South Carolina Traffic Discipline Leader
About The Position
STV is seeking a Traffic Discipline Leader to provide leadership on traffic engineering projects from its Columbia or North Charleston, South Carolina locations. The role involves coordinating with and supporting other functional groups within STV and working on traffic engineering projects across North and South Carolina and other U.S. markets. The successful candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support projects for state departments of transportation, local governments, and private-sector clients. The position combines technical and project leadership with staff mentoring, client support, and business development. The Traffic Discipline Leader will manage or support project delivery, guide technical work, review deliverables, ensure compliance with applicable requirements and engineering standards, and contribute to proposals and client relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Civil Engineering program or a related field.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required, with South Carolina licensure or the ability to obtain South Carolina licensure by comity.
- Traffic engineering experience that includes traffic signal design and timing, illumination, safety analysis, operational analysis, and capacity analysis.
- Experience with traffic software; HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, CORSIM, TransModeler, SIDRA, TransCAD, and CUBE are mentioned.
- Experience with CAD applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D and MicroStation OpenRoads.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while effectively leading and contributing to multidisciplinary teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Experience with ESRI ArcGIS.
- Experience with SC/NCDOT and other city or county clients.
- Active participation in relevant professional organizations is encouraged.
- PTOE and/or RSP certification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, analysis, design, and delivery of traffic engineering and ITS projects, including traffic signals, ITS, roadway lighting, pedestrian accessibility and ADA improvements, signing, and pavement marking.
- Lead traffic engineering and operations studies, including traffic impact analyses, signal timing plans, microscopic and macroscopic simulation modeling, signal warrants, speed studies, capacity analysis, traffic operations, safety analysis, and parking studies.
- Develop and oversee final plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for state and local transportation agencies.
- Prepare technical reports, memoranda, presentations, and other project documentation.
- Manage or support project and task scope, schedule, budget, staffing, coordination, and technical delivery.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams, including roadway and supporting disciplines, to deliver concurrent projects and assignments.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior and mid-level staff.
- Review analyses, calculations, plans, reports, and other deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness, and quality.
- Ensure designs and studies comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements and current engineering standards and practices, including MUTCD, AASHTO, FHWA, SCDOT, and NCDOT requirements.
- Serve as a client-facing technical and project-management resource on assigned projects.
- Support business development by strengthening existing client relationships, developing new relationships, and identifying potential project opportunities.
- Lead or support preparation of proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, and interview materials.
Benefits
- Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for 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
