Senior Traffic Engineer

About the role

Senior Traffic Engineer (Senior PE) McClure is currently searching for a skilled Senior Traffic Engineer to help live our mission of Making Lives Better through our growing Transportation team. The Senior Traffic Engineer will be the primary point on a variety of highly visible and critical projects for the organization. A successful Senior Traffic Engineer will demonstrate past success in team technical/design leadership and the ability to mentor/develop less experienced team members. The Senior Traffic Engineer will be an organized project partner who will lead team members in the development and production of deliverables which meet McClure’s high-quality standards. The Senior Traffic Engineer will also help develop the technical/design abilities of team members. This role will be seen as a technical thought leader amongst their peers internally and externally. The Senior Traffic Engineer will pursue innovation, challenge existing processes, and be an encouraging resource.

Responsibilities

• 60% Team Support: Support the Vice President or Team Leader with tasks such as participation in monthly meetings with leadership to review team progress, discuss concerns, and identify successes; frequent communication to leadership as necessary based on project/team needs.
• Support Team Leaders and Project Managers with tasks such as frequent communication and coordination with Project Managers and Engineers; participating in project specific design review and milestone meetings; leading the project delivery team by delegating technical/design tasks and coaching those involved; leading QA/QC processes for projects and advising on necessary team-wide changes; conducting quality assurance and quality control on reports, plans and specifications, ensuring compliance with industry standards, regulations, and guidelines; working with Project Managers to identify project milestones and dependencies; independently leading design team schedules, budgets and staffing while coordinating/communicating with the Project Manager; implementing team specific project delivery processes such as work breakdown structures; coordinating with outside disciplines; working with Project Managers to document, review and implement lessons learned; assessing skills of technical team members, assisting to address weaknesses; providing technical guidance, mentorship, and experience through knowledge transfer to members of the Team.
• 10% Industry Innovation and Thought Leadership: Research and review feasibility of industry developments and advancements; help lead the industry by speaking publicly on behalf of McClure about projects, initiatives or innovations; organize internal and external training opportunities for the team; collaborate with other engineers and professionals on multi-disciplinary projects.
• 20% Client Support: Participate in client meetings such as project kick off, design review, construction progress or project specific technical meetings as required; proactively communicate complex issues and solutions; build a relationship of trust with all clients.
• 10% Other Duties as Assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license is required.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification is a plus.
• General computer knowledge (Excel, Word, PDF).

Skills

• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and professional demeanor with all team members.
• Strong understanding of transportation engineering, construction techniques, and industry standards/best practices.
• Ability to manage a fair workload by managing priorities.
• Strong knowledge of professional liability, quality procedures, and other Engineering/Technical skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various groups of people.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.