Traffic Engineer/ITS Senior Technical Advisor

HNTB Corporation; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Atlanta seeks a seasoned professional to serve as the lead technical engineer on large and complex infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and substantial experience, exemplifying industry best practices and delivering innovative solutions. You will provide technical guidance and mentorship, collaborating with clients and project teams to drive successful outcomes. Full-time position with significant impact in the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 12 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering with 11 years of relevant experience.
• PhD in Engineering with 10 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads technical production across complex projects.
• Performs independent technical reviews and recommendations.
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to project leadership.

Skills

Technical guidance

Traffic analysis

Transportation modeling

Mentoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

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.

HNTB is looking for a driven professional to lead technical production, project scoping, and support delivery across traffic engineering and ITS disciplines. The role may support traffic forecasting, traffic analysis, transportation modeling, ITS corridor design, signal design, asset management, and corridor safety studies. Responsible for direct support of complex projects with significant regional impact and multi‑disciplinary deliverables.

Additional responsibilities include leading production staff by providing technical guidance and direction in the area of expertise and functional discipline. Application of advanced engineering methods, techniques, and analyses to provide solutions, make recommendations and resolve issues. Ensure industry and HNTB standards are applied consistently and effectively.

What You’ll Do:

• Performs independent technical reviews, makes recommendations, and provides technical guidance as requested on complex or unusual engineering projects. Provides direction to resolve technical issues as requested.
• Provides technical expertise and advice to project leadership, and mentoring/support to production staff.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Coordinates technical aspects with client counterpart and teaming partners at local leadership level for work within and across disciplines on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Develops and advises on technical consistency within and across disciplines on processes and projects.
• Ensures same standard and practices are being applied.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 12 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 11 years of relevant experience.
• PhD in Engineering and 10 years of relevant experience.

What You’ll Bring:

• Serves as the lead technical engineer for large projects of a complex or unusual nature and is recognized as an expert in the technical field.
• Identifies and communicates industry best practices, trends, and risks through presentations, articles, and white papers.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to clients, is sought out for expertise in their given field, and serves as the differentiator for the firm against competition.
• Represents the firm as a member of industry advisory committees.

What We Prefer:

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 20 years relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification (depending on discipline).

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-28150