Senior Traffic Safety Engineer

HNTB Corporation; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a senior transportation engineer to lead design calculations, reports, and plans for complex projects. You will consult with project managers, perform research, and deliver high-quality engineering work on schedule.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with clients and teaming partners, and contribute to multi-disciplinary efforts across transportation projects, including traffic operations and safety analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 7+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD in Engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.
• Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects and coordinates with other disciplines.
• Assists with marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Oversees scope and budget adherence on complex projects and ensures timely delivery.
• Mentors junior staff and provides constructive feedback to team members.
• Contributes to project delivery for a diverse range of transportation projects.

Skills

Multidisciplinary transport projects

Technical leadership

Project coordination

Problem solving

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

HCS

Synchro

SIDRA

VISSIM

CORSIM

ArcGIS

Programming / Scripting

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects. This position consults with the project manager to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery. Applies engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for complex and cross-discipline projects. Leverages technical knowledge and experience to address design related issues or concerns, working closely with the project manager through creative problem solving, interactions with clients and by completing tasks to meet the project schedule. Develops conceptual and detailed designs and calculations to support the project completion using current drawing and technical tools, programs and software. May mentor, train and review work of junior engineer staff and provide constructive feedback. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the successful project delivery for a diverse range of projects for HNTB’s clients.

What You'll Do

• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.
• Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrates strong technical knowledge and consistently produces high-quality work on multidisciplinary transportation projects.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of industry and agency standards, manuals, and guidance, including the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Highway Safety Manual (HSM), FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual/Handbook, FDOT Project Traffic Forecasting Handbook, and other applicable guidance.
• Proficient in traffic operations and simulation software, including HCS, Synchro, SIDRA, VISSIM, CORSIM, and similar traffic analysis tools.
• Experience performing traffic safety analyses using both historical crash data and predictive methodologies consistent with the HSM and applicable FDOT guidance.
• Experience using FDOT-developed and macro-enabled traffic analysis, forecasting, and engineering tools.
• Experience preparing clear, concise, and technically sound traffic engineering studies, analyses, memoranda, and reports.
• Experience with ArcGIS and/or computer programming, scripting, or automation is a plus, particularly for improving the efficiency of data processing and analytical workflows.
• Effectively prioritizes assignments and demonstrates accountability to the project team, consistently delivering high-quality work on schedule and within established budget and scope.
• Looks beyond individual assignments to anticipate project needs, identify potential risks, and understand the broader implications of technical decisions.
• Understands the multidisciplinary nature of transportation projects and how traffic engineering analyses influence and support planning, design, safety, and overall project development.
• Applies technical knowledge and experience to identify opportunities for innovation and improve project efficiency, quality, and consistency.
• Uses sound engineering judgment and advanced technical skills to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, select appropriate analytical tools and methodologies, and develop effective solutions that support successful project outcomes.

What We Prefer

• 10 years of relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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Locations

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami, FL

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