Traffic/Transportation Engineering Specialist

STV • San Francisco, CA

2d • $124,289 - $142,044 • Onsite

About The Position

STV is seeking a motivated, technically strong Traffic/Transportation Engineering Specialist to support a Bay Area public agency's express lanes program. This mid-level role is designed for a traffic or transportation engineer with strong data analytics skills who wants hands-on experience in tolling, express lanes operations, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Prior tolling experience is a plus but is not required.

This is a full-time, on-site assignment embedded with the client agency's tolling team in San Jose, five days per week, for a minimum of 12 months. The selected candidate will complete several weeks of STV onboarding and tolling training before beginning at the client site. STV's Tolling and Mobility Technologies team will provide ongoing mentoring and technical support. Final placement includes an interview with the client agency. The assignment may be extended beyond 12 months based on mutual fit.

The specialist will support express lanes planning, implementation, operations, and performance reporting, coordinating with agency staff, Caltrans, CHP, and toll system vendors. The engineer will work as a core member of the agency's tolling team and gain exposure to planning, operations, performance reporting, and board-level work. The employee remains with STV and receives STV benefits, long-term career growth opportunities, and a path to continue on STV's tolling and mobility technology work after the assignment, including potential future business development and client pursuit work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in traffic or transportation engineering, transportation planning, or related analytical roles.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing traffic, transaction, or performance data for public-sector clients.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, preferably in California, or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification; either is acceptable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with tolling and congestion pricing concepts, including system operations, pricing frameworks, enforcement, and performance metrics.
• Working knowledge of ITS concepts, toll systems, and technology-enabled transportation solutions.
• Strong data analytics skills, including advanced Excel and Power BI.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly through writing, graphics, and presentations.
• Ability to work independently in a client office, exercise sound judgment, and know when to draw on STV support.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional judgment in a client-facing environment.
• Ability to work on site in the client agency's San Jose office five days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Prior tolling experience.
• Experience working on California or Western U.S. transportation projects.
• Tableau or GIS experience.
• Experience supporting tolling, express lanes, or congestion pricing programs for public-sector clients such as DOTs, toll authorities, or MPOs, particularly programs with strong ITS components.
• Experience working for, or embedded with, a public transportation agency.
• Familiarity with Bay Area transportation partners such as MTC, Caltrans District 4, and CHP.
• Familiarity with equity-focused transportation analysis and public-facing implementation considerations.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams on large, complex transportation and mobility programs.

Responsibilities

• Support upcoming express lanes phases from planning through implementation and opening.
• Support day-to-day express lanes operations in coordination with agency staff, operators, and vendors.
• Assist with management and oversight of tolling technology assets, including roadside equipment, back-office systems, and communications infrastructure.
• Coordinate with Caltrans, CHP, toll system vendors, and back-office vendors on operations, enforcement, and system issues, including service-provider oversight and contract compliance.
• Assist with operational readiness, transition to operations, and ongoing support for new, existing, or expanding express lanes facilities.
• Support incident response, operational troubleshooting, and related coordination.
• Support tolling, congestion pricing, and managed lanes studies, including feasibility analyses, alternatives evaluations, and operational assessments.
• Assist with development and evaluation of traffic management and pricing practices, including lane configurations, pricing frameworks, operational business rules, enforcement approaches, and customer experience considerations.
• Support monitoring and adjustment of toll policies and system performance measures related to reliability, throughput, compliance, enforcement, customer experience, and equity outcomes.
• Support equity and policy analyses for tolling and pricing programs, including user-impact assessments, mitigation strategies, and technology-enabled discounts or exemptions.
• Analyze traffic, toll transaction, and operational datasets to support planning, policy, and system design decisions.
• Use tools such as Excel, GIS, Tableau/Power BI, and outputs from traffic or operations models to inform decision-making.
• Support development of dashboards, summaries, and visualizations communicating system performance and policy outcomes.
• Prepare ongoing performance monitoring reports on traffic, transactions, and violations.
• Coordinate with ITS and mobility technology specialists on toll system architecture, roadside equipment, back-office systems, communications, and data flows.
• Support analyses related to all-electronic tolling technologies, interoperability standards, enforcement systems, and operational readiness.
• Support integration of tolling systems with broader ITS, TSMO, and digital roadway initiatives.
• Evaluate technology pilots and system enhancements related to tolling, enforcement, and/or customer experience.
• Work as an embedded member of the agency's tolling team, coordinating with planners, traffic engineers, ITS specialists, and policy staff.
• Work day to day under agency direction and report to STV's Northern California Regional Director for supervision, technical support, and oversight.
• Participate in meetings with Caltrans, CHP, and regional transportation partners.
• Prepare staff reports, board and committee materials, technical memoranda, and presentations for agency staff, elected officials, and public stakeholders.
• Stay informed about evolving tolling, congestion pricing, ITS, and mobility technology practices nationwide.
• With STV support, participate in professional organizations and industry forums such as IBTTA, TRB, ITS America, AASHTO, and related technology-focused working groups.
• Over time, build business development experience with STV's Tolling and Mobility Technologies practice, such as proposals and client pursuits, outside the scope of the client assignment.

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

What This Job Offers

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