Senior Traffic Engineer

About the role

Bolton & Menk has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Traffic Engineer to join our Transportation team, preferably based in our Burnsville office, with flexibility to work from any of our Twin Cities locations for the right candidate. As a Top Workplace, this is a fantastic chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Southeast, Midwest, and beyond.

This role will focus on final traffic design and provide leadership across a wide range of transportation projects, from local municipal improvements to large-scale design-build highway programs. The successful candidate will serve as a task lead, oversee technical delivery, mentor staff, and work directly with clients while helping shape the future growth of our Final Traffic Design team. We are seeking a collaborative and motivated leader who thrives in a team-oriented environment, takes ownership of projects from start to finish, and is passionate about delivering high-quality transportation solutions. This individual will play a key role in maintaining project quality, schedule, and budget while supporting team development and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Serve as task lead across all four traffic final design disciplines
• Lead Staging & Traffic Control and Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Engineering on complex projects, including construction staging, temporary signals, detours, and temporary traffic control plans
• Provide direct traffic engineering design and leadership on alternative delivery projects, including MnDOT's I-494 Highway 169 to Airport Design-Build Project 2 and design-build opportunities nationwide
• Deliver traffic design solutions for municipal, county, and DOT clients on projects ranging from small local improvements to major interstate design-build projects
• Prepare and seal plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) as Engineer of Record
• Supervise EITs and interns, assign work, and provide day-to-day technical direction and mentorship
• Perform QA/QC reviews and work directly within design files to resolve technical issues and support staff development
• Assist in developing team standards, details, and guidance to improve consistency and quality across projects
• Serve as a primary client contact for traffic design scope, schedule, and deliverables
• Support business development activities including proposals, statements of qualifications (SOQs), scopes, fee development, and client relationship building
• Coordinate with roadway, drainage, geometric, design-build teams, agencies, and contractors throughout project delivery and construction

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• 5+ years of progressive experience in traffic engineering final design
• Demonstrated design experience across traffic signal design, roadway lighting design, permanent signing and pavement markings, and traffic control/MOT engineering
• Experience leading technical tasks and directing the work of engineers and technicians
• Working knowledge of MnDOT standards, the Minnesota MUTCD, and the Minnesota Temporary Traffic Control Field Manual
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate with clients, project teams, and agency stakeholders

Preferred:

• Engineer of Record experience on signal, lighting, or signing and striping projects
• Design-build or alternative delivery experience, including MOT and traffic control design on large transportation corridors
• Multidisciplinary experience in roadway and drainage design
• Experience with traffic modeling and analysis software such as Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, and HCS
• Signal timing and signal optimization experience
• Proficiency working within MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer
• Experience with proposals, scopes, fee development, and client relationship management
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) and/or IMSA certification
• MnDOT prequalification in traffic signal, lighting, or temporary traffic control plan design
• Additional state licensure or willingness to obtain additional registrations
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of assignments, maintain accountability, and build trust within a collaborative team environment

Pay

Salary Range: $115,000 - $142,000 depending on years of experience and credentials.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plan — overtime compensation available to most employees
• Discretionary bonuses available to most employees
• ESOP — Employee ownership (ESOP); 100% company-paid contributions
• 401(k) Match Program
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
• Six paid company holidays
• Two floating personal holidays for events that are important in your life
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and Long-term disability
• Dependent care reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule

Flexible schedules available; preference for Burnsville office with flexibility to work from any Twin Cities location.