Traffic Group Manager

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and staff resource management for traffic engineering projects across the New York Metropolitan Area
• Perform and oversee intersection and roadway capacity analyses using HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, and SimTraffic software
• Lead the preparation of traffic impact studies, transportation planning studies, and operational analyses
• Direct the analysis and design of signalized and unsignalized intersections, roundabouts, highway interchanges, and roadway geometrics
• Oversee traffic signal design, timing analysis, signing and striping plans, and maintenance and protection of traffic strategies
• Lead traffic calming, bicycle and pedestrian safety studies, parking studies, and multimodal transportation initiatives
• Support the planning and design of intermodal mobility hubs and transit station improvements
• Conduct peer reviews of traffic impact studies, site plans, and transportation-related development applications
• Apply CEQR methodologies and transportation analysis requirements for New York City projects
• Support data analytics and emerging mobility initiatives, including micromobility studies
• Cook up with project managers, technical staff, clients, and agency stakeholders
• Mentor, train, and develop junior engineers and technical staff
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and quality for multiple concurrent assignments
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, including the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), AASHTO guidelines, and agency-specific requirements
• Aid with business development, proposal preparation, and client relationship management efforts

Requirements

• Professional Engineer (PE) license required in New York
• PTOE and/or PTP certification preferred
• Minimum of ten years of experience in traffic engineering, traffic analysis, traffic signal design, signing and striping design, and transportation planning
• Familiarity with NYSDOT, NYCDOT, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, and local municipal design standards
• Proficiency with MicroStation, Bentley InRoads, Civil 3D, and traffic analysis software including HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, and SimTraffic
• Experience preparing professional engineering deliverables in accordance with client standards and agency requirements
• Strong knowledge of transportation planning, traffic operations, roadway safety, and multimodal transportation systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with regional and local office leadership, technical directors, and marketing teams
• Active participation in professional organizations and industry associations preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CEQR transportation analysis requirements and environmental review processes
• Experience conducting bicycle, pedestrian, micromobility, and complete streets studies
• Familiarity with green infrastructure applications within transportation projects
• Experience supporting transportation projects for public agencies throughout the New York Metropolitan Area