Senior Transportation Planner – Traffic & ITS Strategy

CDM Smith; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a senior transportation engineer to join our Chicago office. You will lead traffic engineering analyses, multimodal planning, and ITS-related projects, applying cutting‑edge methods to improve mobility and safety.

The role requires strong communication, project management, and the ability to work with public agencies to deliver high‑quality, practical solutions across major corridors and urban networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban, Community, or Regional Planning.
• Professional certifications such as AICP, PE, CEP, or PTOE preferred.
• 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6 years with a Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Being the Task Manager or Project Planner for multiple task work orders with clients and staffing projects.
• Simulation and capacity analysis – Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, SIDRA.
• Safety analysis – HSM methodologies, Safe Systems.
• Multimodal and transit analysis.
• Corridor, Planning and Environmental Linkages, Needs & Deficiencies studies.
• Functional Design and Preliminary Engineering Reports.
• Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• Community traffic engineering and safety issues.
• Peer review of traffic studies conducted by others.
• Design of traffic signals/signal systems plans, specifications, and estimates.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Multimodal planning

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering/Urban/Regional Planning

AICP/PE/CEP/PTP or related master's degree

Master's degree in Civil Engineering/Urban/Regional Planning

Tools

Microstation

AutoCAD

SignCAD

AutoTURN

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a senior transportation engineer to join our Chicago office. You will lead traffic engineering analyses, multimodal planning, and ITS-related projects, applying cutting‑edge methods to improve mobility and safety.

The role requires strong communication, project management, and the ability to work with public agencies to deliver high‑quality, practical solutions across major corridors and urban networks.