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 closely related field.
  • 7+ years of experience as a Traffic Engineer.
  • State Professional Engineer's License required.
  • Familiarity with MUTCD, AASHTO, HCM, IES, and other relevant technical resources.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams.
  • Strong critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with clients, including state DOTs, counties, and municipalities, on transportation system designs.
  • Identify and pursue new business and project opportunities to contribute to organizational growth.
  • Design traffic signal systems, lighting systems, and other critical traffic control mechanisms.
  • Perform traffic operations analysis to support planning studies and designs.
  • Conduct traffic impact analysis studies to improve traffic flow.
  • Optimize traffic signal timing to enhance flow and reduce congestion.
  • Analyze traffic and crash data to conduct intersection safety studies.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and significant annual bonuses.
  • Paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage.
  • Paid time off (PTO) and holidays, including parental leave.
  • Generous 401(k) match and access to HSA & FSAs.
  • Flexible work schedule options.
  • Annual logo wear provided.
Full Job Description
Job Location: Sioux Falls, SD

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.

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