days of vacation per year

• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

• 2 weeks paid military leave per year

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

• State and City retirement plans

• Short and long term disability plans

• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

• Paid funeral leave

• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

• 4 hours parental leave each year

• Workman's Compensation Insurance

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

  01

  Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website

• Walk in

• Job fair

• Employee referral

• Professional organization Please list the organization in "other" box below

• Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below

• Craig's List

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• GlassDoor

• governmentjobs.com

• Monster.com

• Indeed.com

• Employment Security Commission

• Magazine/Newspaper

• Other

  02

  If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

  03

  Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• Associates Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

  04

  If you have a bachelor's degree or higher level of education, is your degree in engineering or a directly related field?

• No

• Yes

• I have no degree.

  05

  How many years of professional engineering experience in the area of assignment do you have?

• No related experience

• Less than 1 year of experience

• 1 year but less than 5 years

• 5 years but less than 9 years

• 9 years but less than 13 years

• 13 or more years

  06

  Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

• I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.

• I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.

• I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

  07

  Do you have a North Carolina Professional Engineer Registration.

• No

• Yes

  Required Question