Senior Traffic Engineering and Design Project Manager
About The Position
STV has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Traffic Engineering Design Manager to play a key leadership role in expanding our traffic engineering design practice in Texas. This is a high-impact position for someone who wants to lead visible transportation projects, influence the direction of a growing practice, and help deliver smarter, safer, and more connected mobility solutions across the region. In this role, you’ll bring together technical leadership, client partnership, and team development. You’ll guide complex work in traffic signals, ITS, roadway illumination, signing and pavement marking, and traffic operations, while working closely with STV’s Roadway, Mobility Technologies, and Transit teams to solve real transportation challenges for TxDOT, municipalities, transit agencies, and other key partners. Responsibilities include project delivery, staff development, client management, and growing traffic engineering business districtwide. The role has the potential to lead traffic design delivery for the district and play a key role in strategic growth initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- 16+ years of progressive traffic engineering experience.
- Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Strong technical background in ITS, traffic signal design, roadway illumination, traffic operations, and PS&E development.
- Established relationships with TxDOT, municipal, county, toll authority, and/or transit clients in Texas.
- Proven ability to manage projects, lead teams, and strengthen client relationships.
- Experience supporting business development, proposals, and project interviews.
- A collaborative leadership style with strong communication, mentoring, and team-building skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead traffic engineering, ITS, signal, and illumination projects from planning through final PS&E.
- Serve as a Design Manager, Project Manager, or Technical Lead on major transportation assignments.
- Build trusted relationships with TxDOT districts, municipalities, transit agencies, and other key transportation clients.
- Support growth by identifying opportunities, shaping pursuit strategies, preparing proposals, and participating in interviews.
- Help grow the local traffic engineering design practice through mentoring, staff development, recruiting, and resource planning.
- Partner with STV’s Mobility Technologies and Transit teams to deliver multimodal and technology-forward transportation solutions.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client satisfaction.
- Provide technical guidance and quality oversight for traffic signals, ITS, illumination, signing, pavement marking, and traffic operations work.
Benefits
- Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
- Disability insurance
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Counseling
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Back-Up Dependent Care
- Parental Leave
- Continuing Education Program
- Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
