Traffic Engineer

HDR; Middleton Junction (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Traffic Engineer to join our Madison or Milwaukee, Wisconsin office. You will grow the traffic engineering practice by taking on increasing leadership responsibilities, managing projects, and mentoring junior staff.

As part of HDR's employee-owned culture, you will collaborate with transportation professionals across Wisconsin and HDR's Midwest offices on a diverse mix of projects, delivering high-quality analyses and designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• License: PE or equivalent recognized in the location of the position.
• Hands-on traffic design using CAD platforms (MicroStation, AutoCAD).
• Hands-on traffic analysis using tools like HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, Aimsun.
• Hands-on safety analysis with traffic safety software.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex traffic engineering projects and prepare plans, PS&E documents and traffic analyses.
• Lead traffic studies and design efforts including operations, safety, intersections and corridors.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across projects in Wisconsin.
• Make design and engineering decisions and act as a technical specialist or project manager on mid-size projects.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and mentor early-career staff.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Communication

Team leadership

Mentoring

Client development

Problem solving

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Guide Sign

HCS

Synchro

VISSIM

Aimsun

Highway Safety Software

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR is seeking a Traffic Engineer to join our Madison or Milwaukee, Wisconsin office and help grow our traffic engineering practice in Wisconsin. This is an opportunity for an experienced traffic engineer who enjoys a variety of work and is interested in taking on increasing technical, project management, client development, and team leadership responsibilities over time.

The successful candidate will collaborate with traffic engineering and transportation professionals throughout Wisconsin and across HDR's Midwest offices on a diverse mix of projects. We are looking for someone who brings strong traffic engineering fundamentals, enjoys working across disciplines, and is excited by the opportunity to help shape and grow a local traffic engineering team.

In the role of Traffic Engineer, we'll count on you to:

• Perform complex traffic engineering projects, exercise sound engineering judgment, and prepare traffic signal plans, traffic impact analysis reports, and PS&E documents
• Lead and support traffic engineering studies and design efforts, which may include traffic operations and safety analyses, intersection and corridor studies, traffic signal design, signing and pavement marking design, and other traffic engineering services
• Work collaboratively with roadway, transportation planning, and other multidisciplinary project teams
• Make decisions on design and engineering procedures as needed
• Function as a technical specialist or project manager on mid-size projects, but project management is not the sole focus of this position
• Develop and maintain relationships with transportation clients and partners
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to early-career staff
• Support the continued growth of HDR's traffic engineering practice in Wisconsin, with opportunities to take on increasing leadership responsibilities as the practice grows
• Supervise small staff of professionals and technicians as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

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Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in traffic engineering
• Experience working with Wisconsin transportation agencies, municipalities, and other public‑sector transportation clients
• Experience with WisDOT traffic engineering practices, procedures, and design standards
• Demonstrated experience in traffic operations, safety studies, intersection and corridor studies, traffic design, or a combination thereof
• Experience in both traffic engineering studies/analysis and traffic design is desirable; candidates with strong expertise in one area and an interest in expanding their experience in other areas are encouraged to apply
• Experience managing projects or leading technical tasks and multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong communication skills and an interest in developing and maintaining client relationships
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to early-career staff
• Interest in helping grow a traffic engineering team and taking on increasing leadership responsibilities over time

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with traffic analysis and traffic engineering/design
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• Detailed hands on experience conducting traffic design using CAD platforms including MicroStation, Autocad and Guide Sign software
• Detailed hands on experience conducting operational analysis using a variety of analysis and modeling tools specific to support job duties, including HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, and Aimsun
• Detailed hands on experience conducting safety analysis using a variety of safety software tools including Highway Safety Software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word
• Strong verbal and written skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location: United States-Wisconsin-Madison

Other Locations: United States-Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

BusinessClass: Traffic Engineering

Job Posting: Oct 14, 2026