Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner

Global Infrastructure Partners; United States; On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive medical coverage

Education benefits

Paid time off

Retirement savings plan with company 8

Employee assistance program

Job summary

TYLin is seeking a Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner to support NJDOT's BSIP and HSIP work. The role suits someone with experience in crash analysis, safety screening, and project review, including coordination with NJDOT staff and consultants.

Direct NJDOT or HSIP experience is helpful but not required, with opportunity for multiple upcoming projects over the next 3–6 months. TYLin emphasizes total rewards and safety-focused design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, urban planning, or related field.
• 3-7 years of traffic engineering, transportation planning, roadway safety, or related experience.
• Strong writing, organization, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with data, maps, spreadsheets, and technical documents.
• Able to manage multiple assignments in a client or agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Review crash data for corridors, intersections, ramps, and spot locations.
• Prepare crash analysis memos, safety summaries, project review comments, and Problem Statement support materials.
• Support safety screening for candidate projects, including High Injury Network and other data-driven screening methods.
• Review project materials for crash patterns, pedestrian/bicycle needs, Safe System considerations, and potential countermeasures.
• Prepare tables, charts, maps, crash summaries, and other supporting visuals.
• Coordinate with NJDOT staff, project managers, crash records staff, and consultant teams.
• Support quick-turnaround safety reviews for public, municipal, legislative, or executive-level safety concerns.
• Assist with QA/QC of data, memos, comments, and deliverables.

Skills

Traffic safety

Crash data review

Pattern identification

Strong writing

Excel skills

GIS basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

GIS software

Job description

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Job Summary

This role supports NJDOT's Bureau of Safety Improvement Programs (BSIP) with traffic safety and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) work. The position is a good fit for a traffic engineer, transportation planner, or safety analyst with several years of related experience. The work includes crash analysis, safety screening, project review, memo writing, and coordination with NJDOT staff and consultant teams.

Direct NJDOT or HSIP experience is helpful, but not required.

This posting is intended to gather expressions of interest from the Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner position for anticipated opportunities expected to arise over the next 3-6 months. While an immediate vacancy may not be available, we are building relationships with talented professionals who are interested in joining our growing City Solutions team as new projects and hiring needs materialize.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Review crash data for corridors, intersections, ramps, and spot locations.
• Prepare crash analysis memos, safety summaries, project review comments, and Problem Statement support materials.
• Support safety screening for candidate projects, including High Injury Network and other data-driven screening methods.
• Review project materials for crash patterns, pedestrian/bicycle needs, Safe System considerations, and potential countermeasures.
• Prepare tables, charts, maps, crash summaries, and other supporting visuals.
• Coordinate with NJDOT staff, project managers, crash records staff, and consultant teams.
• Support quick-turnaround safety reviews for public, municipal, legislative, or executive-level safety concerns.
• Assist with QA/QC of data, memos, comments, and deliverables.

Useful Skills

• Traffic safety or transportation planning experience
• Crash data review and pattern identification
• Strong technical writing
• Excel skills, including tables, formulas, charts, and basic data cleanup
• Basic mapping or GIS experience
• Interest in Safe System, Complete Streets, pedestrian/bicycle safety, or multimodal safety
• Ability to learn agency-specific tools and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, urban planning, or a related field.
• 3-7 years of traffic engineering, transportation planning, roadway safety, or related experience.
• Strong writing, organization, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with data, maps, spreadsheets, and technical documents.
• Able to manage multiple assignments in a client or agency environment.

Preferred but Not Required

• EIT, PE, PTOE, RSP1, RSP2I, AICP, or similar credential.
• Experience with DOT, county, MPO, or consultant transportation work.
• Experience with crash analysis, HSIP, Safe System, Complete Streets, Vision Zero, or pedestrian/bicycle safety.

Additional Information

TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $81,200 - $121,800 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer.

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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

• extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage
• continuing education benefits
• paid time off
• employee assistance program
• a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.