Senior Traffic Engineer

Stanley Consultants

$88K — $105K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; Master’s is a plus.
  • 8-10 years of experience in traffic engineering or related fields.
  • Iowa Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
  • Knowledge of MUTCD and Iowa DOT traffic standards.
  • Experience with traffic analysis software; proficiency in VISSIM preferred.
  • ITE membership or similar professional organization involvement is beneficial.
  • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Project Manager or Task Lead for traffic and safety projects.
  • Design traffic signal and lighting plans for intersections.
  • Conduct various traffic impact analyses and safety studies.
  • Provide technical guidance and quality control for engineering studies.
  • Support traffic engineering efforts at local and national levels.
  • Mentor junior engineers and support their growth.
  • Represent the firm in technical meetings with clients and agencies.

Benefits

  • Flexible work-life balance options to accommodate personal needs.
  • Generous paid time off, including holidays and parental leave.
  • Comprehensive health insurance covering medical, dental, and vision.
  • Financial wellness benefits including life and disability insurance.
  • Tuition assistance and support for professional development.
  • Unique profit-sharing and company stock ownership opportunities.
Full Job Description


Job Title - Senior Traffic Engineer

Location - Cedar Rapids, IA | Des Moines, IA | Iowa City, IA | Muscatine, IA

Job Type - Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11296

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to support our Traffic Engineering and Safety practices, primarily based in our Des Moines office. However, strong consideration will be given to candidates seeking to work from one of our other Iowa offices: Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, or Muscatine.
  • Develop innovative and practical technical solutions.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
  • Contribute creative ideas to project planning and development.
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to client service and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Support assignments across other Stanley Consultants' offices as needed.


What You Will Be Doing:

  • Serve as a Project Manager, Project Lead, or Task Lead on the development of traffic and safety projects.
  • Design and Prepare traffic signal plans for new and modified intersections, including construction sequencing, pavement marking plans, signing plans, and traffic control plans.
  • Design and Prepare roadway lighting plans, traffic signal interconnect plans and other Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) infrastructure.
  • Conduct and prepare a variety of analysis and traffic impact studies, including traffic impact analysis, traffic signal warrant analysis, intersection design studies, safety studies, bicycle, and pedestrian planning studies.
  • Provide technical guidance and perform quality control reviews for traffic engineering studies and design projects led by other project managers or team leads.
  • Support local and national practice areas with traffic engineering expertise.
  • Mentor and supervise junior engineers, fostering their technical and professional growth.
  • Represent Stanley Consultants in technical meetings with agency representatives, clients, and contractors.


Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering; Master of Science in Civil Engineering is a plus.
  • At least 8-10 years of relevant experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, transportation safety, and/or Intelligent Transportation Systems.
  • Iowa Professional Engineer (PE) license.
  • Familiarity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Iowa DOT and local agency traffic engineering standards.
  • Proficiency with traffic analysis software required; VISSIM or other microsimulation software is a plus.
  • Membership in ITE or other professional organizations aligned with traffic engineering.
  • Ability to work independently and as a team member.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) or Road Safety Professional 1 (RSP1) certification, or the ability to obtain.
  • Direct experience with DOT, local county, municipal, and/or developer driven traffic engineering projects and project development.
  • A working knowledge of MicroStation or other CAD software packages.
  • Having presented at local or regional professional organization conferences.


Work-Life BalanceWe realize there's more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What we offer:

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.

Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.

Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.

Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.

Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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