Senior Traffic Mobility Engineer

IN Auditor of State; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at the Indiana Department of Transportation as a Senior Traffic Mobility Engineer, where you'll play a vital role in enhancing the state's transportation infrastructure. This position offers the opportunity to engage in complex traffic analysis, manage significant projects, and collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders. You'll be part of an innovative environment that values your expertise and contributions, and you'll have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of Indiana residents. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this role is perfect for those looking to advance their careers while positively impacting the community.

Benefits

Medical plan options

Wellness Rewards Program

Flexible work scheduling

Education Reimbursement Program

Free LinkedIn Learning access

Deferred compensation plan

Paid community service leave

Paid vacation and sick leave

Group life insurance

Referral Bonus program

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in civil engineering or transportation research.
• Broad knowledge of civil engineering theories and practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex traffic analysis and recommend solutions.
• Coordinate and review traffic mobility projects across the state.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Traffic Analysis

Project Management

Technical Support

Research Development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Professional Engineer License in Indiana

Tools

CONSPAN

RC-Pier

GEOMATH

Merlin Dash

ArcGIS

dTIMS

SPMS

WMS

Job description

Work for Indiana

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

About the Indiana Department of Transportation:

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

Role Overview:

This role is a senior traffic engineer in the Traffic Mobility Office at the Indiana Department of Transportation. The Traffic Mobility Office is responsible for evaluating the State and Interstate Roadway Network related to operational, capacity, mobility, connectivity, and accessibility needs with a primary focus on the Interstate System and higher-volume arterial routes. The office is also responsible for asset management, technical analysis, review, and coordination of major and complex projects across the state, and other tasks, involving a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external. The senior engineer role is expected to serve as a subject matter expert in a variety of settings, often involving highly complex and time sensitive or confidential matters.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Traffic Mobility Engineer include:

• Scoping and coordination of limited access right-of-way protection activities. This includes scoping work on protective buying projects, coordination and review of permits, and other associated tasks.
• Complex traffic analysis including basic capacity analysis, speed data analysis, and microsimulation, in order to recommend effective solutions to identified needs on the state network.
• Scoping, coordination, and technical review of complex traffic mobility projects, including freeway and interchange projects, and arterial and intersection projects.
• Collaboration with other departments of the agency on topics including design, standards and policy, and others.
• Provide technical support and serve as a subject matter expert for statewide traffic engineering team.
• Involvement with research program to drive development of research-based solutions to traffic engineering needs.

Salary:

This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $85,020.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.

Location:

This position is located in INDOT’s Central Office Traffic Engineering Department, Indianapolis Area.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Establishes procedures for overseeing the construction of highway road and bridge projects.
• Initiates procedures for reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications and construction methods with contractors.
• Prepares unique, unusual or highly complex design plans or reviews similar plans designed by consultants for bridges, roads and related traffic projects.
• Establishes methods for initiation, developing and administering major field traffic operations, such as complex interchanges or intersection layouts, addition of auxiliary lanes and collector roadways, signage, lighting and traffic signals.
• Establishes procedures for reviewing and inspecting bridges, to provide normal maintenance, cost-effective repair work or major rehabilitation.
• Develops and establishes practices and procedures for directing job control tests, documentation to aid in reviewing revised or newly adopted specifications and policies to keep field testing functions current.
• Provides recommendations and advanced level engineering expertise to field maintenance functions to resolve complex maintenance problems and provide effective and timely maintenance services.
• Conducts advanced level and technical engineering work in the engineering services and support fields, research, geotechnical engineering, land surveying and special studies.

What You'll Need for Success:

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (civil engineering is preferred but not required) and other related fields from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited school.
• Registered Professional Engineers license in Indiana required.
• At least six (6) years of experience in engineering (civil engineering is preferred), transportation research or related area.
• Be willing to travel with an appropriate accommodation.
• Broad knowledge of and ability to apply civil engineering theories, principles, methods, and procedures to the engineering specialty.
• Broad knowledge of planning, design, or construction of highway or transportation project features (such as roads, bridges, pavement, or traffic structures) in accordance with engineering design and construction standards, principles, and methods.
• Broad knowledge of and ability to apply federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing incumbents filed of specialization.
• Broad knowledge of and ability to apply computer aided design and drafting functions to field of specialization.
• Ability to use initiative and creativity when making technical recommendations and decisions.
• Ability to prepare and review complex design plans and reports relating to the functional area of specialization.
• Working knowledge of Indiana Design Manual (IDM), Indiana Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (IMUTCD), INDOT standard specifications and standard drawings.
• Knowledge of department systems not limited to Scheduling Project Management System (SPMS), Deighton Transportation Information Management System (dTIMS), ArcGIS, and Work Management System (WMS).

You must satisfy the following requirements to be considered for an assigned specialty:

• Bridge: Ability to use bridge design software such as CONSPAN, RC-Pier, GEOMATH, and Merlin Dash. Required to complete every 10 years National Highway Institute course "Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges", “Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges”, “Bridge Inspection Refresher Training “. Attend INDOT Bridge Inspection training classes, Annual Local Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP) County Bridge Conference at Purdue and Annual State Border bridge inspections - if in their District every year.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
• Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
• Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to401k plan) with employer match
• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
  • 150 hours of paid new parent leave
  • Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Group life insurance
• Referral Bonus program
• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Free Parking for most positions
• Free LinkedIn Learning access

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [e-mail].

The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.