Senior Traffic Engineer Lead — Projects & Signal Systems

baxterwoodman; Katy (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k plan

Employee stock ownership program

Paid time off

Job summary

Baxter & Woodman is seeking a Traffic Engineer Technical Lead to guide transportation projects from our offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas. This role emphasizes technical leadership, quality oversight, and strategic guidance across our nationwide service area.

Responsibilities include traffic studies, signal design, corridor evaluations, and mentoring staff, with travel across service areas. A BS in Civil Engineering is required; PTOE certification and PE licensure are preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive traffic engineering and transportation experience.
• Strong knowledge of traffic operations, traffic safety, traffic signal systems, and transportation planning principles.
• Experience managing and reviewing traffic impact studies, traffic signals improvements and general traffic engineering projects.
• Ability to travel throughout Baxter & Woodman's Illinois service areas (own transportation) and attend client and in office meetings as required.
• Ability to independently handle a variety of ongoing tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong written, verbal, computer, and organizational skills.
• Team-first culture that encourages individual development and accomplishment of goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for traffic engineering and transportation planning projects.
• Lead, Manage, and Review traffic impact studies, transportation analyses, traffic signal warrant studies and corridor evaluations.
• Lead, Manage, and Review preparation of traffic signal designs, signing and pavement marking plans, maintenance of traffic plans, and related transportation documents.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor to engineering staff.
• Participate in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and quality control reviews.
• Lead or support proposal preparation, client or industry event presentations, and business development activities.
• Assist with traffic related strategic growth initiatives within the transportation practice.
• Develop and implement quality assurance and quality control standards to improve consistency, efficiency, and technical excellence across projects.
• Stay current on industry standards, FHWA guidance, MUTCD requirements, and evolving traffic engineering best practices.

Skills

Traffic engineering experience

PTOE certification

Professional Engineer (PE) preferred

Education

B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Job description

Baxter & Woodman is seeking a Traffic Engineer Technical Lead to guide transportation projects from our offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas. This role emphasizes technical leadership, quality oversight, and strategic guidance across our nationwide service area.

Responsibilities include traffic studies, signal design, corridor evaluations, and mentoring staff, with travel across service areas. A BS in Civil Engineering is required; PTOE certification and PE licensure are preferred.