Traffic Engineer III

About the role

We are currently seeking a Traffic Engineer III to join our Lexington, Louisville, or Fort Mitchell, KY offices. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader on traffic engineering and transportation projects, helping clients improve mobility, safety, and operational performance across roadway networks. You will lead the planning, analysis, and design of traffic engineering solutions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, public agencies, and stakeholders to deliver innovative and practical transportation improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform traffic engineering analyses, including traffic impact studies, signal warrant analyses, safety studies, corridor evaluations, and operational assessments.
• Develop and review traffic engineering designs, including traffic signals, signing, pavement markings, maintenance of traffic plans, and temporary traffic control.
• Prepare and oversee plans, specifications, estimates, technical reports, and supporting project documentation.
• Serve as a technical lead or task manager on traffic and transportation projects, ensuring quality, accuracy, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Apply MUTCD, AASHTO, KYTC, and local agency standards to develop effective and constructible transportation solutions.
• Cook up with multidisciplinary teams, subconsultants, and agency stakeholders throughout project development and delivery.
• Support client meetings, agency coordination efforts, and presentations of technical findings and recommendations.
• Review technical deliverables and provide guidance to engineers, designers, and technical staff.
• Mentor and support the professional development of junior engineers and designers.
• Aid with project planning, scope development, proposal preparation, and business development initiatives as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification required.
• Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in traffic engineering or transportation engineering.
• Demonstrated experience leading traffic studies, signal design, signing and pavement marking plans, traffic control plans, and transportation operations analyses.
• Proficiency with traffic engineering software such as Synchro, HCS, VISSIM, SIDRA, or similar analysis tools.
• Experience with design platforms including AutoCAD, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, or related software.
• Strong knowledge of MUTCD, KYTC standards, AASHTO guidelines, and applicable traffic engineering practices.
• Proven ability to independently manage technical assignments and exercise sound engineering judgment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical information to clients, agencies, and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments while working effectively both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to mentor staff and contribute to project and team success.