Traffic Engineer

HDR, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Traffic Engineer in St. Louis to lead transportation planning and traffic analyses on multiple projects.

You will manage scopes, budgets, schedules, and mentor junior staff while coordinating with clients and subconsultants. Proficiency in safety analysis, signal timing, and modeling software is required. Ideal candidates have a Master’s or Bachelor's in civil/transportation engineering with 3–5+ years of related experience and strong data analysis skills using Excel and

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's in civil/transportation engineering with required experience.
• Experience in traffic safety analysis and traffic signal analysis/design.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools: MS Excel and Python; familiarity with traffic modeling software.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager or technical leader for transportation planning and analysis.
• Develop traffic impact analyses, corridor studies, and safety analyses.
• Coordinate with subconsultants, clients, and project managers to meet schedule and budget.
• Prepare reports, scopes, budgets, and schedules; mentor junior staff.

Skills

Project leadership

Traffic engineering

Data analysis

Excel

Python

Education

Master's degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering

Tools

HCS

Synchro

VISSIM

SIDRA

OpenRoads

GEOPAK

MicroStation

MS Excel

Python

Job description

Primary Responsibilities:

HDR's Traffic Engineer will: serve as a project manager or technical leader for transportation planning, traffic engineering analysis, traffic safety and operational analysis, traffic signal/lighting/signing/striping design, and project development, including managing and coordinating technical analysis for Traffic EITs on multiple projects; develop traffic studies including traffic impact analyses, corridor studies, access management studies, historic/predictive safety analysis, traffic signal timing plans, microscopic simulation modeling, and macroscopic simulation modeling; prepare plans, specifications, and estimates documents including signing and striping, traffic signals, illumination, and Intelligent Traffic Systems for various state and local agencies; prepare or review scopes, budgets, and schedules; write reports and technical memorandums; coordinate with subconsultants and clients to keep projects on schedule and within budget; work closely with the Area Manager, Transportation Business Group Manager, Transportation Program Manager, Section Managers, and multiple Project Managers for project reviews; implement project quality plans; and review work of and mentor junior engineers and technical staff as needed.

Required Qualifications

• A Master's Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering or a closely related engineering field and 3 years of experience in traffic engineering or a Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering or a closely related engineering field and 5 years of experience in traffic engineering.
• Required experience must include experience in: traffic safety analysis; traffic signal analysis and design; data analysis using MS Excel and Python; Highway Capacity Software (HCS); Synchro; VISSIM; SIDRA; OpenRoads; GEOPAK; and MicroStation.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is not a prerequisite for this position. Accepting licensed and unlicensed candidates.
• Regional or national travel to project sites or conferences twice per year for 2 or 3 days per trip.
• NOTE: All HDR positions in the US may be subject to background checks and/or pre-employment drug testing.

Location of Employment

1001 Highlands Plaza Drive, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63110.