What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager position at Volkert, Inc.?
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We are currently searching for a Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager to support our growing Traffic Engineering Department in the Mid-Atlantic region located in Springfield, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Washington, DC, or Columbia, MD.
What You’ll Be Doing
Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. At Volkert, we pride ourselves on providing all of our employees with competitive compensation, positive work/life balance, and professional development opportunities, as well as fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in all of our offices nationwide.
Key Benefits
“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”
– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
EOE-Race/Sex/Vets/Disabled
Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
Virginia Maryland
We are currently searching for a Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager to support our growing Traffic Engineering Department in the Mid-Atlantic region located in Springfield, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Washington, DC, or Columbia, MD.
- The candidate will serve as a Project Manager for the successful delivery of traffic engineering projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary team and lead various tasks on roadway improvements, intersection modifications, complete streets and multimodal safety projects.
- The candidate will serve as primary point of contact for clients, subconsultants and internal team and will develop, maintain and implement the project goals, schedules and deliverables.
- The candidate will also support Capital Improvement/Mega Projects in the DMV area and other regions. The successful candidate will work on challenging transportation projects providing technical expertise and ensuring compliance with locality and state DOT standards.
- This position offers an excellent career opportunity with tremendous growth potential.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage and oversee traffic engineering tasks involving various intersection safety and multimodal improvements as well as large infrastructure projects
- Serve as technical lead for tasks involving traffic modeling and simulation, traffic design, signal timing optimization and safety/operational analysis
- Conduct traffic analyses in support of interchange, corridor improvement studies
- Prepare and review technical reports for traffic studies, interchange access requests, and safety studies
- Prepare and review traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations
- Lead development of traffic management plan (TMP), signing and pavement marking plans, ITS planning and design
- Collaborate with diverse team of professionals including engineers, planners and landscape architects
- Attend project meetings with clients
- Lead and manage task orders
- Assist in developing scope and fee proposals, presentations, and reports
- Provide mentorship to other team members
- BS in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- 8 - 15 years of traffic engineering experience
- PE is required, PTOE is preferred
- Proficiency with CADD program as well as safety standards and tools
- Proficiency in traffic analyses software such as VISSIM, Synchro/Simtraffic, Sidra Intersection
- Familiarity with VDOT and/or DDOT standards, MUTCD and AASHTO
- Self-starter and capable of completing tasks with minimal oversight
- Attention to details and quality driven approach
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
- Valid driver’s license
- A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)
Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. At Volkert, we pride ourselves on providing all of our employees with competitive compensation, positive work/life balance, and professional development opportunities, as well as fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in all of our offices nationwide.
Key Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) retirement savings plan employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Student Debt Retirement Match
- Additional voluntary benefits
“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”
– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
EOE-Race/Sex/Vets/Disabled
Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
Virginia Maryland