Traffic Engineer

Houston Engineering, Inc.

$75K — $95K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience as a Traffic Engineer.
  • State Professional Engineer's License required.
  • Familiarity with MUTCD, AASHTO, HCM, IES, and other technical guides.
  • Strong critical thinking and technical skills.
  • Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with clients, including DOTs and municipalities, to improve transportation systems.
  • Identify and pursue business and project opportunities to support organizational growth.
  • Design traffic signal, lighting, and control systems, as well as pavement markings.
  • Perform traffic operations analysis for planning studies and designs.
  • Conduct traffic impact studies to enhance traffic flow.
  • Optimize traffic signal timing to alleviate congestion.
  • Analyze traffic and crash data to improve road safety.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and significant annual bonuses.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage.
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) with a robust company match.
  • Flexible work schedules available.
  • Access to Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Full Job Description
Job Location: Lincoln, NE

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.
  • 7+ 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.

Additionally, view our careers page to read about HEI being selected as one of the ENR top 500 design firms and as one of the PB 50 best places to work for several years in a row!

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