Senior Traffic Engineer: Lead ITS & Mobility Innovations

CHA Consulting, Inc.; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic & ITS Team in New York City, Albany, Parsippany, Syracuse, or Buffalo. You will lead complex transportation projects, oversee analyses, and help shape advanced mobility solutions.

Required: a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, a PE license, 10 years of experience; Master’s preferred. Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, SYNCHRO, HCS, VISSIM, Viswalk, and Office tools; strong QA/QC and client leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years progressive traffic engineering experience required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) preferred
• Experience in transportation planning, design, and implementation
• Advanced proficiency with engineering, modeling software (AutoCAD, MicroStation), and Office

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead and primary point of contact for complex transportation engineering assignments, ensuring high-quality delivery and client satisfaction
• Perform and oversee advanced traffic engineering analyses, including traffic operations studies, forecasting, simulation, and multimodal analyses
• Lead large-scale transportation studies and redevelopment efforts, coordinating with internal teams, external consultants, and public agencies
• Support airport roadway and frontage analyses, corridor studies, and network-level evaluations
• Guide and mentor junior engineering staff, providing technical oversight and QA/QC review
• Support proposal development, client presentations, and technical discussions with clients, public stakeholders, and regulatory agencies

Skills

PE license

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Transportation planning

Design implementation

Education

Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

SYNCHRO

HCS

VISSIM

Viswalk

Microsoft Office

Job description

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic & ITS Team in New York City, Albany, Parsippany, Syracuse, or Buffalo. You will lead complex transportation projects, oversee analyses, and help shape advanced mobility solutions.

Required: a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, a PE license, 10 years of experience; Master’s preferred. Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, SYNCHRO, HCS, VISSIM, Viswalk, and Office tools; strong QA/QC and client leadership.