Traffic Operations Engineer

Kimley-Horn • Orlando, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Kimley-Horn's Lake Nona, Florida (FL) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join their Transportation Design team. This is not a remote position. The role involves performing transportation engineering and design tasks, project management, and delivering a wide variety of transportation and traffic engineering projects, including traffic signals, lighting, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) for diverse clients. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, a vision for personal practice growth, and the ability to contribute to the firm's established transportation engineering practice. Responsibilities include managing projects profitably, hands-on project delivery, mentoring staff, and contributing significantly to marketing and business development efforts, with the autonomy to pursue personal passions, leads, and clients. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a team of engineers and designers on various projects and build meaningful professional relationships internally and externally, working closely with industry professionals, jurisdictions, and contractors.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant transportation engineering and design experience
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License
• Work in a team environment
• Balance priorities among multiple projects
• Effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels of the organization
• Manage and mentor staff
• Direct resources effectively in a positive manner
• Provide high-quality deliverables with exceptional client service
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, developing scopes of work, and assembling budgets for projected work

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of MicroStation, AutoCAD, AGi32, and/or ORD desired

Responsibilities

• Perform transportation engineering and design tasks
• Manage transportation and traffic engineering, traffic signals, lighting, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects
• Create a vision for growth in their personal practice while contributing to the growth of our well-established transportation engineering practice
• Manage projects profitably
• Engage in hands-on practice and delivery of projects
• Transition work to qualified staff
• Act as a positive leader and mentor
• Contribute significantly to marketing and business development efforts
• Pursue their own passions, leads, and clients
• Build meaningful internal and external professional relationships
• Work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

Benefits

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

What This Job Offers

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