Senior Traffic / Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineer

AECOM•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•$135,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Senior Traffic / Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineer to join their growing Transportation team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This role is for a versatile traffic engineering professional skilled in traffic safety and operations, ITS planning and design, signal systems, client management, and business development. The position involves working with MDOT, Michigan counties, cities, townships, and other public-sector clients to develop transportation solutions and expand AECOM’s presence in Southeast Michigan. The ideal candidate is a traffic engineering generalist with strong technical expertise in ITS and traffic signal systems, coupled with the necessary communication and client-facing skills for pursuing and delivering work. Responsibilities include leading technical assignments, contributing to proposals, mentoring engineers, and building relationships with transportation agencies across Michigan. Experience with MDOT and local agencies in Southeast Michigan is highly valued.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited university, Transportation Engineering, or related discipline and 8+ years of relevant traffic/ITS engineering experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Working knowledge of traffic engineering design software and CAD platforms commonly used for transportation projects, such as MicroStation/OpenRoads, Synchro, and related analysis/design tools

Nice To Haves

Significant experience in ITS planning, design, systems engineering, and implementation.
Significant experience with traffic signal design, signal operations, timing, optimization, and related systems.
Professional Engineer (PE) license and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification and / or ability to obtain a Michigan Professional Engineer (PE) license within 3 months of hire.
Demonstrated experience providing traffic engineering services for MDOT, county road agencies, municipalities, or other public-sector transportation clients.
Experience developing and maintaining relationships with transportation agencies and local governments throughout Southeast Michigan.
Experience preparing technical proposals, scopes of work, and written technical approaches for transportation pursuits; ability to provide a representative writing sample preferred.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and directing technical staff, including workload planning, delegation, QA/QC, and staff development.
Experience with GIS software and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and workflows is a plus.
Knowledge of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications, and emerging transportation technology applications is a plus.
Broad traffic engineering experience across multiple areas, including traffic operations, signal systems, ITS, transportation planning, safety, and traffic analysis.
Experience with Michigan traffic engineering standards, guidelines, and agency practices.
Experience leading or mentoring technical staff; demonstrated interest in people management and team development is a plus.
Strong written, verbal, organizational, and client communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and perform traffic engineering, traffic operations, and ITS assignments for MDOT, counties, municipalities, and other public-sector clients.
Lead and support project management activities including scope and fee development, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, quality control, and client communication.
Develop and manage ITS planning and design efforts, including intelligent transportation systems architecture, communications, device deployment, systems integration, and operational strategies.
Provide construction-phase and implementation support, including field coordination, shop drawing reviews, RFIs, system integration, testing, commissioning, and acceptance of traffic signal and ITS systems.
Lead traffic signal design, signal timing, operations, optimization, and modernization projects.
Perform traffic operations analyses and develop recommendations related to intersections, corridors, signal systems, congestion, safety, and multimodal transportation.
Prepare plans, specifications, technical reports, traffic studies, design documentation, cost estimates, and other engineering deliverables.
Lead plan production and technical quality control, including design reviews, quantity development, specifications, cost estimates, constructability reviews, and resolution of agency review comments.
Serve as a technical lead and client-facing project representative on transportation projects throughout Michigan and the broader Midwest.
Develop innovative and practical solutions that integrate traffic engineering, ITS, signal systems, and transportation technology.
Support business development activities, including identifying opportunities, developing client relationships, participating in interviews, and preparing winning proposals.
Prepare and contribute to technical approaches, scopes of work, project descriptions, staff qualifications, and other proposal materials.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with MDOT, county road agencies, municipalities, regional transportation organizations, and other transportation stakeholders.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including roadway, transportation planning, civil, electrical, technology, and construction professionals.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level traffic and ITS engineers.
Support project managers with scope development, scheduling, budgeting, quality control, and client communication.
Contribute to the growth of AECOM's traffic and ITS practice in Michigan by combining technical expertise with strong client service and business development capabilities.