Traffic Engineering Project Manager

STV’s Transportation Team is seeking a Traffic Engineering Project Manager for its Fairfax, VA location to support and lead a variety of transportation improvement projects across the region.

Are you ready to take the lead on innovative traffic engineering projects that shape the future of transportation? This position is ideal for an experienced traffic engineer who is ready to further establish themselves in a project leadership role. The successful candidate will manage task-order style projects, oversee design production efforts, mentor junior staff, and collaborate closely with senior leaders, clients and partner agencies including VDOT, DDOT, and other local jurisdictions. Bring your technical expertise and passion for improving mobility and safety to a team committed to delivering high quality solutions and making communities better.

Responsibilities

As a Traffic Engineering Project Manager, you will:

• Manage task orders and small to mid-sized traffic and transportation projects from planning through final design for VDOT, DDOT, and other local jurisdictions.
• Develop and review traffic studies and design plans, including horizontal/vertical alignment, construction staging, traffic signal design, lighting, signing and pavement markings, and MOT/TTC design packages.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to produce quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• Develop technical reports, specifications, cost estimates, and bid package materials.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, technical staff, and other project managers.
• Mentor and train junior staff, fostering professional growth within the team.
• Participate in business development activities, including preparing technical and cost proposals and pursuing new client relationships.
• Support business development efforts through scope development, level-of-effort planning, and proposal input.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in traffic engineering, including traffic signal design, timing, operational analysis, and capacity analysis, development of maintenance of traffic plans.
• Licenses/Certifications: Registered VA Professional Engineer (PE); PTOE or RSP certification (preferred), Virginia Advanced Work Zone Certification.
• Ability to independently manage tasks and delegate work to junior staff.
• Experience communicating directly with clients and/or agency stakeholders.
  
  
  

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with CAD tools (MicroStation, Civil3D, AutoTURN, GuideSIGN).
• Experience with traffic analysis software (HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, CORSIM, SIDRA).
• Familiarity with MUTCD, VDOT Road Design Manual, Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, ADA/PROWAG pedestrian design requirementsExposure to transportation planning software (TransCAD, CUBE) and photometric software (AGi32).
• Communication: Strong verbal and written skills to convey complex technical concepts clearly.
• Collaboration: Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Client Engagement: Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining client relationships.
  
  
  

Compensation Range

$98,010.59 - $130,680.78

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (16 days)
• Paid Holidays (8 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
  
  
  

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.