Junior Engineer (Transportation)

5201 Junior Engineer (Transportation)

Recruitment #TEX-5201-097279

Department Municipal Transportation Agency Analyst Michelle Serrano-Nacorda Date Opened 6/28/2019 09:00:00 AM Filing Deadline 7/22/2019 5:00:00 PM Salary $85,566.00 - $104,026.00/year Job Type Temporary Exempt Employment Type Full-Time

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Division: Sustainable Streets

Section/Unit: Livable Streets

Work Location: One South Van Ness, 7th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt - Full Time – This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

The Livable Streets mission is to create safe and inviting streets and sidewalks for all who walk and use a bicycle, focusing on projects that advance San Francisco’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate traffic deaths in San Francisco by 2024. This work unit is responsible for delivering bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic calming projects in conjunction with other departments, including San Francisco Public Works, Planning Department, and Department of Recreation and Park on time and within budget. These projects require a heavy emphasis on teamwork and consensus-building within the Agency, stakeholders, and with elected officials, as well as a thorough understanding of how bicycle and pedestrian projects affect transit, accessibility, and traffic operations.

Under general supervision and as part of a team of transportation engineers and planners, the Junior Engineer applies engineering principles and practices to transportation engineering problems to design and deliver high-priority bicycle and pedestrian safety projects that support San Francisco’s Transit First and Vision Zero goals, including performing engineering work in the field and office following established engineering methods and procedures.

This position completes tasks in support of various projects in the SFMTA’s Livable Streets Subdivision, including the Folsom Howard Streetscape Project. This project will design and implement pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on the Folsom Street and Howard Street corridors in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood, including protected bike lanes, new and modified traffic control signals, pedestrian bulb-outs and islands, and other traffic engineering measures to improve safety for all roadway users.

• Applies engineering best practices, standards and guidelines to bicycle and pedestrian facility designs, including preparing protected bike lane and traffic signal designs for the Folsom Howard Streetscape project.

• Develops calculations for traffic signal timing card changes to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, and reduce transit travel time.

• Prepares and reviews analysis of traffic and transit operations using Synchro and other software tools.

• Prepares, reviews, and checks routine traffic signing and striping drawings and designs plans for a variety of transportation engineering projects using AutoCAD and other software tools.

• Reviews and analyzes field data, collision reports and results of office research to determine appropriate transportation safety measures.

• Conducts field inspections of existing conditions to determine the necessity for future improvements, repair, or maintenance of bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

• Prepares correspondence, minutes, and reports for a variety of inquiries and problems regarding engineering policies, procedures, standards, appeals, and other related project activities; may prepare and process legislation for engineering related issues.

• Prepares reports, contract specifications, lists of materials, cost estimates, schedules, and progress payments.

• Creates maps through GIS and updates various databases to track project implementation status.

• Participates in public outreach activities including meetings and public hearings; assists in preparing presentations to staff, committees, boards, commissions, approval agencies and the general public.

• Corresponds with stakeholders, citizens, and the public in regards to requests related to transportation engineering and/or bicycle and pedestrian safety.

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree or graduate degree that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) with a major in Civil Engineering, Transit Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or Traffic Engineering. OR

2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree or graduate degree from a non-ABET accredited program with a major in Civil Engineering, Transit Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or Traffic Engineering, AND possession of a valid Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). OR

3. Possession of a Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil Engineering or Traffic Engineering from the California Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Comfortable interacting with members of the public via letter, email, telephone and in person.

• Familiarity with Complete Streets concepts, including protected bike lane design, pedestrian safety counter-measures, traffic calming, and public transit operations.

• Ability to use various computer applications, including AutoCAD, Synchro, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, ArcGIS and related software.

• Detail oriented, excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task, manage stress, successfully adapt to new situations as they arise and meet project deadlines.

• Maintains a positive, proactive and upbeat attitude. Interacts tactfully and courteously with co-workers, staff, department heads, officials, other agencies and the general public to promote and maintain a productive working relationship.

