Senior Traffic Design Engineer, Professional Engineer

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans for large and complex transportation projects, including phased construction, detours, and temporary traffic control
• Perform analysis, design, and plan sheet preparation for signing, striping, and MOT on interstates, freeways, highways, interchanges, and intersections
• Serve as technical lead on mid to large scale traffic design tasks, ensuring quality control and compliance with MUTCD, AASHTO, and applicable DOT standards
• Prepare studies, technical reports, construction plans, specifications, and estimates from project kickoff through delivery
• Cookordination and lead meetings with clients, public agencies, and project stakeholders
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, technicians, and support staff to deliver successful transportation projects
• Manage assignments, workloads, and training or mentoring of traffic design staff
• Cookordinate with other managers and discipline leads to share resources and align project efforts
• Support business development, client relationships, and long-term program delivery when applicable

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university
• Professional Engineering (PE) license required
• 10+ years of experience in traffic engineering analysis and design
• Strong background in MOT and or signing and pavement marking design
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers
• Knowledge of Bentley ProjectWise, MicroStation, InRoads, OpenRoads, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and other applicable transportation software
• Hands on experience with Synchro, SimTraffic, Vistro, Vissim, or Aimsun preferred
• Experience with UDOT or other DOT standards, procedures, and plan preparation
• Familiarity with local, regional, state, and federal design criteria
• Established relationships with transportation agencies preferred
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Prowen ability to meet project deadlines and budgets
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and client focused mindset
• Desire to grow professionally and help build and strengthen the traffic design team