Remote Senior Forensic Traffic Engineer

Colonial Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible vacation/hollidays?

Comprehensive benefits

401k w/match

Job summary

YA Group is seeking a Senior Forensic Traffic Engineer to deliver expert-level traffic engineering and forensic consulting across highway design, traffic operations, and safety. You will support investigations, litigation, and expert witness services for clients, attorneys, and public agencies.

You will review design plans, analyze traffic data, and prepare technical reports while applying DOT standards and MUTCD guidelines. Collaboration with clients and junior engineers is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in traffic engineering with at least 4 years of forensic experience.
• Active PE & TE licenses (TE license only required for work in CA & OR).
• Significant experience in traffic engineering, transportation engineering, or forensic traffic investigations.
• Strong knowledge of highways, roadways, intersections, traffic signals, signs, and traffic control systems.
• Experience completing traffic engineering projects with DOTs and public agencies.
• Proficiency with traffic analysis or simulation software (e.g. Traffic Sim).
• Demonstrated expertise with DOT’s Engineering Policy Guide (EPG).
• Strong technical report writing and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze roadway and traffic design plans for highways, streets, and intersections.
• Analyze as-built drawings, construction plans, and traffic control plans for compliance with contracts and engineering standards.
• Research and evaluate traffic conditions using traffic counts, speed studies, accident history data, and roadway characteristics.
• Determine safe and efficient traffic volumes based on roadway geometry and operating conditions.
• Assess sight distance, roadway alignment, pavement conditions, hazards, and work zone traffic control.
• Analyze traffic signal timing, phasing, maintenance, and intersection layout for operational performance and safety impacts.
• Determine whether roadway features or traffic control elements contributed to vehicle, pedestrian, or bicycle accidents.
• Review existing and proposed roadway signs, markings, and traffic control devices for compliance with standards.
• Apply DOT standards, MUTCD guidelines, Engineering Policy Guides, and local design criteria in all analyses.
• Prepare clear technical reports and engineering opinions for forensic and litigation purposes.
• Serve as a consulting and testifying expert witness, including depositions and trial testimony.
• Manage multiple projects, meet budgets and schedules, and support client relationships.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers as needed.
• Support business growth through ongoing client engagement and repeat work.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Forensic investigations

Technical report writing

Verbal communication

Project management

Client engagement

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

PE license

TE license

Tools

Traffic Sim

Job description

YA Group is seeking a Senior Forensic Traffic Engineer to deliver expert-level traffic engineering and forensic consulting across highway design, traffic operations, and safety. You will support investigations, litigation, and expert witness services for clients, attorneys, and public agencies.

You will review design plans, analyze traffic data, and prepare technical reports while applying DOT standards and MUTCD guidelines. Collaboration with clients and junior engineers is essential.