Timing Specialist
Core
Conduct field investigations, analyze traffic studies, and design/modify signal timings to improve operational efficiency and safety for vehicle and pedestrian traffic within New York City.
Role type
Traffic engineering specialist (signal timing & control)
Builds
Traffic signal timing plans, safety studies, and simulation models for arterial street networks and intersections.
Domain
Urban transportation engineering / Traffic operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Traffic signal timing design, microscopic traffic simulation, field surveying, traffic impact analysis, safety study development, cross-functional team management
Preferred skills
Transit Signal Priority (TSP) implementation, Vision Zero initiatives, left turn signal/LPI installation analysis
Technologies
Synchro, microscopic traffic simulation programs
Responsibilities
Conduct field investigations and implement timing changes, analyze proposed traffic studies using simulation programs, evaluate operational impacts of dedicated bus and bike lanes, lead major traffic safety and capital projects, manage cross-functional teams to optimize traffic flow
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC