Transportation/Traffic Engineer

DEA’s is hiring for a full-time Transportation/Traffic Engineer in our Smart Mobility Practice (Traffic Design Team) working on a variety of traffic engineering design and transportation analysis projects. As a traffic engineer in the Oregon Smart Mobility group this position will serve as a technical expert for traffic design tasks on transportation projects that may involve traffic signals, signing, striping, temporary traffic control, illumination, and ITS communications. Expertise in transportation analysis is also desired, but not required. The position will have the opportunity to be a project task lead and mentor junior staff. This position will support work in the Oregon Smart Mobility group in Portland and Salem, OR. Working a hybrid schedule or from another DEA office may be considered.

Responsibilities will be diverse and include but are not limited to, the following:

Managing traffic design tasks or projects of varying degrees including scope, schedule, budget, QC and financial management

Overseeing, designing, or reviewing the design plans, specifications and estimates (PSE&E) and serving as the engineer of record for traffic design aspects of projects

Building relationships with clients and peers in the industry

Mentoring and training junior staff

Traffic engineering design (signing and striping, signals, temporary traffic control)

Illumination design

ITS design

Transportation operations analysis and planning support

Serving as Project Manager for traffic design focused projects

Serving as Deputy PM or Task Lead on larger multi-discipline projects

Pursuing additional growth opportunities in project management, business development and professional thought leadership

Opportunities to collaborate across DEA’s diverse business units, markets and technical practices.

General Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer in Oregon (or the ability to obtain it within 1 year)

5 plus years of professional engineering experience including traffic engineering design

Good communication skills (written and oral)

Ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

Desire to work in the Traffic Engineering field

Proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Experience with design software such as MicroStation and/or AutoCAD

Experience leading project teams and/or tasks

Experience or ability to train others in fundamentals of traffic design tasks

Strong desire to learn

Desired Qualifications

Proficient in traffic signals or ITS design

Experience with InRoads, Civil 3D, Guide Sign, Agi32, Infraworks, ConceptStation, etc.

Familiarity with traffic operations and safety software and tools such as the Highway Capacity Software, Synchro, Sidra, and safety evaluations tools such IHSDM and ISATe safety evaluation tools

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance

Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution

Support for continuing education and training opportunities

Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay

401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule with hybrid work schedules

Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career and community health

Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals

Anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000 - $135,000 and is based on applicable experience

Transportation Jobs with DEA

The increasing complexities of modern transportation include growing demands, aging infrastructure, rising costs, funding challenges, and environmental concerns. Agencies and communities faced with improving their transportation systems must do more with less. From initial investigations through planning, concept development, final design, and construction, DEA responds with solutions that serve today’s transportation needs while accommodating tomorrow’s growth. Our Transportation Business Unit focuses on five practices: Smart Mobility, Roads and Highways, Transit and Rail, Bridges and Structures, and Construction Engineering.