Entry Level Traffic Engineer - 2027 Graduate

VHB•Raleigh, NC

10h•$76,000 - $79,000•Hybrid

About The Position

VHB’s Raleigh, NC team is seeking an entry-level Transportation/Traffic Engineer to join our Transportation Systems group. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers and highway safety specialists on a variety of public, private, and institutional projects within broad cross-section of markets, including municipal, state agencies, higher education, federal lands, and aviation. Our ideal candidate has an interest in the practice of traffic and transportation engineering and is eager to apply practical solutions to real world problems for our clients. Our ideal candidate is open to on-the-job training on a wide variety of traffic operations and capacity evaluation projects including intersections, roadways, and interchanges; traffic and transportation studies for land development projects; intersection and roadway improvement design; traffic management and signal timing; multimodal and safety assessment; school traffic studies; travel demand forecasts; and access management and corridor planning. This position includes developing and enhancing a diverse set of skills on traffic operations, transportation design, and/or transportation planning projects throughout North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic region. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for VHB in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field
Minimum of 0 to 1 years of transportation experience, preferably related to traffic or safety
Understanding of transportation engineering principles
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Strong computer skills
Detail Oriented
Self-motivated
Ability to learn, think critically, and develop new skills
Excel in working in a team environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with Synchro/SimTraffic, Sidra, VISSIM, TransModeler and/or other capacity software a plus
Experience with ArcGIS, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation and/or other planning/design/data software a plus
EIT Designation is a plus

Responsibilities

Working within a team of professionals in developing traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of transportation projects
Performing intersection and corridor operational analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, and other analysis tools
Analyzing, developing, and evaluating of traffic improvements
Developing conceptual intersection/roadway improvement design and traffic signal design plans in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD
Developing traffic management and signal timing plans
Preparing written documents, summarizing data and analysis, and assembling reports to convey findings and recommendations
Collecting and tabulating traffic data
Conducting field traffic safety assessments