Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager

Job Description

Are we the road to your future?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.

We are currently searching for a Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager to support our growing Traffic Engineering Department in the Mid-Atlantic region located in Springfield, VA or Virginia Beach, VA. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000, based on experience.

The successful candidate will work on challenging transportation design projects providing technical expertise and ensuring compliance with locality and state DOT standards. The candidate will serve as Senior Engineer/Project Manager in Traffic Engineering department and collaborate with multidisciplinary team and lead various traffic design tasks on roadway, bridge and interchange improvements, intersection modifications, complete streets, and multimodal projects. This position offers an excellent career opportunity with tremendous growth potential.

What you’ll be doing:

Serve as technical lead for traffic engineering design tasks involving various intersections safety and multimodal improvements as well as large interchange improvement design

Prepare traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations

Prepare temporary traffic control plans and traffic management plan (TMP) as part of maintenance of traffic (MOT) activities

Prepare permanent signing and pavement marking plans

Prepare Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and streetlight design plans

Prepare quantities and develop PS&E packages supporting highway design projects

Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings, corridor studies, warrant analysis, road safety audits, and engineering reports

Collaborate with diverse team of professionals including roadway, bridge and traffic engineers, transportation planners, and landscape architects

Attend project meetings with clients

Lead and manage task orders

Assist in developing scope and fee proposals, presentations, and reports

Provide mentorship to junior engineers

What you need to have:

BS in Civil Engineering or equivalent

5 - 15 years of traffic engineering experience

PE is required

Must be proficient in MicroStation or AutoCAD

Familiarity with VDOT and/or DDOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO

Familiarity with traffic programs including Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS

Self-starter and capable of completing tasks with minimal oversight

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written

Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:

Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,

Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment

Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems

Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written

Be able to multi-task in a team environment

Volkert Perks:

Competitive compensation

Flexibility and a positive work/life balance

Challenging and innovative projects

Employee referral program

Professional development

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

Medical, Dental, & Vision

Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance

Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability

Wellness incentives

Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”

– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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