Entry Level Traffic Engineer

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Entry Level Traffic Engineer in a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse transportation projects, enhancing your skills in traffic operations, design, and planning. You will engage in hands-on training and work alongside experienced professionals to tackle real-world challenges. With a focus on community and social responsibility, this position not only contributes to economic vitality but also fosters a culture of inclusion and growth. Embrace the chance to make a difference while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Learning and Development Opportunities

Community Engagement Programs

Best-in-Class Benefits

Qualifications

• Entry-level position focused on traffic and transportation engineering.
• Interest in applying practical solutions to real-world problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop traffic and transportation planning solutions.
• Perform intersection and corridor operational analyses.
• Prepare reports summarizing data and analysis.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Detail Orientation

Self-motivation

Critical Thinking

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Synchro

SimTraffic

HCS

Sidra

MicroStation

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Job description

Entry Level Traffic Engineer

Job Locations

US-NC-Raleigh

ID

2025-5162

Category

Engineering

Type

Regular Full-Time

Career Stage Type

Entry level

# of Openings

1

Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB's Raleigh, NC team is seeking an entry-level Transportation/Traffic Engineer to join our Transportation Systems group. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers and highway safety specialists on a variety of public, private, and institutional projects within broad cross-section of markets, including municipal, state agencies, higher education, federal lands, and aviation.

Our ideal candidate has an interest in the practice of traffic and transportation engineering and is eager to apply practical solutions to real world problems for our clients. Our ideal candidate is open to on-the-job training on a wide variety of traffic operations and capacity evaluation projects including intersections, roadways, and interchanges; traffic and transportation studies for land development projects; intersection and roadway improvement design; traffic management and signal timing; multimodal and safety assessment; school traffic studies; travel demand forecasts; and access management and corridor planning. This position includes developing and enhancing a diverse set of skills on traffic operations, transportation design, and/or transportation planning projects throughout North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic region.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for VHB in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Working within a team of professionals in developing traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of transportation projects
• Performing intersection and corridor operational analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, and other analysis tools
• Analyzing, developing, and evaluating of traffic improvements
• Developing conceptual intersection/roadway improvement design and traffic signal design plans in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD
• Developing traffic management and signal timing plans
• Preparing written documents, summarizing data and analysis, and assembling reports to convey findings and recommendations
• Collecting and tabulating traffic data
• Conducting field traffic safety assessments

Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of transportation engineering principles
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong computer skills
• Detail Oriented
• Self-motivated
• Ability to learn, think critically, and develop new skills
• Excel in working in a team environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 0 to 1 years of transportation experience, preferably related to traffic or safety
• Experience with Synchro/SimTraffic, Sidra, VISSIM, TransModeler and/or other capacity software a plus
• Experience with ArcGIS, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation and/or other planning/design/data software a plus
• EIT Designation is a plus

We are VHB! We're an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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