Traffic Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Traffic Engineer to join our team in the Boston office. This position offers opportunities to work on various transportation and safety design projects throughout New England.

Responsibilities

• Perform traffic engineering analysis and design consisting of traffic modeling and analysis, traffic signal design, traffic safety analyses, signing and striping design, safety planning and analysis for strategic highway safety plan development
• Assist with the preparation of traffic signal design plans, signing and striping plans, maintenance of traffic plans and PS&E packages, and work with the roadway design team to evaluate traffic systems and recommend solutions
• Conduct operational traffic analysis using various modeling tools, ranging from highway capacity software to complex micro-simulation models, and apply results to sound engineering practice; analyze everything from isolated intersections and roundabouts to urban arterials and freeway segments
• Write traffic impact and transportation assessment reports to communicate analysis results and recommendations clearly and present findings to the team
• Perform detailed checks and quality control reviews of design work performed by other design team members
• Perform as traffic engineering task leader, coordinating with other disciplines
• Other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in adaptive signalization, transit signal design, and ITS
• Knowledge and experience with New England transportation agency, Complete Streets, NACTO, FHWA, and AASHTO policies and procedures
• Experience in the design of traffic control tactics, systems management, communications, ITS systems and sequencing plans
• Experience using PTV Vissim, GuideSign, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office
• Prior experience as a Local candidate
• PTOE Certification
• RSP Certification

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with traffic analysis and traffic engineering/design
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.