Entry-Level Traffic Engineer

VHB is seeking a talented Entry Level Traffic Engineer to join our Transportation Systems/Safety team in Portland, Maine. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers and transportation planners on a variety of public and private sector projects across several markets, including municipal, state agencies, private sector, and higher education. Our ideal candidate has an interest in transportation engineering and planning across all modes and is eager to apply practical solutions to real-world problems for our clients.

This position includes developing and enhancing a diverse set of skills on transportation design, operations, and/or planning projects throughout the state. Projects may include traffic and transportation modeling and analyses; infrastructure projects; traffic signal design and timing; multimodal transportation safety studies; corridor studies; and regional planning studies across all modes.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of professionals to develop traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a variety of transportation projects.
• Collect and tabulate traffic and safety data.
• Perform intersection and corridor operational analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, and other analysis tools.
• Complete traffic engineering tasks and analyses; traffic impact studies; transportation planning and safety analyses.
• Prepare written documents (memoranda, reports, plans), summarizing data and analysis, and assembling reports to convey findings and recommendations.
• Develop intersection designs, including traffic signal timing plans, traffic control devices, roundabouts, and multimodal facilities.

Requirements

• 0-1 years of professional experience, preferably related to traffic engineering or planning.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.

Skills

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Familiarity with some of the following systems: Synchro, GIS, AutoCAD, Excel, Word, or similar.
• Background or interest in traffic modeling and traffic operations.
• Background or interest in traffic data analysis.
• Familiarity with transportation standards and guidance.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team-oriented with ability to perform multiple tasks independently in a timely manner.
• Self-motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm to learn and ability to take responsibility.

Pay

The full-time annual base salary range for this position, located in Maine, is $68,000 to $72,000. The base salary offered will be determined based on job-related factors, including geographic location, internal equity, experience, credentials, skills, education, work schedule, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in the VHB 401(k) plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Recognition programs.
• Annual incentive compensation bonuses, spot bonuses, and merit-based salary increases.

Additional details on VHB’s benefits package can be found here.