Senior Traffic & ITS Engineer

Alliant Engineering, Inc

$90K — $130K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • 6+ years of experience as a Traffic and/or ITS Engineer
  • Proficient in MicroStation, Open Roads, or AutoCAD
  • Familiar with traffic and ITS design standards like MUTCD and MnDOT manuals
  • Strong attention to detail, analytical, and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Independently apply civil and traffic engineering principles
  • Design traffic engineering elements for infrastructure projects
  • Perform preliminary and final ITS design for infrastructure projects
  • Identify and implement innovative ITS processes and technologies
  • Prepare traffic and ITS design bid packages, including final specifications
  • Conduct traffic signal warrant analysis and prepare Intersection Control Evaluation studies
  • Utilize design standards effectively in context-specific ways
  • Write proposals, scopes of work, and project budgets

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
  • Market-Leading Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k Contribution Programs
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans with HSA Contribution
  • Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
  • Wellness Programs and Competitions
  • Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Casual Work Environment
  • Paid Professional Development and Training
  • Community Involvement/Charity Events
  • Employee Focused Events like Lunch & Learns
Full Job Description
Alliant Engineering, Inc. has an exciting opening for aTraffic & ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Design Engineerto join the Traffic team in our Minneapolis, Minnesota office.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Traffic/ITS Design Engineerwho is self-motivated and eager to grow. In this role, you will use your project engineering skills to work in a team environment andleada variety of design projects in Minnesota and across the country.

Responsibilities:

Our team is looking for someone that possesses the following skills:
  • Independently apply standard civil and traffic engineering principles and techniques
  • Design traffic engineering elements of infrastructure projects, such as roadway lighting, traffic signals, signing, and pavement markings, traffic control.
  • Perform preliminary and final ITS Design ITS engineering elements of infrastructure projects, including fiber optic and schematics, changeable message devices, roadway monitoring and detection devices, and signal interconnect
  • Identifies ITS processes and latest technology to develop system engineering, design, verification, and acceptance testing for innovative ITS projects
  • Prepare traffic and ITS design bid packages, including plans, specifications and engineer's estimates for successful letting and construction
  • Perform quality assurance detail checking reviews of plans, specifications and estimates prior to submittal
  • Perform traffic signal warrant analysis and prepare Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) studies
  • Utilize applicable design standards (DOT, State Aid, County, or City-specific) and applies them in a context-specific manner to their designs
  • Write proposals, scopes of work, and prepare project budgets


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Minnesota or is able to obtain a PE license in Minnesota within 6 months from start of work.
  • 6+ year experienced Traffic and/or ITS Engineer
  • Proficiencywith MicroStation, Open Roads, or AutoCAD
  • Familiarity with traffic and ITS design standards (e.g., MUTCD, MnDOT manuals)
  • Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and communication abilities


Preferred Qualifications:
  • ProficiencywithSignCAD
  • Experience leading projects and mentoring staff
  • Familiarity with MnDOT Quality Management Process Manual
  • Knowledge of traffic signal timing, phasing, and operations software (e.g., Synchro,SimTraffic, VISSIM)


Benefits:

At Alliant, we take care of our employees by offering a competitive benefit package including:
  • Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
  • Market-Leading Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k Contribution Programs
  • Medical (with HSA Contribution), Dental, and Vision Plans
  • Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
  • Wellness Programs and Competitions
  • Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Casual Work Environment
  • Paid Professional Development and Training
  • Community Involvement/Charity Events
  • Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Office Recreation Room, Off-Site Socials, Etc.)


The base pay for this position is expected to be in the range of $90,000 - $130,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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