Senior Traffic Engineer

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to lead traffic analysis and design projects. This role involves collaborating with a dynamic team to utilize advanced modeling tools for traffic scenarios, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders, and providing oversight on construction phases. The ideal candidate will possess a Professional Engineer license and at least 10 years of experience in traffic engineering. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will help shape innovative solutions to transportation challenges and make a significant impact in communities across the globe.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in ITS and traffic engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is mandatory for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead traffic analysis and modeling for transportation projects.
• Organize and supervise work of traffic engineering teams.

Skills

Traffic Analysis

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Project Management

Problem Solving

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) License

10+ years of experience in traffic engineering

Tools

Synchro

VISSIM

Highway Capacity Software (HCS)

Microsoft Office

GIS

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

The primary duties of the Senior Traffic Engineer include working collaboratively with a traffic team on various traffic analysis needs for transportation projects. This position focuses on traffic analysis, utilizing a range of modeling tools from Synchro to complex microsimulation models like VISSIM to analyze traffic scenarios, including signalized intersections, roundabouts, urban arterials, and freeway segments. The candidate should have experience leading or performing traffic analyses and developing and delivering reports to evaluate roadway capacity, operational analysis, and signal warrant analyses. Additionally, the candidate should be adept at presenting results to key stakeholders and working collaboratively with multi-discipline teams.

The candidate will plan, organize, supervise, and review the work of staff professionals and technicians. They must function as a technical specialist, task lead, or project manager on projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven team leadership, strong written and oral communication skills, and a desire to grow professionally as a project manager within a seller-doer business environment. Our ideal candidate also has strong leadership skills and the ability to build trust with clients and project stakeholders. This position will leverage the candidate's experience to lead specialized and multidisciplinary project teams.

In the role of Senior Engineer Traffic, we'll count on you to:

• Provide design oversight for the production of roadway, lighting, signing, pavement marking, traffic signals and traffic management system design plans; intersection design; capacity and signal warrant analyses; and all aspects of an Intelligent Traffic Sub-system.
• Assist in providing oversight of the traffic control and sequencing plans throughout the construction phase of the project.
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity while planning and developing projects or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs.
• Organize and supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed.
• Serve as project manager on larger projects, though project management is not sole focus of position as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with traffic operational analysis software including Synchro and Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Sidra, VISUM, VISSIM, and other traffic analysis software is preferred.
• Experience with modeling transit operation and transit signal priority in VISSIM is desirable.
• Experience in computer programming or programming scripts, such as Python, Excel VBA or VBS, and C# is desirable.
• Experience with predictive safety analysis tools such as ISATe and ISDHM is desirable.
• Experience with GIS is desirable.
• Experience with traffic signal, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) design, signing/marking, and maintenance of traffic (MOT) design is desirable.
• Prior experience with Washington-area agencies is desirable.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in ITS and traffic engineering for urban and rural highways, major and minor interchanges and intersections.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Knowledge of regulations of state and federal transportation agencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience using HCS, CORSIM, Synchro/SIM Traffic and other software packages.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, presentation skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location

United States-Washington-Bellevue

Other Locations

United States-Washington-Seattle

Industry

Highway + Road

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class: Traffic Engineering

Job Posting

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Ready to learn more? Let's work together to make great things possible.

We design solutions to the world's greatest challenges. We're always looking for great talent to join our global teams.