Traffic Coordinator

About the Role

HDR is an employee‑owned firm that values inclusion, authenticity, and collaboration. As a Traffic Design Coordinator you will work within a traffic team under the direction of the Project Engineer/Manager on a variety of transportation projects, contributing to forecasting, analysis, and design efforts that impact communities worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operational traffic analysis using modeling tools ranging from highway capacity software to complex microsimulation models, analyzing intersections, roundabouts, urban arterials, and freeway segments.
• Focus on traffic design, including accident analysis and mitigation strategies, signing, striping, traffic signals, lighting, and Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) such as real‑time traffic information, adaptive signal control, CCTV, and variable message signs (VMS).
• Perform traffic design using CAD platforms including MicroStation, AutoCAD, and Guide Sign software.
• Execute operational analysis with tools such as HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, and Aimsun.
• Carry out safety analysis using Highway Safety Software and related safety tools.
• Perform other duties as needed to support project goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Commitment to actively participating in HDR’s employee‑owned culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer in Training (EIT) certification (candidates without an EIT will be placed in a Design Coordinator job code and are expected to obtain the EIT for career progression).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Synchro/Sim Traffic, HCS, AutoCAD, and MicroStation.

Schedule

Full‑time

Location

Primary: United States – Texas – Dallas
Other: United States – Texas – Fort Worth

Industry

Highway + Road