Entry Level Traffic Engineer

VHB; Raleigh, Lehi (NC, UT); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an entry-level Transportation/Traffic Engineer, where you will collaborate with a team of experts to tackle diverse projects that enhance transportation systems. This role offers the chance to develop essential skills in traffic operations, design, and planning while contributing to impactful projects across North Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic region. You will engage in exciting challenges, utilizing cutting-edge tools and methodologies to create innovative solutions that improve community mobility and safety. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a supportive and inclusive environment, surrounded by passionate professionals committed to excellence.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive culture

Opportunity to work on complex projects

Community and social responsibility

Focus on learning and development

Best-in-class benefits

Flexible workplace

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• 0-1 years of transportation experience, preferably in traffic or safety.

Responsibilities

• Develop traffic and transportation planning solutions for various projects.
• Perform operational analyses using tools like Synchro and SimTraffic.
• Prepare reports summarizing data and recommendations.

Skills

Transportation engineering principles

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal communication

Computer skills

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Synchro

SimTraffic

HCS

Sidra

MicroStation

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

VISSIM

TransModeler

Job description

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 a 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. 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 the Mid-Atlantic region.

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 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
• 1 to 3 years of transportation experience preferred
• 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.

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.