Traffic Engineer

HDR; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering firm is seeking a Traffic Engineer for their North Carolina Transportation Business Group. You will work on traffic forecasting and engineering for various projects, requiring a bachelor's degree and engineering license. The ideal candidate has strong experience with traffic analysis tools and a commitment to teamwork.

Qualifications

• Requires a professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location.
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience with traffic design using CAD platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a traffic team on traffic forecasting and engineering needs.
• Prepare traffic safety study reports and operational analyses.
• Analyze and optimize traffic system timings along major corridors.
• Perform field visits and write reports.
• Present findings and project updates to clients.

Skills

Traffic analysis

Traffic engineering/design

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS in Engineering or related field

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

HCS

Synchro

VISSIM

TransModeler

Highway Safety Software

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HDR is looking for a Traffic Engineer to join our North Carolina Transportation Business Group. This role must be based out of the following offices: Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington (NC), Winston-Salem, or Asheville. In this role, we'll count on you to:

• Work as part of a traffic team under the direction of the Project Engineer/Manager on a variety of traffic forecasting, analysis, engineering, and design needs for a variety of transportation projects.
• Prepare traffic safety study reports, intersection and interchange operational analyses using HCS, VISSIM, TRANSMODELER, SYNCHRO, SIMTRAFFIC and other applicable Transportation Engineering Models
• Analyze, optimize, implement, and fine tune traffic system timings along major corridors.
• Perform field visits
• Write and prepare reports.
• Present technical findings and project updates to clients and actively contribute as a member of client. management teams, fostering strong relationships and ensuring responsive, high-quality service.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Detailed hands on experience using TransModeler
• MS in Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Ability to multitask while working on many projects simultaneously
• Local candidates are preferred

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

Primary Location: United States-North Carolina-Raleigh

Other Locations: United States-North Carolina-Winston-Salem, United States-North Carolina-Charlotte, United States-North Carolina-Wilmington, United States-North Carolina-Asheville

Industry: Highway + Road

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

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