Traffic Team Leader (702)

Technical Hires Group; Kansas City (KS); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Compensation of $185,000-$235,000

Hybrid work model

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement benefits with employer contributions

Generous paid time off

Professional development support

Job summary

A regional consulting firm is seeking a Traffic Team Leader to guide and expand their traffic engineering practice. The role involves leading projects, managing client relationships, and developing a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, be a licensed PE, and have over 12 years of experience in traffic engineering. The position offers a total compensation between $185,000 and $235,000, along with an employee stock ownership plan, comprehensive health coverage, and professional development support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed PE.
• 12+ years of experience in traffic engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver traffic engineering projects across scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversee, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary project team.
• Manage multiple clients and maintain strong, long-term relationships.
• Support business development, proposal preparation, and opportunity identification.
• Conduct and lead technical traffic analyses for highways, arterials, and multimodal facilities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and high-quality project deliverables.
• Develop MOT concepts, staging, and plans for construction.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, bids, and funding documentation.

Job description

We have an opportunity for a Traffic Team Leader to guide and expand a growing traffic engineering practice. This role offers the chance to shape the direction of the traffic engineering group while delivering impactful solutions that elevate safety, mobility, and infrastructure performance.

The job:

• Lead and deliver traffic engineering projects across scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversee, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary project team.
• Manage multiple clients and maintain strong, long-term relationships.
• Support business development, proposal preparation, and opportunity identification.
• Conduct and lead technical traffic analyses for highways, arterials, and multimodal facilities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and high-quality project deliverables.
• Develop MOT concepts, staging, and plans for construction.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, bids, and funding documentation.

Benefits

• Total Compensation: $185,000-$235,000, with sign‑on, annual, and spot bonuses.
• Hybrid work model with flexible scheduling to support work–life balance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) providing opportunities for long‑term wealth building and shared ownership.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits with employer contributions.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• Professional development support, including training, certifications, and career‑growth pathways.
• Collaborative, people‑first culture with strong leadership support.

What they need?

• Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering.
• Licensed PE.
• 12+ years of experience in traffic engineering.

The company:

A long‑established Midwest consulting firm with nearly 90 years of history, this organization has grown from a small engineering practice into a 400‑person, 16‑office multidisciplinary team. Known for its relationship‑driven, family‑oriented culture, the firm has earned regional recognition for award‑winning project delivery and leadership excellence, consistently building long‑term partnerships and delivering solutions that strengthen the communities it serves.

Hires Group is an equal opportunity staffing agency and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

Who are We?

Hires Group (formerly Technical Hires) was founded in 2023 by the former CEO and COO of a multi-million-dollar staffing firm to partner with U.S. civil engineering firms to help engineers navigate their options – built on a people-before-profit ethos. Learn more about Hires Group here: About us | Hires Group