Published date: November 5, 2024
SALARY $58.31 – $78.49 Hourly
$10,107.07 – $13,604.93 Monthly
$121,284.80 – $163,259.20 Annually
LOCATION Tustin, CA
JOB TYPE Full-Time
JOB NUMBER 2024-32
DEPARTMENT Public Works
DIVISION Engineering
OPENING DATE 10/30/2024 CLOSING DATE 11/27/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
Description
The City of Tustin is currently recruiting for the position of Principal Engineer – Transportation. Under administrative
direction, supervises, coordinates, and participates in transportation / traffic engineering activities.
The Principal Engineer is a supervisory classification assigned to supervise and participate in the work of engineering, plan
check, and administrative support staff in the traffic section of the Public Works Department. An employee in this
classification is responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting professional traffic engineering operations and
activities of the Public Works Department including conducting traffic engineering and transportation planning studies;
reviewing the preparation of plans and specifications for traffic engineering projects; plans, designs, and reviews traffic
control systems; administers traffic control programs. Work requires creativity and resourcefulness to accomplish goals and
objectives, and involves significant interaction with other City staff, consultant/contractor personnel and other public
agencies to facilitate the development and promotion of transportation projects/programs. Judgment is required both in
interpreting established policies, goals and objectives, and in applying concepts, plans and strategies which may deviate
from traditional methods and practices. The Principal Engineer is distinguished from lower-level professional engineering
by a broader scope of responsibility for an assigned section, greater decision-making authority, and specialized
professional engineering expertise in the area of assignment. In contrast with higher level engineering classifications, the
Principal Engineer has lesser budgetary and program management accountabilities and a narrower span of supervisory
control
For more information and how to apply: Job Bulletin Prin Engr Transp – final
