Senior Traffic Engineer

* CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT - OPEN UNTIL FILLED* THE CITY OF NAPA IS HIRING A SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER!                                                                                                                         THE COMMUNITY Imagine living and working in the beautiful wine country of Napa Valley! Napa is the largest city and the county seat of Napa County, located in the North Bay region of the Bay area, the city has a population of 77,480. Founded in 1847, Napa is a place with a colorful past - a jumping off point for 49ers bound for the gold rush, birthplace of famous leather, and neighbor to some of the most prestigious vineyards in the world. Minutes from quality and diverse neighborhoods are vibrant business corridors, top-notch food and wine amenities, and many other cultural features, including the popular Main Street "Restaurant Row," the West End, and the Oxbow District. Napa is a city with a low crime rate, a high standard of living, clean air and nearly perfect weather.  THE ORGANIZATION The City of Napa is a full-service city and has 11 departments, including the City Manager's Office, Human Resources, Finance, Parks and Recreation Services, Community Development, City Clerk's Office, City Attorney's Office, Public Works, Utilities, Police and Fire services. The FY 2025/2026 General Fund expenditure budget totals $163.4 million and $168.4 million for FY 2026/2027.  The budget reflects the six focus areas established by the City Council: (1) Housing, (2) Economic Resilience, (3) Community Engagement, (4) Climate Action, (5) Roads & Traffic Safety and (6) Parks & Community Spaces. The Napa City Council consists of five members, including the Mayor and four Councilmembers. The Mayor and each Councilmember are elected to four-year terms. The Vice Mayor is appointed annually by the Mayor and City Council. On November 3, 2020, the City of Napa held its first district-based election for Councilmembers and an at-large Mayor. In addition to appointing the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk, the City Council is also responsible for appointing members of City Commissions, Committees, and Boards. For more information on the City of Napa organization, please visit the website at The Council upholds the City of Napa's four core values of integrity, service, inclusion, and collaboration, and strives to grow a vibrant sustainable community for all who live in, work in, and visit the City through thoughtful leadership and dedication to excellence.   THE DEPARTMENT The Public Works Department's 85 full-time employees design, construct, operate and maintain the City of Napa's public infrastructure generally consisting of streets, sidewalks, drainage and stormwater quality, bridges, street lights, traffic signals, and electrical. The department also manages essential roles within the City's development review process, construction inspection program, traffic safety, transportation, bike trails, and manages the 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), internal city-wide services for Fleet Management, City facilities maintenances, and Capital Program Management. The Transportation/Traffic Engineering division is responsible for traffic safety and coordination of programs and traffic projects throughout the City in support of transportation safety, will advance the new "Vision Zero" standards and will work closely with the Public Information Officer to improve communication with the community regarding traffic safety education and traffic safety initiatives. THE POSITION This is an exciting time for the City, with the extent of ongoing and upcoming construction, the City desires an experienced and motivated team-player that is up to the task of carrying forward the City's priorities and vision throughout all public and private construction projects. Reporting to the Deputy Public Works Director, the Senior Traffic Engineer is one of twelve members of the department's management team. The Senior Traffic Engineer serves as the Transportation Engineering Division Manager, leading a team of five fulltime technical and professional staff. The Division is responsible for transportation planning, traffic engineering, traffic safety for all modes of travel, traffic calming, private development review process related to traffic engineering, and responding to traffic requests and inquiries. This requires a substantial level of professional traffic engineering training and experience and the exercise of independent judgment and initiative. The Transportation Engineering Division's annual operating budget is approximately $1.1 million in addition to several capital projects and grant funds.   Key initiatives for this coming year include continued solicitation and evaluation of Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP) applications, completing corridor studies of Jefferson Street and Redwood Road funded by the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, and supporting updates of various County-wide transportation planning documents.  This position is integral in exercising the City's values in the work they oversee and interactions they have with stakeholders, staff, and the community. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The City seeks a local government professional that has achieved an excellent level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in this position's related areas while keeping up with current developments and trends in these areas of expertise. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated success in the following competencies:  (1) Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skill, (2) Emotional Intelligence, (3) Coaching & Developing Others, (4) Resolving Conflict, (5) Influencing, (6) Optimizing Diversity, (7) Strategic Planning, and (8) Decision Making.   Successful candidates have the ability to establish and sustain trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others' emotions and behavior, leveraging insights to effectively manage own responses so that one's behavior matches one's values, while delivering intended results. Strong project management skills to design, implement and manage ongoing projects and direct the related resources, personnel and activities to successful completion is critical. Supervisorial experience is essential, including providing feedback and development guidance to help staff excel in their job responsibilities, as is a demonstrated commitment to supporting the development of individual skills and abilities. The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of affecting culture change and encourage, coach, and mentor staff to consider innovative approaches in day-to-day operations and can bring innovative approaches to talent management, succession planning, and recruitment strategies to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce.   