Junior Traffic Engineer - Hybrid, Impactful Projects

VHB; Portland (ME); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Hybrid work environment

401(k) plan

Job summary

VHB is seeking an Entry Level Traffic Engineer to join our Transportation Systems/Safety team in Portland, Maine. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers on public and private sector projects across municipal, state, private, and higher education markets.

Ideal candidates should be eager to apply practical solutions, learn on the job, and grow skills in traffic modeling, signaling, and multimodal planning across the state.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 0-1 years of professional experience in traffic engineering or planning preferred.
• Interest in transportation engineering and planning across all modes.

Responsibilities

• Develop traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for projects with a team.
• Collect and tabulate traffic and safety data.
• Perform intersection and corridor analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, and other tools.
• Complete traffic engineering tasks, traffic impact studies, and safety analyses.
• Prepare memoranda, reports, and plans to convey findings and recommendations.
• Develop intersection designs including signal timing plans and multimodal facilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Traffic operations

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Synchro

GIS

AutoCAD

Excel

Word

Job description

VHB is seeking an Entry Level Traffic Engineer to join our Transportation Systems/Safety team in Portland, Maine. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers on public and private sector projects across municipal, state, private, and higher education markets.

Ideal candidates should be eager to apply practical solutions, learn on the job, and grow skills in traffic modeling, signaling, and multimodal planning across the state.