Traffic Engineer

About SEH

SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company that has been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients solve complex challenges since 1927. With 900+ employee-owners across the U.S., the firm is united behind its core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us®. The culture emphasizes respect, flexibility, accountability, and diverse perspectives as drivers of innovation and growth.

Why You’ll Love SEH

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities
• 100% employee-owned — everyone shares in the company’s success
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities
• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice
• Full benefits package detailed at SEH Hiring Journey

This Opportunity

Join a collaborative, award-winning traffic engineering team and learn from recognized leaders, including WTS Minnesota Woman of the Year, ASCE Minnesota Outstanding Engineer of the Year, and the 2025 Young Transportation Professional of the Year.

• Work on meaningful projects that improve safety and mobility for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving
• Lead or contribute to traffic operations, safety, and design assignments, with opportunities to expand expertise across disciplines
• Present recommendations and collaborate with project teams, clients, agencies, and community stakeholders to advance practical transportation solutions
• Work directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary partners to improve safety, mobility, accessibility, and constructability
• Conduct multimodal traffic operations and safety analyses to evaluate existing and future conditions, identify opportunities for improvement, and inform transportation planning and design decisions
• Develop and evaluate innovative treatments to improve safety, mobility, and accessibility for all transportation users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists
• Apply MUTCD, AASHTO, MnDOT, and other applicable guidance to solve real-world transportation challenges
• Help shape solutions for projects ranging from local intersections and multimodal corridors to complex highways and interchanges
• Develop traffic management plans and evaluate construction staging, maintenance of traffic, and strategies to reduce impacts on travelers
• Guide high-quality technical deliverables through thoughtful design reviews, mentoring, and quality assurance
• Collaborate with SEH's traffic, roadway, planning, landscape architecture, and other teams across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, with opportunities to support projects in other SEH regions

Candidates may reside in Minnesota, North Dakota, or Iowa.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota, with ability to obtain Minnesota licensure within three months of hire
• Experience in traffic operations, transportation safety, and/or traffic design, including traffic studies or construction documents for signing and pavement markings
• Experience conducting traffic operations analyses, traffic impact studies, or transportation safety evaluations
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively on multidisciplinary transportation projects and present analysis and results to project teams
• Ability to coordinate technical work with others and take ownership of assigned project tasks
• Experience with relevant traffic analysis or design software; proficiency in applicable tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS, RODEL, MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer, AutoCAD, or Civil 3D based on area of specialization
• Working knowledge of MnDOT standards, the Minnesota MUTCD, and applicable traffic engineering guidance
• Experience preparing or reviewing traffic operations, safety, and impact studies, corridor studies, plans, specifications, estimates, or staged design submittals, with attention to quality and technical accuracy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VISSIM, CORSIM, TransModeler, VISUM, or other traffic simulation and modeling tools
• Experience using transportation analytics platforms such as StreetLight, Replica, or ClearGuide to understand travel patterns and system performance
• Experience with GIS and multimodal transportation analysis, planning, or design
• Proficiency in SignCAD
• MnDOT prequalification in Work Type 14.6 (Signing Plan Design and Special Provisions), Levels 1–3
• MnDOT prequalification in Work Type 14.4 (Temporary Traffic Control Plan Design and Special Provisions), Levels 1–3
• Experience developing traffic signal, ITS, signing, pavement marking, staging, or maintenance-of-traffic plans and specifications
• Established relationships with MnDOT, city, county, or other transportation agency partners in Minnesota or neighboring states
• Participation in professional organizations, conferences, technical committees, or knowledge sharing
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification or interest in pursuing it
• Road Safety Professional (RSP) certification or interest in pursuing it
• Interest or experience in project management, client coordination, and business development
• Experience with quick-build projects, innovative intersections, or pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements
• Experience leading tasks, mentoring colleagues, supporting proposals, or developing scopes and fee estimates
• Experience in both traffic operations and traffic design, or interest in broadening skills across the two specialties or focusing on one with ability to support the other as needed
• Experience in traffic design signal timing, intersection control evaluation, corridor studies, or alternatives analysis
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior engineers or technical staff

Compensation

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $90,000 and $124,000 based on skill set and experience.

Location Requirements

Due to current business and operational considerations, SEH is unable to hire employees residing in the following states at this time: AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, KY, MA, RI, VT, and PR. Candidates willing to relocate should indicate this in their application. The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.