City and County of San Francisco employment applications for this position will be accepted through an on-line process only. A resume and cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications must be attached to the online application. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed applications will not be accepted. Visit www.jobaps.com/sf to begin the application process.

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If you are having trouble attaching your resume and cover letter to the online application, you may submit by fax to (415) 701-5016, ATTN: 5201 Junior Engineer (Transportation) (TEX-5201-097279). Resume will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application.

Computer kiosks are available for the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to file online applications in the lobby of the Department of Human Resources, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco and in the lobby of SFMTA Human Resources office, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 6th Floor, San Francisco.

Applicants may be contacted by e-mail. It is their responsibility to ensure that their registered e-mail address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that e-mail from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their e-mail to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses: (@sfgov.org, @sfmta.com).

Upon successful submittal of the application online, the applicant will receive a notification on the screen, as well as in the applicant’s e-mail inbox, acknowledging the receipt of the application.

If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, please contact me at

(415) 646-2193 between 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or by e-mail at Michelle.Serrano-Nacorda@sfmta.com 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education, experience, and driver license at any point in the application and/or departmental selection process. Written verification (proof) of qualifying experience must verify that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications stated on the announcement. Written verification must be submitted on employer’s official letterhead, specifying name of employee, dates of employment, types of employment (part-time/full-time), job title(s), description of duties performed, and the verification must be signed by the employer. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which they are appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employee’s class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Commission Rules. Experience claimed in self-employment must be supported by documents verifying income, earnings, business license and experience comparable to the minimum qualifications of the position. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupations and total earnings must be submitted. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

SELECTION PROCEDURES:

Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidates’ qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Agency will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.

Qualified applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must contact the Agency by phone at (415) 646-2193 or, if hearing impaired at (415) 701-5043 (TTY) or in writing to the SFMTA Human Resources Operations Section, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 (specify Class 5201).

NOTES:

Applicants are responsible for updating their e-mail address or mailing address. Contact Information must be updated online at http://www.jobaps.com/sf by clicking on “Update My Contact Info” and logging into your account. If updating contact information online, applicants must contact the analyst at (415) 646-2193 immediately to inform them of the change. Failure to do so may result in the loss of eligibility.

Make sure your application and any attachments to the application submitted at the time of filing are complete and accurate and include details on all experience, education, training and other information that qualifies you for this recruitment. Failure to submit a complete and accurate application at the time of filing may result in your ineligibility for this recruitment or inability to receive full credit for scoring purposes. Any new information concerning work experience, education, training and other information that is submitted after the filing deadline may not be used for scoring or considered to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Important Employment Information for the City and County of San Francisco can be obtained at http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process or hard copy at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor.

Applicants should keep copies of all documents submitted, as these will not be returned.

All persons entering the City and County of San Francisco workforce are required to provide verification of authorization to work in the United States.

Applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum eligibility requirements for this job announcement can find information on requesting a reasonable ADA Accommodation at:

http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#applicantswithdisabilities  

The SFMTA strives to be your employer of choice by providing an environment that supports your personal health & wellbeing with physical, nutritional, mental/emotional and financial resources. Since 2010 the SFMTA has been providing worksite wellness activities, as well as providing recognition opportunities to those individuals who successfully achieve personal milestones in wellness. For more details on the Wellness Program, please visit Employee Wellness Program Description page: https://www.sfmta.com/reports/employee-wellness-program.

 

As a selected candidate for a job, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction (or arrest, in limited circumstances) conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are a selected candidate. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances, such as:

If you are a selected candidate, the hiring department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

All employees hired on or after January 10, 2009 will be required (pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section A8.432) to contribute 2% of pre-tax compensation to fund retiree healthcare. In addition, most employees are required to make a member contribution towards retirement, ranging from 7.5%-13.25% of compensation. For more information on these provisions, please contact the personnel office of the hiring agency.

 

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