Professional Engineer – Sr Traffic Engineering Lead

JUB Engineers, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Performance bonuses

Generous vacation and sick leave

Medical, dental, vision, life, and(dis

Job summary

J-U-B ENGINEERS, inc. in Salt Lake City seeks a Professional Engineer - Senior Traffic Engineering Lead to guide traffic projects across the firm's footprint.

This role emphasizes technical delivery, quality management, staff mentorship, and solving complex transportation challenges. The ideal candidate has PE licensure, a Civil Engineering degree, 20+ years in traffic engineering, and strong leadership and communication skills, with experience in ITS, traffic operations, safety studies, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure and ability to obtain Utah and surrounding states licensure.
• 20+ years of progressive traffic engineering experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience performing technical reviews and mentoring staff.
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Experience with transportation safety programs, ITS, traffic operations and modeling is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for traffic engineering and transportation projects.
• Lead quality control and quality assurance reviews.
• Mentor and develop engineers, EITs, and technical staff.
• Lead and support traffic operations, safety studies, corridor planning, traffic impact analyses, and design projects.
• Develop processes, technical documents, and reports.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across J-U-B offices.
• Develop scopes of work, contracts, schedules, and budgets for projects.
• Contribute expertise in transportation safety, ITS, traffic operations, signing and striping, or emerging transportation technologies.
• Participate in client meetings and support project pursuits as opportunities arise.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring staff

Communication

Traffic operations

ITS expertise

Transportation safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

PTOE/RSP1/RSP2 certifications

Job description

Description

Professional Engineer – Sr Traffic Engineering Lead

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

J-U-B ENGINEERS, inc. is seeking a Professional Engineer - Senior Traffic Engineering Lead to join our Transportation Services Group in Salt Lake City, Utah. This position will serve as a senior technical leader supporting traffic and transportation projects throughout J-U-B’s footprint, including Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming.

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced traffic engineering professional who excels in technical delivery, quality management, staff mentorship, and solving complex transportation challenges. Experience in transportation safety, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), traffic operations, or emerging transportation technologies is desirable.

What You’ll Do

• Provide senior technical leadership for traffic engineering and transportation projects.
• Lead quality control and quality assurance reviews.
• Mentor and develop engineers, EITs, and technical staff.
• Lead and support traffic operations, safety studies, corridor planning, traffic impact analyses, and design projects.
• Develop processes, technical documents, and reports.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across J-U-B offices.
• Develop scopes of work, contracts, schedules, and budgets for projects.
• Contribute expertise in transportation safety, ITS, traffic operations, signing and striping, or emerging transportation technologies.
• Participate in client meetings and support project pursuits as opportunities arise.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure and ability to obtain Utah and surrounding states licensure.
• 20+ years of progressive traffic engineering experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience performing technical reviews and mentoring staff.
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Experience with transportation safety programs, ITS, traffic operations and modeling, or related specialty areas is highly desirable.
• PTOE, RSP1, RSP2, or other transportation-related certifications are a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $150,000 – $200,000 annually, depending on experience
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Coaching and Mentorship programs
• Performance bonuses for qualified employees
• Generous vacation and sick leave programs (increases with tenure)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match and profit sharing
• Education Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Health club subsidy
• A collaborative, team-centered work environment
• Employee ownership opportunities after qualified years of service

The application window will be open through January 8, 2027. Applications will be reviewed frequently, and interviews may be scheduled throughout the posting period.

See our website for more benefit details: https://www.jub.com/our-benefits/