Prothman is helping the City of Eugene, OR find their next Traffic Operations Manager!

Salary: $83,928 - $110,780 DOQ

Apply by Friday, November 22, 2019 by clicking here or by visiting www.prothman.com and clicking “Open Recruitments”.

The Community: 

Located in the heart of wine country in western central Oregon, Eugene is within an hour drive from the Pacific Ocean and Cascade Mountains and serves as the county seat for Lane County. Home to nearly 170,000 residents, Eugene encompasses 44.3 square miles, is the second largest city by population in Oregon, and has an exceptional mix of education, community engagement, culture, recreation, and scenic beauty. Eugene is a gigabit city, which has allowed for the employment base to become increasingly dominated by the creative class and knowledge-based industries, in addition to services, trade, and government. The City is well-known as the home of the University of Oregon, which brings a cosmopolitan feel to the community, and whose collegiate teams have contributed excitement and pride on a national basis. With 20,000 students and over 6,000 employees, the University plays a major role in the community. Downtown Eugene has many iconic attractions that draw visitors to the city's center, including Kesey Square, a dining hub with food trucks and destination eateries, a performing arts venue, and an abundance of unique boutique shops and art galleries.

The Department & Position:

The City of Eugene’s Public Works Department consists of six divisions with more than 440 budgeted employees. The department has a FY20 Operating Budget of $94,371,972 and a Capital Budget of $51,529,068. The Public Works Maintenance Division, Traffic Operations crew is responsible for maintaining more than 1,300 lane miles of street markings, 250 traffic signals, 30,000 signs and 10,000 streetlights across streets, alleys and bike paths for the City of Eugene, Lane County and Oregon Department of Transportation roads within the City’s boundary.

Under the direction of the Maintenance Division Director, the Traffic Operations Manager oversees, plans, organizes and supervises the Traffic Operations Section in the Public Works – Maintenance Division. The Traffic Operations Manager is involved in the professional and technical engineering operations such as traffic operations, traffic control devices, signals and lighting, and performs a variety of complex professional and technical duties relative to the design and construction of traffic systems and controls. The Traffic Operations Manager also provides highly complex staff assistance to the Maintenance Director and the City Engineer in administering the traffic section of Eugene Code.

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Sonja Prothman

Prothman Company

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