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Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager

Ardurra
Ardurra Salary
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/12/2026
Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (An Ardurra Company) is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager in our Knoxville, TN office!

We are seeking a Senior Engineer/Project Manager with strong experience in traffic engineering and transportation planning to lead a variety of local and DOT projects. This role will oversee traffic planning / operational studies and traffic design, including signalization, roadway lighting, signing and pavement marking, temporary traffic control, and ITS. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative leader, mentor junior staff, and work closely with clients and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, context-sensitive solutions.

Primary Function:

You’ll lead, plan, budget, and deliver traffic engineering projects, including traffic studies, signal design, ITS design, signing and pavement marking, and construction traffic control plans. You will manage multidisciplinary teams and serve as the primary point of contact for clients and agency partners.

Primary Duties:

  • Lead traffic engineering planning and design tasks across multiple projects.
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and client communications.
  • Conduct investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, roadways, intersections, signage, signals, pavement markings, and transportation corridors to determine conformance with applicable rules and standards.
  • Oversee the design of traffic control devices including quantities, cost estimates, and specifications for transportation construction bid packages for federal, state, and local agencies.
  • Perform and review traffic operational and safety analyses.
  • Prepare and present technical reports and findings to clients, agencies, and the public.
  • Mentor junior engineers and support staff, fostering technical growth and collaboration.

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering or related field.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license, or PTOE preferred.
  • 10 years of post-licensure experience in traffic and transportation engineering.
  • Proven experience managing transportation projects and leading design teams.
  • Strong understanding of traffic engineering principles, standards, and software tools (e.g., Synchro, VISSIM, AutoCAD, MicroStation).
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex technical information clearly.
  • Experience working with federal, state, and local transportation agencies.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; and provide the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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