Principal Traffic Engineer

Rick Engineering Company•San Diego, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Rick Engineering Company (RICK) is seeking a confident, Principal Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic Division for our San Diego office. If you are looking for a place to grow your career and make a difference – RICK is the place for you! As an Principal Traffic Engineer in San Diego, CA, you will have an opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team on meaningful, landmark projects in the San Diego region. As a RICK team member, you will help clients and communities turn their dreams into reality. You will learn from and work alongside industry-leading experts and together shape the future of tomorrow.

Requirements

BSCE degree
California Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer or Traffic Engineer
A minimum of 7 years experience in traffic engineering/planning or the equivalent of 12 years in the industry.
A minimum 5 years management experience supervising the work of traffic designers/planners and CAD drafters/technicians.
Demonstrated strong independent thought and decision-making abilities.
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills.
Management ability.
Adept in establishing and maintaining strong and positive working relationships with clients/public-agency personnel, and in-house staff.
Recent Southern California experience, preferably in the San Diego County region.
Experience in transit planning and design is a plus.
Extensive experience and demonstrated engineering abilities in all aspects of traffic engineering and planning projects.
Experience interacting comfortably and productively with clients and public agencies.
Experienced in HCS, Vistro, Synchro, and other traffic related software.
Familiarity with the California Vehicle Code (CVC), MUTCD, and Highway Capacity Manual.

Nice To Haves

Experience in transit planning and design is a plus.

Responsibilities

Supervising the work of traffic designers/planners and CAD drafters/technicians.
Supervising the work of traffic engineering design teams.
Management of project schedules and budgets.
Preparation of contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work.
Client and public-agency interactions.
Providing municipal traffic engineering services, including in-house services.
Preparation/processing of final traffic engineering plans (traffic signals, traffic control plans, signing/striping plans, etc.).
Preparation of Traffic Impact Analysis, and various traffic related studies and reports.
Providing extensive experience and demonstrated engineering abilities in all aspects of traffic engineering and planning projects.
Interacting comfortably and productively with clients and public agencies.