Entry-Level Traffic Engineer

Colliers Engineering & Design • Waverly, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking an Entry-Level Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic Engineering team in Lansing, MI! This role has direct paths for career growth and would be ideal for a candidate who has recently graduated. Are you focused on a technical career path with a passion for traffic engineering, cutting edge design software, and emerging digital delivery practices? Are you looking to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply industry standards and guidelines, and help deliver innovative solutions that enhance mobility, safety, and sustainability for the communities where we live and serve? We are seeking a motivated Traffic Engineer to join our team and contribute to the planning, design, and operation of safe and efficient transportation systems. In this role, you will analyze traffic data, develop signal timing plans, conduct roadway and intersection studies, and support the design of traffic control devices and infrastructure improvements. Our team is highly collaborative, dedicated to excellence, and a trusted client advisor. Join us and elevate your professional journey by working along respected industry leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering required.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English for the purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Nice To Haves

• EIT (Engineer In Training) certification preferred.
• Prior internship experience using MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D preferred.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of engineering concepts, theories, principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Acquire knowledge and develop basic skills in traffic design.
• Apply learned techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform assigned tasks.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare low-level complexity general traffic designs and/or technical data for completion and accuracy.
• Perform engineering calculations and create estimates.
• Assist with other project-related tasks such as maintenance of traffic, signals, permanent signing, and pavement markings.
• Exercise judgement on details of work and work under direct supervision on all aspects of tasks assigned.
• Work within MicroStation, OpenRoads, and AutoCAD Civil 3D to successfully complete projects within established budgets and deadlines.
• Interpret drawings from multiple disciplines for specific projects.

Benefits

• company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid pregnancy disability leave
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• life insurance
• a company-matched 401(k)/Roth
• paid time off that includes parental and military leave
• employee referral and professional license bonuses
• a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.
• reimbursement for education
• a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses
• mentorship program
• wellness program
• Women’s Organization
• ongoing philanthropic opportunities

What This Job Offers

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