Principal Traffic Engineer

Rick Engineering; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,411 - 108,830; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Profit Sharing

401K

Holiday parties

Disability Insurance

Personal Leave

Alternative Work Schedule

Holiday Parties

Job summary

Rick Engineering Company is seeking a Principal Traffic Engineer for our San Diego office. This full-time role offers a path to ownership and a chance to shape the future of mobility in Southern California.

You will oversee municipal traffic engineering services, manage schedules and budgets, and interact with clients and public agencies on landmark projects.

Qualifications

• BSCE degree required.
• California Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer or Traffic Engineer required.
• Minimum 7 years experience in traffic engineering/planning or 12 years in the industry.
• Minimum 5 years management experience supervising traffic designers/planners and CAD drafters/technicians.
• Strong leadership, client/public-agency relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the work of traffic designers and CAD drafters/technicians.
• Lead municipal traffic engineering projects including traffic signals, signing/striping plans, and TIAs.
• Manage project schedules and budgets; prepare contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work.
• Interact with clients and public agencies to align project goals and expectations.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

BSCE degree

CA PE license (Civil/Traffic)

Tools

CAD

Job description

Principal Traffic Engineer

Full Time Regular Professional San Diego, San Diego, CA, US

14 days ago Requisition ID: 1249

Salary Range: $62.50 To $79.25 Hourly

Rick Engineering Company (RICK) is seeking a confident, Principal Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic Division for our San Diego office.

If you are looking for a place to grow your career and make a difference – RICK is the place for you! As an Principal Traffic Engineer in Southern California, you will have an opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team on meaningful, landmark projects in the San Diego region. As a RICK team member, you will help clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow. RICK offers career progression opportunites with a pathway to ownership potential.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate will have a BSCE degree, California Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer or Traffic Engineer, plus a minimum of 7 years experience in traffic engineering/planning or the equivalent of 12 years in the industry. Candidate must have a minimum 5 years management experience supervising the work of traffic designers/planners and CAD drafters/technicians.
• Supervising the work of traffic designers and CAD drafters/technicians.
• Candidate for this position must demonstrate strong independent thought and decision-making abilities; possess demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills; exhibit management ability; be adept in establishing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with clients/public-agency personnel, and in-house staff.
• Candidate shall have recent Southern California experience, preferably in the San Diego County region.
• Candidate’s managerial experience shall also include the following: supervision of traffic engineering design teams; management of project schedules and budgets; preparation of contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work; and experience in client and public-agency interactions.
• Candidate’s technical experience shall include the following: providing municipal traffic engineering services, including in-house services, preparation/processing of final traffic engineering plans (traffic signals, traffic control plans, signing/striping plans, etc.), preparation of Traffic Impact Analysis, and various traffic related studies and reports. Experience in transit planning and design is a plus.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Profit Sharing, 401K, and Life and Disability Insurance and Personal Leave
• Alternative Work Schedule
• Holiday Parties, Team Building Activities and Events

At RICK you will find an abundance of opportunities for mentorship, growth, and (of course) fun! Learn more by visiting www.rickengineering.com

RICK Engineering Company (RICK) is an Equal Opportunity

RICK employees are protected by laws designed to protect employees from discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit-based factor. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs. RICK employees are also protected against retaliation if they engage in a protected activity, whistleblowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law.