Civil Engineer - Transportation/Traffic

About the Role

Kimley-Horn's Lakeland, Florida (FL) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Transportation Planning and Traffic team. This is an on-site position where you will work closely and collaboratively with other industry-leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors on a variety of transportation planning, transit, traffic engineering, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform traffic engineering and project management tasks to deliver transportation planning, transit, traffic engineering, safety, and ITS projects for diverse clients.
• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit by creating a vision for personal growth while contributing to the expansion of the transportation engineering practice.
• Manage projects profitably, engage in hands-on practice and delivery, transition work to qualified staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor.
• Contribute significantly to marketing and business development efforts, including writing proposals, developing scopes of work, and assembling budgets.
• Build meaningful internal and external professional relationships.
• Balance priorities among multiple projects and effectively communicate and collaborate at all organizational levels.
• Manage and mentor staff while directing resources in a positive manner.
• Provide high-quality deliverables with exceptional client service.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant engineering experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering and design, traffic operations, and/or ITS planning and design.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Proficiency in Synchro, HCS, and/or Vissim software applications desired.
• Ability to work in a team environment and manage multiple project priorities.

Benefits

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in the 401(k) and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family-building benefits, and childcare resources.

Kimley-Horn prioritizes employee retention, robust benefits, and company values, which have led to its placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years.