Senior Traffic Engineer – Supervising Traffic Engineer

AECOM•San Jose, CA

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer – Supervising Traffic Engineer to work in the Bay Area or Sacramento, California. This role leads traffic studies for California projects and supports regional West Coast projects as needed, with Caltrans experience required. The position supports planning and preliminary engineering for roadways, freeways, transit systems, managed lanes, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities, as well as transportation plans, traffic safety, public involvement, and CEQA and NEPA compliance documents. The Senior Traffic Engineer serves as a senior technical resource, providing specialized input, developing study and design procedures, reviewing project deliverables, preparing cost estimates and technical specifications, and contributing to engineering budgets and schedules. The role performs analysis and design work, supports PS&E packages, conducts quality-control reviews, and proposes solutions using current technology. The engineer also provides guidance, mentorship, and coaching to junior engineers or technicians and is expected to deliver quality work within agreed budgets and schedules with little supervision. The position requires strong communication skills for working with coworkers, clients, regulatory agency staff, and the public, including participation in meetings and public events and preparation of clear technical reports. AECOM does not offer sponsorship for this position. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) and at least 6 years of relevant experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
California PE, TE, or PTOE license, or the ability to obtain the license within 6 months.
Caltrans experience.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Relevant experience in transportation planning, modeling, and engineering for multimodal transportation projects.
Experience with FHWA, state, and local transportation planning, traffic, and environmental processes.
Ability to multitask, perform detail-oriented work independently, and manage time effectively.
Ability to gather and correlate basic engineering data using established procedures.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Skill in traffic simulation and modeling software, including Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, and other platforms used by California local agencies.
Ability to consistently deliver high-quality work.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
Eight or more years of relevant experience.
Experience with traffic engineering projects and clients on the West Coast, including California, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.
Experience with ITS or emerging technology projects and clients on the West Coast, including California, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.
Experience in business development, including preparing project proposals and firm marketing.
Experience with traffic operational analysis, including traffic projections, analysis and simulation; traffic safety analysis; traffic signal warrants; and traffic signal and pedestrian crossing control system analysis and design.
Experience with ITS and technology projects following the systems engineering process and local client requirements.
A balance of management and technical skills, and experience serving internal and external clients.
Familiarity with MicroStation, AutoCAD, Synchro, VISSIM, or similar applications.
Experience with Microsoft Project is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead traffic studies for projects in California and support West Coast regional projects as needed.
Provide specialized technical input to studies and design in the employee’s area of expertise.
Develop study and design procedures to support high-quality, cost-effective work.
Participate in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
Develop construction cost estimates and estimates of technical effort for projects.
Complete discipline components of PS&E packages.
Perform quality-control reviews of design calculations and drawings.
Prepare technical specification sections.
Contribute to engineering budgets and schedules.
Support planning and preliminary engineering projects for roadways, freeways, transit systems, managed lanes, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
Assist project managers with transportation plans, traffic safety, public involvement, and preparation of CEQA and NEPA compliance documents.
Gather and correlate basic engineering data using established procedures.
Perform engineering assignments involving design calculations, analysis, value engineering, technical specifications, and project cost estimates.
Propose approaches to new problems, apply innovative design solutions, and implement current technology to meet project needs.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and coaching to entry-level or junior engineers and technicians.
Communicate with coworkers, clients, regulatory agency staff, AECOM staff, and the public in meetings and public events.
Prepare concise, readable technical reports and documents.
Perform work within agreed budgets and schedules with little supervision.