Traffic Engineer

About the position

Michael Baker International is seeking a part-time Traffic Engineer to join our team! The position will support senior engineers and project managers. This position will utilize knowledge and skills to develop planning studies, reports, and traffic engineering plans and estimates.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of traffic engineering design plans – Traffic signals and ITS, pavement markings and signing, maintenance of traffic, and highway lighting.
• Conduct traffic analysis – forecasting, modeling, and simulation.
• Develop and evaluate alternative conceptual designs; consolidate project alternatives and recommendations from stakeholder input.
• Conduct research, collect and sort data, prepare reports and graphics.
• Coordinate with engineers and technicians to ensure accurate deliverables meeting client expectations.
• Perform detailed technical and peer reviews of drawings, specifications and cost estimates prepared by others.
• Maintain technical knowledge through completion of various training initiatives: attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, attending in-house systems/management training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline required.
• 10+ years of work experience in transportation projects including traffic planning, modeling, analysis, and/or design.
• Knowledge of multimodal transportation planning, alternatives development, and traffic engineering.
• Effective communication skills and technical writing ability to prepare project reports.
• Experience with one or more software programs such as Microstation, AutoCAD, VISSIM, TransModeler, Synchro/Simtraffic, and HCS is preferred.
• Ability to work independently as well as in multidisciplinary teams.
• Florida P.E.