The Department seeks a leader to create an organizational culture that focuses on responsiveness, excellent customer service, and collaborative work both internally and externally. Candidates who are politically astute, a team player, and have a passion for public service are highly desirable. A candidate who communicates clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and who is comfortable making presentations and engaging with internal and external stakeholders will be a good fit for the position. This career opportunity is ideal for a proactive individual with initiative and a balance of technical skills and personal attributes who thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment. The City offers the flexibility of a 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) and a hybrid work environment that allows employees to work in-person and remotely throughout different days of the week, and while working remotely, use state of the art equipment provided by the City's I.T. Department. A combination of education and experience for this position includes a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with major work in Traffic, Transportation or Civil Engineering or a closely related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as a professional engineer in Traffic or Transportation Engineering, including supervisory responsibilities. Registration as a Professional Traffic Engineer or Civil Engineer in the State of California with good standing is required. Ideal candidates for the role of Senior Traffic Engineer will have a record of demonstrating the following competencies: * Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills - Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in construction-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; using knowledge to accomplish results. * Emotional Intelligence - Establishing and sustaining positive relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others' emotions and behavior; using insights to respond so that one's behavior matches one's values and delivers intended results. * Coaching and Developing Others - Providing feedback, instruction, and development mentorship to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities; planning and supporting the development of individual skills and abilities. * Resolving Conflict - Helping others deal with an antagonistic situation to minimize damage to the relationships and promote shared goals; using appropriate interpersonal methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people and facilitate agreement. * Influencing - Using effective involvement and persuasion strategies to gain acceptance of ideas and dedication to actions that support specific work outcomes. * Optimizing Diversity - Establishing and supporting department systems, policies, and practices that reduce barriers and use the capabilities and insights of individuals with a diverse set of backgrounds, cultures, styles, abilities, and motivation. * Strategic Planning - Obtaining information and identifying key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal; committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values. * Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by capturing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS A career with the Public Works Department offers many rewards including competitive salaries, excellent benefits and opportunities to make a significant positive impact on the community. In addition to the competitive salary listed above, the City of Napa offers an attractive benefits package including: * Vacation - New employees can accrue up to 120 hours annually. * Prior Years of Service - Full-time service in a City, County, State, Federal Agency, or Special District may be counted towards vacation accrual tiers at the City of Napa. * Paid Holidays - 15 paid days per year. * Extra Paid Time Off - 104 hours (13 days) of Management Leave per year. * Sick Leave- Employees can accrue up to 96 hours annually. * Dental and Medical Insurance Plans - The City provides significant contributions to dental and medical plans. * Retirement - The City participates in the CalPERS retirement pension system. * Deferred Compensation Program - Employees are eligible to enroll in a 457 Plan and the City contributes $142 per month to 401(A) plan. * Life Insurance and AD&D - $100,000 of coverage paid for by the City. * Phone Stipend * Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement - Up to $2,500 per fiscal year. For a full list of benefits, please visit our Employee Benefits webpage. For a full, detailed job description of Senior Traffic Engineer including qualifications, please click here.  This recruitment and examination is being conducted to fill one (1) vacancy and may be used to fill future similar vacancies as they occur during the active status of the employment list. The active status of this employment list will be for six (6) months unless abolished sooner or extended beyond that date in accordance with the Civil Service Rules. MISSION STATEMENT for the City of Napa Rooted in public service, our mission is to grow a vibrant, sustainable community for all who live in, work in, and visit the City of Napa, through thoughtful leadership and dedication to excellence.  CORE VALUES for the City of Napa * Integrity - Consistently demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct with accountability and pride. * Service - Engaging in meaningful work to care for our community through resourceful dedication and humble actions. * Inclusion - Creating a sense of ease and belonging through respect, acceptance, and mindfulness of our collective diversity. * Collaboration - Working together with a shared purpose while respectfully considering all voices to achieve common goals, solutions, and greater outcomes. * NOTE:  CITY OF NAPA EMPLOYEES SHOULD USE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS* SELECTION PROCESS The City of Napa utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, an eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments and eligible lists may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work. Candidates who have participated in a testing process for a recruitment are not eligible to re-take the same test within six (6) months.  What happens next? * We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the selection process. Application appraisal includes a review of qualifications, education, training, and experience related to the job, as well as supplemental questions if applicable. * Applicants moving forward in the selection process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): online assessment, written examination, job-related exercise, phone interview, and panel interview. These testing steps may be conducted on a pass/fail basis, and/or percentage-based scoring methodology.  * Based on the City Charter, the final phase of the selection process is the Probationary Period, which in most cases is six (6) months but may be twelve (12) months depending on the classification.   * When three or fewer candidates are available, the testing procedures outlined in the Job Announcement may be waived by the Human Resources Department. Language Equity * If you need assistance with the recruitment and selection process in Spanish, contact us at 707-257-9505. These request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.  * Si necesita ayuda con el proceso de reclutamiento y selección en español, contáctenos al 707-257-9505. Estas solicitudes se evaluarán caso por caso. Reasonable Accommodations The City of Napa Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate qualified disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the testing process must inform the HR Department in writing by the final filing date. A Reasonable Accommodation Request Form is available from HR and may be obtained by calling 707-257-9505, or dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The City of Napa is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace will maximize our talents to benefit the residents we serve.

Created: 2026-04-13