Graduate Traffic Engineer

Alliant Engineering, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonus

ESOP and 401k contributions

Medical/Dental/Vision

Company-paid life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Wellness programs

Generous leave

Flexible schedules

Casual work environment

Professional development

Community involvement

Lunch & Learns

Job summary

Alliant Engineering, Inc., an employee-owned firm, invites you to join as a Graduate Traffic Engineer in Salt Lake City. You will work under a licensed Professional Engineer on diverse transportation projects with DOTs, counties, cities and developers.

This entry-level role focuses on signal timing, travel demand modeling, safety analyses, ITS design, and maintenance of traffic plans, offering hands-on training, growth opportunities, and a collaborative, employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or related field).
• 0–4 years of experience in Traffic Engineering.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel.
• Motivated to learn, take initiative, and contribute to high-quality project deliverables.
• Excellent technical, written, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support signal timing projects, including building, optimizing Synchro models and implementing signal timing plans.
• Develop regional travel demand for traffic forecasting and microscopic traffic simulation models for urban arterial and freeway traffic operations.
• Conduct traffic capacity, traffic operations, and safety analysis for traffic impact studies (TIS), intersection control evaluations (ICE) and corridor studies.
• Supporting documentation, evaluation and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
• Traffic design – plans, specifications, quantities and estimates for traffic signal, roadway lighting, roadway signing, and pavement markings.
• Developing maintenance of traffic plans to support roadway construction staging.

Skills

Motivated to learn

Initiative

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Synchro

SimTraffic

Vissim

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

You deserve a job that you feel proud of, where you can channel your knowledge and skills into projects that positively affect communities, and where you design your own path. This is Alliant. Become an employee-owner of a growing engineering and consulting firm where we value collaboration with opportunities to grow and succeed. Our success is driven by our employee-owners, and we’re excited to have you be a part of it.

The Impact You’ll Have:

As a Graduate Traffic Engineer, you will have the ability to be a part of a cohesive Traffic Engineering team. Jump start your career by being exposed to a variety of transportation engineering experiences under the direction of a licensed and knowledgeable Professional Engineer. You will work with a variety of agencies including DOT’s, Counties, Cities and Developers.

Responsibilities:

• Support signal timing projects, including building, optimizing Synchro models and implementing signal timing plans
• Developing regional travel demand for traffic forecasting and microscopic traffic simulation models for urban arterial and freeway traffic operations.
• Conduct traffic capacity, traffic operations, and safety analysis for traffic impact studies (TIS), intersection control evaluations (ICE) and corridor studies
• Supporting documentation, evaluation and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
• Traffic design – plans, specifications, quantities and estimates for traffic signal, roadway lighting, roadway signing, and pavement markings
• Developing maintenance of traffic plans to support roadway construction staging.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (or related engineering field), or actively pursing degree
• 0 - 4 years of experience in Traffic Engineering
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel
• Motivated to learn, take initiative, and contribute to high-quality project deliverables
• Excellent technical, written, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Synchro, SimTraffic and Vissim traffic analysis software
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD or MicroStation

Benefits:

At Alliant, we take care of our employees by offering a world class benefit package including:

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Market-Leading Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k Contribution Programs
• Medical (with HSA Contribution), Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Wellness Programs and Competitions
• Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs
• Flexible Schedules
• Casual Work Environment
• Paid Professional Development and Training
• Community Involvement/Charity Events
• Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Off-Site Socials, Etc.)

Who We Are:

Alliant Engineering, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a growing engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and surveying firm with a strong culture of customer service, quality, delivery, and innovation. At Alliant we work hard; we have fun; and we love it.

We design solutions that address current needs while paving the way for a brighter future. We approach every project with unwavering confidence yet remain humbly committed to designing work that speaks for itself. At Alliant, our employee-owners are the force behind our success, and we can't wait for you to join us to build better communities with excellence and passion.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.