Finding the right fit:

Exciting growth has led to a new office for us in Minnesota, and we’re seeking a confident and driven project manager focused on traffic engineering to join our team. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to our multi-state traffic team’s success and be a vital part of our accomplished, well-respected, and employee-owned organization’s story.
As a project manager within Ayres, you’ll have access to highly experienced traffic, roadway, structure, and construction engineering staff across the country to help you successfully deliver quality transportation projects to our clients. You will also find support from your fellow project managers within the company, as well as upper management, to help ensure as much success as possible.

Success will be defined by your ability to develop client relationships; identify, pursue, win, and manage traffic-related tasks and projects; make hiring recommendations as we grow; and be instrumental in the career development of less experienced traffic engineering staff within our organization.

 On any given day, you’ll:

• Take the lead in successfully marketing and winning transportation, traffic focused projects from clients including MnDOT, Counties, municipalities, and the private sector.
• Prepare and negotiate contract documents.
• Manage clients.
• Manage projects and perform the work and/or oversee work performed by others, ensuring that the work is produced on schedule, profitably, and in conformance with the quality standards of Ayres Associates and requirements of the contract.
• Build and maintain respectful working relationships with fellow co-workers and leaders within the company.
• Support and participate in the development and mentorship of staff.
• Be an active participant in regularly scheduled traffic team meetings to discuss project pursuits, workload, and resource utilization.
• Provide input to leadership for the development of an annual business plan and budget.
• Actively engage in local, statewide, and/or national professional organizations.
• Participate in office-wide, social events.
• Review the work of traffic staff and provide assistance/guidance when needed on the following tasks:
• Evaluation of traffic issues on transportation projects for freeways, arterial corridors, and intersections, including signals, roundabouts, and other innovative intersection control designs.
• Coordination of traffic counts and surveys for existing traffic conditions.
• Analysis of volume and safety data.
• Preparation of traffic impact analyses, traffic operation analyses and modeling, traffic signal warrant studies, intersection control evaluations, signal timing and phasing optimizations, alternative analyses, and traffic signal design.
• Evaluation of work zone conditions and preparation of transportation management plans.
• Development of reports detailing recommendations for roadway improvements.
• Production of design plans for safe control and flow of traffic.

Required qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation/traffic engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Minnesota (or capable of getting PE within first six months of employment).
• A minimum of 7 years of traffic engineering experience including some project management.
• Willingness to travel to other office locations for short durations (1-3 days) from time to time.
• A valid driver’s license with a good driving record.

Desired skills and experiences:

• Project leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate public involvement processes.
• Experience with traffic engineering software including HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic, IHSDM, SIDRA, and Vistro/Vissim.
• Knowledge of FHWA, MnDOT and local operations standards.
• Knowledge of the MUTCD and HCM.
• Experience in traffic signal design.
• Experience in pedestrian, bicyclist, transit, or other multi-modal projects.
• Experience with traffic counting equipment.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
• Road Safety Professional (RSP).

Benefits of being part of the Ayres team:

• Health/dental/vision insurance offering affordable plans with flexible coverage options
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Development
• Paid membership dues to professional organizations
• Paid licensing exam/prep course for professional certification
• Encourage/reimburse for professional registrations and certifications.
• Work/Life Balance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays [including two floating holidays]
• Flexible work schedules
• Financial
• Flexible spending plans and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Social
• Peer recognition program and mentor programs
• Young Professionals [YP] networking groups
• Sporting events, dragon boat races, annual parties, summer picnics, and more!

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