Senior Traffic Engineering Project Lead

MacKay; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowe Engineers — A Part of MacKay invites applications for a Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering across our U.S. offices. The role leads scope development, client communication, and comprehensive traffic analyses to support infrastructure projects.

The candidate will oversee schedules and budgets, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure adherence to MUTCD, GDOT guidelines, and modeling software such as Synchro, SimTraffic, Sidra, and HCS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or traffic engineering.
• 7 years of recent experience in traffic or transportation engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Synchro 11 / SimTraffic 11
• HCS 7
• MUTCD and GDOT design guidelines/standards
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop scope and fee for new project proposals
• Assist in RFP/RFQ write-ups
• Manage project schedules and budgets, including invoicing, and assist in A/R collection efforts
• Work directly with clients, providing project updates and schedules
• Attend public meetings/council meetings for projects as required
• Lead and conduct comprehensive traffic analyses, including Traffic Impact Studies (TIS), Developments of Regional Impact (DRI), intersection, and corridor studies.
• Perform traffic signal design, timing optimization, and diagnostic signalization studies.
• Evaluate and design pedestrian, bicycle, and parking systems, including specialized university-campus pedestrian studies and localized parking analyses.
• Author and maintain technical guidelines, including Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Temporary Traffic Control manuals.
• Utilize advanced engineering software, including Synchro 11 / SimTraffic 11, Sidra Intersection 9, and HCS 7, to model and analyze traffic flow.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil or traffic engineering

Tools

Synchro 11

SimTraffic 11

HCS 7

MUTCD

GDOT design guidelines/standards

Job description

Lowe Engineers — A Part of MacKay invites applications for a Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering across our U.S. offices. The role leads scope development, client communication, and comprehensive traffic analyses to support infrastructure projects.

The candidate will oversee schedules and budgets, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure adherence to MUTCD, GDOT guidelines, and modeling software such as Synchro, SimTraffic, Sidra, and HCS.