Traffic Designer/EIT

HDR • St. Louis, MO

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About The Position

HDR is seeking a Traffic Designer/EIT to support our expanding practice in the Midwest, with a focus on Missouri and Kansas. The individual in this position provides, supports, and documents multimodal transportation analysis for efforts ranging from small municipal projects to large, complex system interchanges. Key roles on large alternative-delivery (design-build) projects are not uncommon. Typical activities include:
Operational analysis using both microsimulation and deterministic models
Traffic design such as signals, signing/marking, lighting, and ITS
Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) planning and analysis
Multimodal transportation safety analyses
Multimodal analysis; bicycle, pedestrian, and transit studies
Support for transportation planning efforts
Corridor studies
Traffic engineering studies such as speed studies, signal warrants, parking studies, access management, travel time, traffic impact studies, etc.
Use of large datasets (HERE, INRIX, etc.) to support model-building and multi-modal transportation analysis
Supporting proposal development for traffic-engineering pursuits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Ability to multitask while working on many projects at once
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
• EIT registration or working toward EIT registration required
• Experience with traffic operational software such as Synchro and VISSIM, as well as Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with traffic design including signal design/timing.
• Experience with CAD software, especially Microstation – for roadway and/or traffic design.
• Experience with transportation safety analysis.

Nice To Haves

• 0-2 years of relevant experience with traffic engineering and multi-modal analysis.
• Preference given to local candidates
• Experience with GIS and travel-demand forecasting a plus
• Programming skills (VBA, Python, JavaScript, R, MatLab) – especially in support of microsimulation – a plus

Responsibilities

• Operational analysis using both microsimulation and deterministic models
• Traffic design such as signals, signing/marking, lighting, and ITS
• Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) planning and analysis
• Multimodal transportation safety analyses
• Multimodal analysis; bicycle, pedestrian, and transit studies
• Support for transportation planning efforts
• Corridor studies
• Traffic engineering studies such as speed studies, signal warrants, parking studies, access management, travel time, traffic impact studies, etc.
• Use of large datasets (HERE, INRIX, etc.) to support model-building and multi-modal transportation analysis
• Supporting proposal development for traffic-engineering pursuits.

Benefits

• Employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day.
• Fostering a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities.
• Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level