Traffic & Roadway Engineer in Training

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 an experienced Traffic & Roadway Engineer in Training to support our East Gulf Region located in Tennessee.

What you’ll be doing:

Assist with preparation of technical reports for traffic impact studies, interchange access requests, or safety studies

Assist with development of traffic impact studies, land use planning, master plan studies, traffic signal warrant studies, bikeway planning and design, community and campus planning, technical report writing

Work on temporary traffic control plan/traffic management plan (TMP) and signing, pavement marking plans

Assist with and prepare roadway design plans

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

Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings and engineering reports

Attend project meetings with clients

Learn project budgets to meet financial metrics

Potential to learn and participate in business development activities

What you need to have:

BS in Civil Engineering

0 - 4 years of traffic engineering experience

EIT is required

Knowledge in transportation planning, including comprehensive corridor analysis, TDOT local programs (beneficial), public involvement, safety and access, pedestrian and bicycle planning, multimodal planning and traffic operations

Familiarity in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD (OpenRoads/InRoads preferred)

Familiarity with TDOT and/or general DOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO

Familiarity in traffic analyses software such as VISSIM, Synchro/Simtraffic, Sidra Intersection, HCS

Self-starter and capable of completing tasks with minimal oversight

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written

Willingness and motivation to curate and eventually develop personal client base

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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