Traffic Engineer

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises/partnerships.

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firm’s inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM/CM firm.

If you’re up for the challenge to stretch, grow and excel in your career as an Inspector consider joining our award-winning team at Alpha Corporation to support our growing team.

Alpha Corporation is seeking a motivated and experienced professional for immediate placement in our Baltimore office for our traffic engineering team serving both Maryland and Virginia. This position will work closely with local leadership to grow the traffic engineering team to continue service a variety of clients. Responsibilities include analysis, staff development, client relationships, and coordination with peers in Alpha’s transportation business line. Our team works with local and national clients to provide solutions to their transportation needs. Typical projects will vary but may include ITS planning, traffic planning and analysis, signal/lighting design. The successful candidate will be able to lead both planning/analysis and plan sheets, specifications and estimates (PS&E) development for projects across the state and around the region.

Position Responsibilities and duties include:

Lead, build, and support a team of professionals to deliver:

• Traffic analysis, forecasting, safety studies, traffic simulation, and conceptual planning/design

• Plan sheets, specifications & estimates, technical memoranda, reports, presentations and other project documentation

• Serve in various roles on traffic projects, or tasks as project manager, technical leader, expert advisor, or quality control

• Actively participate in the team’s production of technical deliverables ranging from plans, specifications, estimates, reports, memorandums, etc.

• Provide technical leadership and supervision of small-to-large tasks, working with junior staff and reviewing technical work and project documentation

• Deliver assigned tasks on schedule and budget, while adhering to Alpha’s quality standards

• Coordinate directly with other discipline groups within Alpha, as well as with external clients and sub-consultants

• Perform work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.

• Independently perform all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.

• Coordinate with Business Development leaders to capture project opportunities

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related field and minimum of 5-8 years of related experience, or demonstrated equivalency of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)

• 5-8 years of relevant experience

• Experience with Traffic Engineering projects and clients in Maryland and Virginia

• Experience in business development activities including preparing project proposals and firm marketing

• Professional Engineer license in Maryland or Virginia, or the ability to obtain license within 6 months

• Experience and familiarity with traffic operational analysis including traffic projections, analysis, and simulation; traffic safety analysis, traffic signal warrants, traffic signal and pedestrian crossing control system analysis, and design

• Experience and familiarity with technology projects following the systems engineering process and local client requirements

• The right balance of management, technical skills, and experience serving internal and external clients

• Familiarity with or knowledge of: MicroStation, AutoCAD, Synchro, VISSIM or other similar applications

• Microsoft Office

Additional Information: This position does not offer sponsorship now or in the future

EEO Statement
Alpha Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or military status, or any other protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotions, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.