Transportation Manager

7 days ago


Olathe, United States Olathe Full time

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Employment Type
Full Time

Job Summary

The City of Olathe is seeking a skilled and strategic Transportation Manager who will drive innovation and support the community's short and long-term vision for safety and connectivity. This key position is responsible for overseeing both transportation planning and engineering operations, as well as the maintenance of crucial city assets.

If you have a strong background in traffic engineering, transportation planning, and public infrastructure management, we invite you to apply. Candidates should also have at least five years of experience in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or a related field, including at least one year of administrative or supervisory experience.

Certification as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer is preferred, and the selected candidate must possess or be able to obtain their Kansas Professional Engineer's license within six months of hire.

The position works through four direct reports - a Traffic Operations Manager, Traffic Engineers (two), and the Inspection Services Manager, and oversees the work of approximately 35 full-time employees as well as seasonal staff.

The salary range is $101,088 to $156,788, depending on qualifications and experience. The new full-time employee in this position will be eligible for a $4,000 signing bonus.

For more details, review the full job details and requirements below.

  • Supervise, prioritize, assign, train, and review the work of assigned employees.
  • Supervise the design and inspection of traffic related projects; provide guidance to assigned staff; ensure compliance with Federal, State and City codes and regulations.
  • Exercise professional engineering judgment in accordance with currently accepted practices of civil engineering and appropriate laws and codes.
  • Assist in the preparation and supervision of consultant and contractor service contracts.
  • Participate and lead a variety of special engineering studies to determine impact of various projects; prepare technical reports.
  • Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; implement approved policies and procedures.
  • Represent the City by attending meetings and serving on subcommittees for the Metropolitan Planning Organization and others as necessary.
  • Prepare documentation for City Council and attend meetings to answer questions.
  • Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.


Experience & Qualification Guidelines: Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

Experience: 8 to 10 years of engineering(i.e. civil or transportation), including 3-5 years supervisory experience.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university with major course work in Transportation Engineering or related field.

Certificates/License: Professional Engineer's License in Kansas and PTOE certification(preferred). Driver's license required.

Knowledge of: Transportation Planning principles, Travel Demand Modeling Theory and Principles, Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning Principles and Tools, MUTCD, Advanced knowledge of TransCAD, GISDK, VBA programming, Synchro, SimTraffic and ArcMap.

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