Position Overview:
The Traffic Engineer will lead and manage traffic engineering projects, providing expert technical guidance and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. This role involves applying advanced engineering principles, conducting detailed traffic analyses, and collaborating with stakeholders to improve traffic flow and safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee traffic engineering projects from start to finish.
- Provide expert technical support to project teams and clients.
- Consult with municipal clients and key stakeholders on assigned traffic engineering projects.
- Conduct comprehensive traffic studies to identify congestion points, traffic patterns, and safety concerns.
- Use traffic modeling and simulation tools to optimize traffic flow and efficiency.
- Develop and review traffic signal designs, roadway geometrics, and signage plans.
- Work with design teams to incorporate traffic engineering considerations into infrastructure projects.
- Stay current with traffic engineering standards, codes, and regulations.
- Ensure all projects meet local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
- Solve complex traffic engineering challenges using advanced engineering principles.
- Keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies in traffic management.
- Collaborate with internal teams (planners, environmental engineers, transportation professionals) for integrated project planning.
- Coordinate with external stakeholders, including government agencies and contractors, to ensure project success.
- Conduct quality assurance reviews to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of designs and analyses.
- Engage with communities and stakeholders to address concerns related to traffic engineering projects.
- Present technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in traffic engineering, especially working with municipal clients.
- Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification required; California Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
