Colorado Traffic Engineering State Lead

AECOM•Denver, CO

About The Position

AECOM is looking for an experienced Senior Traffic Engineer, with an emphasis in traffic analysis and design, to lead our traffic engineering team in Denver. The successful candidate will provide project management, task management, technical team leadership and be responsible for delivery of these services on small to large projects. Our team works with local and national clients to provide solutions to their transportation needs across all modes of travel. Typical projects and daily tasks are focused on traffic engineering related services such as design including ITS, signals, and signing marking, as well as traffic analysis including projections, capacity analysis and simulation, traffic impact studies, safety analysis, maintenance of traffic studies, conceptual planning and design, and other transportation related studies.

Requirements

BA/BS + 10 YORE or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Nice To Haves

15+ years of experience in traffic engineering
Experience in traffic engineering projects in Colorado.
Experience in supporting business development activities including preparing project proposals and firm marketing
Professional Engineer license in the State of Colorado, or the ability to obtain license within 6 months
Working relationships and experience with agencies such as CDOT, RTD, DOTI, DEN, DRCOG, and other cities and counties.
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification
Deep proficiency with Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, and HCS software, the calibration and validation of these tools, with the ability to understand and apply model results relative to application within a broader project
Experience in traffic safety analysis including Highway Safety Manual, traffic signal warrants, traffic signal and pedestrian crossing control system analysis, and design; and traffic signing and pavement marking analysis and design
Experience with MicroStation or other similar applications
Experience with traditional four step or activity-based travel demand models
Project management experience
Experience in technical execution of tasks for traffic engineering projects relative to traffic engineering including analyses and design
Ability to work with and inform highway, bridge, and transit design teams in the development of laneage requirements, intersection and interchange layouts, and non-motorized considerations, relying on a broad and practical understanding of project geometrics
Experience working with Metropolitan Planning Organizations to prepare traffic projections
Experience in task/project management, staff oversight, application and development of technical skills, and experience working directly with internal and external clients
Experience in mentorship and development of traffic engineering interns and/or junior staff
Proficient in presenting to clients and laypersons
Expertise with Highway Capacity Manual, HSM, MUTCD and FHWA Traffic Analysis Toolkit methodologies including common traffic engineering software packages
Proficient with standard Microsoft Office applications
Professional Engineer (PE) license
Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing)

Responsibilities

Responsible for traffic engineering services in the state of Colorado collaborating with other AECOM teams including roadway, structural, and transit designers, planners, and architects.
Leads a growing team of mid-level and junior engineers in the execution of smaller standalone traffic engineering projects, or traffic entering tasks as part of larger projects
Provides day-to-day direct mentoring and guidance to mid-level and junior engineers in the execution of their tasks
Performs or oversees—with little supervision—all aspects of traffic engineering studies including data collection, microsimulation model development and calibration or other deterministic models such as Synchro, HCS, Vistro, or Sidra, traffic forecasting, and analysis of alternatives
Presents technical findings to internal project teams, clients, and the public
Documentation including development of text, graphics, tables, etc. in technical memoranda and reports
Follows AECOM and client process in performing quality control tasks of other engineers’ work
Coordinates workload projections for direct reports and coordinates with other discipline leads in the Colorado offices and traffic groups in surrounding states to coordinate workshare opportunities
Works collaboratively with other discipline leads in the Denver office to perform business development activities such as identification of project opportunities, marketing clients, making technical presentations at conferences, assisting with proposal preparation, and assisting with recruiting efforts
Works collaboratively with other statewide traffic engineering leads in other states to coordinate business activities and project delivery throughout the US West region.
Assists direct reports in setting and accomplishing goals that advance their professional development
Assists project managers in the development of scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules
Proposes approaches to solve new problems encountered and create efficiencies in work through use of modifications to standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments
Work with leadership to grow traffic team in the Denver area.
Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule