Dewberry

Traffic Engineer/Transportation Planner

Dewberry$70K — $95K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Civil Engineering (BSCE) required
  • Must possess a Pennsylvania Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • 10+ years of experience in traffic engineering or transportation planning
  • Experience managing and mentoring staff necessary
  • Strong familiarity with MUTCD, AASHTO, and traffic signal design
  • Proven ability to prepare traffic impact studies and Transportation Management Plans (TMPs)
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills required

Responsibilities

  • Develop traffic plans and designs with a focus on quality
  • Lead and mentor younger staff
  • Oversee quality control for traffic engineering tasks
  • Maintain project communication with internal and external clients
  • Prepare technical and cost proposals for new projects
  • Monitor budgets and schedules for ongoing projects
  • Market new projects and secure potential clients

Benefits

  • Diverse and inclusive workplace environment
  • Opportunity for professional development and mentoring
  • Possibility for regional traffic engineering service growth
  • Engagement in a variety of interesting projects
  • Supportive team-oriented work culture
Full Job Description
Job Description

Our Dewberry Pennsylvania offices are seeking a Traffic Engineer/Transportation Planner. We are open to the candidate residing in our Pittsburgh, Mechanicsburg, or Philadelphia Offices. In this position, you'll work on a wide variety of projects, supervise staff in document production, monitor budgets and schedules, market new projects and clients, and prepare proposals.

 

Qualified candidates should have a familiarity with MUTCD and AASHTO; HCM and HCS; Synchro/Sim Traffic Software and similar analysis tools; Traffic Signal design; and PA and other State agencies’ design standards and practices. Candidate will also need the ability to prepare traffic impact studies; develop and assess design and/or operational alternatives; perform roadway and pedestrian safety audits; and develop Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) in accordance with local, state and federal policies and requirements. Experience is required in managing and mentoring of staff, preparing technical and cost proposals, and understanding of QA/QC procedures. The ideal applicant will have excellent oral, written and organizational skills.  Applicants must possess their PE in PA. A PTOE certification is desirable. 

 

Responsibilities
  • Develop traffic plans and designs with a focus on quality
  • Lead and mentor younger staff
  • Quality control oversight for all aspects of traffic engineering tasks
  • Maintain team building and project communication with both internal and external clients
Required Skills & Required Experience
  • BSCE
  • PA Professional Engineer license
  • 10+ years of experience in traffic engineering or transportation planning
  • Desire to help grow regional traffic engineering services
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Experience with other State DOTs and clients a plus
  • Working knowledge of Transportation Planning principles and practices as applicable to Corridor, Subarea and Local Circulation Studies, Feasibility Studies, and complete streets concepts.
  • Working knowledge of contract plans preparation for all traffic control devices (signals, signing, striping and pavement markings, among others)

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

 

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

 

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

About Dewberry

Dewberry is a professional services firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental sciences, and planning services. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. Dewberry has over 50 locations throughout the United States and employs over 2,000 professionals. The company provides services to a variety of industries, including transportation, water, energy, and government. Dewberry has been recognized for its work on a number of high-profile projects, including the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
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2,000 employees
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Founded
1956

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