Senior Traffic Engineer – CA-Registered Leader

Jobot; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-Remote Flexibility

Mentorship & Growth Opportunities

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Experienced Principal Traffic Engineer in San Diego, CA who is CA-registered as a PE or TE. This role leads traffic engineering teams, manages complex municipal projects, budgets, and client interactions, and delivers plans and analyses per regulatory standards.

The role supports hybrid-remote work with strong growth prospects, mentorship, and a comprehensive benefits package, with salary range $130,000–$165,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• BSCE degree and California Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer (PE) or Traffic Engineer (TE).
• Minimum 7 years of traffic engineering/planning experience or equivalent of 12 years within the industry.
• Minimum 5 years of management experience supervising traffic designers/planners and CAD drafters/technicians.

Responsibilities

• Supervise traffic engineers, designers and CAD drafters.
• Manage traffic projects from inception to completion.
• Lead traffic engineering design teams.
• Manage schedules, budgets, and resources.
• Prepare contracts, proposals and scopes of work.
• Coordinate with clients and public agencies.
• Provide municipal traffic engineering services.
• Prepare and process traffic plans including signal, control, signing and striping plans.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client coordination

Education

BSCE degree

CA PE/TE registration

Tools

HCS

Vistro

Synchro

Caltrans standards knowledge

Job description

Jobot is seeking an Experienced Principal Traffic Engineer in San Diego, CA who is CA-registered as a PE or TE. This role leads traffic engineering teams, manages complex municipal projects, budgets, and client interactions, and delivers plans and analyses per regulatory standards.

The role supports hybrid-remote work with strong growth prospects, mentorship, and a comprehensive benefits package, with salary range $130,000–$165,000 depending on experience.