Senior Traffic Engineer

Houston Engineering, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Transportation
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field
  • 15+ years of experience as a Traffic Engineer
  • State Professional Engineer's License required
  • Familiar with MUTCD, AASHTO, HCM, IES, and other technical resources
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Strong critical thinking and technical writing skills
  • Effective communication with diverse internal and external groups

Responsibilities

  • Engage with clients including state DOTs, counties, municipalities, and metropolitan planning organizations
  • Identify and support new business and project opportunities
  • Design traffic signal systems, lighting, fiber optics, and pavement markings
  • Perform traffic operations analysis for planning studies
  • Conduct traffic impact analysis to improve flow
  • Optimize traffic signal timing to enhance efficiency
  • Analyze traffic and crash data for intersection safety improvements

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Significant annual bonuses
  • Paid health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid life insurance and short/long-term disability
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Generous 401(k) match
  • Access to HSA & FSAs
  • Flexible schedules
  • Annual logo wear allowance
Full Job Description
Job Location: Des Moines, IA

Job Description

Imagine starting your day by collaborating with a team about state DOTs, counties, and municipalities to design safer, more efficient transportation systems. As a Traffic Engineer, you'll:
  • Engage with a variety of clients, including state DOTs, counties, municipalities, and metropolitan planning organizations.
  • You will contribute to the growth of the organization by identifying, pursuing, and supporting new business and project opportunities.
  • Focus on the design of traffic signal systems, lighting systems, fiber optics, traffic control, signing, and pavement markings.
  • Perform traffic operations analysis to support transportation and traffic planning studies and designs.
  • Conduct traffic impact analysis studies to understand and improve traffic flow.
  • Optimize traffic signal timing to enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion.
  • Analyze traffic and crash data to conduct intersection safety studies and improve road safety.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field.
  • 15+ years of experience as a Traffic Engineer
  • State Professional Engineer's License required
  • Familiar with MUTCD, AASHTO, HCM, IES, and other technical resources and guides.
  • Ability to work independently and as a team internally and externally.
  • Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills.
  • Strong technical wiring and communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with groups both internally and externally.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position; authorization to work in the United States permanently without the requirement of sponsorship at any point in the future required.


Additional Information

As part of our talented staff, you will enjoy competitive pay, significant annual bonuses, paid health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, generous 401(k) match, access to HSA & FSAs, flexible schedules, annual HEI logo wear, plus more.

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