Engineer III Traffic and ITS

HNTB Corporation•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for the production and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans and specifications for assigned projects within the Traffic and ITS Department of the Pennsylvania Office. This position works closely with project managers to perform research, development, calculations, design and delivery on projects related to traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems and emerging mobility. You will apply engineering techniques, procedures and design criteria for projects ranging in size and complexity. As a member of the team, you will contribute to the successful project delivery for a diverse range of Traffic Engineering, ITS and emerging mobility projects for HNTB’s clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering and 3 year of relevant experience, or PhD in Engineering and 2 years of relevant experience
Develop micro-simulation models appropriate to specific project needs, including: VISSIM, Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS
Conduct traffic analysis for traffic management plans including projecting and analyzing diversions and summarizing benefits and costs
Develop and monitor budgets for project tasks.
Utilize travel demand modeling tools to aid in development of future traffic volume projections
Independently identify and analyze transportation planning issues
Provide quality control of traffic analyses, including traffic data, forecasts, simulation and operations analysis
Design Traffic Signal, Signing and Pavement Marking, Traffic Control, and ITS Plans
Conduct safety studies
Prepare detailed signal timing and phasing plans for field implementation
Write technical reports and create presentations of findings (samples may be required) that have been presented to a diverse group of clients and the public
Research and develop recommendations to implement emerging technology
Execute the systems engineering process and prepare concepts of operations for ITS projects

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering
Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
Professional Engineer (PE) certification
Experience working with PennDOT or PA Turnpike

Responsibilities

Completes assigned work within the schedule and number of hours provided.
Assist in the development of project specifications.
Responsible for development of discipline specific engineering project elements/deliverables such as reports, designs, and plans.
Aids in the coordination and productivity of project team members.
Provides technical guidance to less experienced engineering project team members.
Works closely with other disciplines and on multi-discipline projects.
Performs quality control reviews of discipline - specific engineering project elements/deliverables.
Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work within discipline.
Performs other duties as assigned.