Traffic Engineer - Project Manager

Fleis & VandenBrink; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleis & VandenBrink, a civil and environmental engineering firm, seeks a Traffic Engineer - Project Manager to oversee traffic studies and agency projects across Michigan and Indiana. You will manage scope, schedule and budgets, lead technical work, and mentor EITs, while coordinating with MDOT/INDOT and local agencies.

The role includes proposal development, client communication and presenting findings at public meetings; evening meetings are expected and supported by a collaborative team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; MS preferred.
• 8+ years in traffic/transportation engineering with consulting and traffic impact studies.
• Michigan PE license; Indiana PE within 12 months of hire.
• PTOE preferred; obtain within 12 months if not held.
• Proficiency with Synchro/SimTraffic, HCM, ITE Trip Generation and MMUTCD.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of traffic studies, design and agency projects across Michigan and Indiana.
• Lead traffic impact studies, multimodal analyses and rezoning traffic studies.
• Prepare proposals, scopes of work and fee estimates; manage budgets and staffing.
• Coordinate with MDOT, INDOT, and municipal agencies; attend scope verification and public meetings.
• Mentor Traffic Engineers and EITs; train staff on tools and standards.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Project management

Mentoring staff

Public engagement

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Synchro/SimTraffic

HCM (7th Edition)

ITE Trip Generation

MMUTCD

Indiana MUTCD

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Rodel

HCS

Job description

• Location 27725 Stansbury,Suite 195,Farmington Hills, MI, 48334,United States
• Job Category Engineering
• Employee Type Reg Full-Time Salaried

Become a part of one of the 101 "Best and Brightest Companies to Work for." Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V) is a highly successful, growth-oriented civil and environmental engineering/architectural firm that provides a wide range of services to municipal, industrial, institutional, commercial, and private development clients throughout Michigan and Indiana.

We are currently looking for an experienced Traffic Engineer - Project Manager who will best support our clients, co-workers, and Core Principles: "understand our customers and satisfy their needs, do what we say we are going to do, and Have Fun!" The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced, technically oriented consulting, operations, or engineering firm.

At F&V, our goal is to recruit and retain great people and in turn provide a great employee experience. We offer a collaborative team environment, competitive salaries and benefit program, performance bonus incentives, and support for training and career development. There are a lot of benefits besides a good payday when you join F&V. On Day 1, we offer healthcare, accrued paid time off (PTO) and more.

Position Summary

This position manages a portfolio of traffic studies, design and agency projects for private developers, municipalities and design firms across Michigan and Indiana. The role leads technical work, writes proposals, reviews staff reports and coaches EITs.

Project Management and Technical Leadership

• Manage a portfolio of active projects, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, workload and invoicing.
• Lead Traffic Impact Studies, Traffic Impact Assessments, Multimodal Traffic Impact Analyses, trip generation analyses and rezoning traffic studies for private development projects.
• Lead other traffic work as assigned: signal timing, signal design and permitting, road diets, traffic calming, parking and shared parking studies, pedestrian access reviews, road safety audits and signing and pavement marking plans.
• Perform peer reviews of traffic studies for municipal clients.
• Support on-call traffic engineering contracts with municipalities and agencies.

Business Development

• Prepare proposals, scopes of work and fee estimates, and draft contracts and contract amendments for approval.
• Maintain relationships with developers, design firms and municipal clients, and follow up on new work opportunities.

Quality Control

• Review reports prepared by staff for scope compliance, calculation accuracy, consistency between text and tables, correct standards and edition citations, and completeness before release.
• Provide clear review comments that help staff improve future work.
• Seal and sign reports as the Professional Engineer in responsible charge.

Agency Coordination and Public Engagement

• Coordinate with MDOT, INDOT, county road commissions, cities, townships and Indiana local agencies on scope, permits and review comments.
• Attend scope verification meetings and respond to agency and municipal review comments in both states.
• Present findings at planning commission, city council, township board and public meetings, including evening meetings.
• Communicate with clients and the public in person, virtually, by email and by phone.

Staff Development

• Supervise and mentor Traffic Engineers and EITs, including assigning work, tracking workloads and coaching on analysis, report writing and client communication.
• Train staff on Synchro/SimTraffic, HCM methods, ITE trip generation, MMUTCD and F&V report and memo standards.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (MS preferred).
• 8+ years of traffic/transportation engineering experience, including consulting work and traffic impact studies.
• Michigan PE license. An Indiana PE license is required within 12 months of hire.
• PTOE preferred. If not already held, the candidate must obtain it within 12 months of hire.
• Working knowledge of agency review processes with MDOT, INDOT, county road commissions, cities, townships and Indiana local agencies, including driveway and signal permits.
• Strong working knowledge of Synchro/SimTraffic, HCM (7th Edition), ITE Trip Generation, the MMUTCD and the Indiana MUTCD.
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work and fee estimates, and managing project schedules and budgets across many small projects at once.
• Advanced Excel and Word skills, plus Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to present to planning commissions, city councils and the public. Evening meetings are a regular part of the job (about [X] per month).
• Experience mentoring and reviewing the work.
• Ability to travel within Michigan, and occasionally to Indiana.

Preferred

• Experience with signal timing, signal design or permitting.
• Experience with parking studies, pedestrian and multimodal reviews, road safety audits, or traffic calming.
• Experience performing peer reviews for municipalities.
• Familiarity with Rodel, HCS, AutoCAD or MicroStation.

Equal Opportunity Employer; Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.