Senior Traffic Engineer

Job Description

AECOM is looking for an experienced Sr. Traffic Engineer which is located in Seattle, WA, with an emphasis in traffic analysis and VISSIM modeling, to lead our traffic analysis team providing technical leadership and independent delivery of small to large projects.

Our team works with local and national clients to provide solutions to their transportation needs across all modes of travel. Typical projects and daily tasks are focused on traffic engineering related services such as traffic projections, traffic impact studies, traffic analysis and simulation, traffic safety analysis/studies, conceptual planning and design, and other transportation related studies.

Projects may also include traffic engineering design services for development of roadway striping, signing, signal, or maintenance of traffic plans for small to large highway and/or municipal roadways.

Job Responsibilities:

Leads a growing team of junior engineers in the execution of smaller standalone traffic engineering projects, or traffic entering tasks as part of larger projects

Provides day-to-day direct mentoring and guidance to junior engineers in the execution of their tasks

Performs or oversees-with little supervision-all aspects of traffic engineering studies including data collection, microsimulation model development and calibration (SimTraffic and VISSIM) or other deterministic models such as Synchro, HCS, Vistro, or Sidra, traffic forecasting, and analysis of alternatives

Presents technical findings to internal project teams, clients, and the public

Documentation in technical memoranda and reports

Follows AECOM and client process in performing quality control tasks of other engineers' work

Coordinates work load projections for direct reports and coordinates with other discipline leads in the Phoenix office and traffic groups in surrounding states to coordinate workshare opportunities

Works collaboratively with other discipline leads in the Phoenix office to perform business development activities such as identification of project opportunities, marketing clients, making technical presentations at conferences, assisting with proposal preparation, and assisting with recruiting efforts

Assists direct reports in setting and accomplishing goals that advance their professional development

Assists project managers in the development of scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules

Proposes approaches to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments

Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule