Transportation Engineer 4-Traffic

CDM Smith • Columbia, SC

85d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position can be located in our Columbia, Charleston (preferred), or Greenville, SC offices. As a member of this team, you will contribute to CDM Smith's success by being the Task Manager or Project Engineer for multiple task work orders with SCDOT and other clients, as well as assisting with putting proposals together and staffing projects. Responsibilities include simulation and capacity analysis using tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, and SIDRA, conducting safety analysis using HSM methodologies and Safe Systems, performing multimodal and transit analysis, and conducting corridor, planning and environmental linkages, needs & deficiencies studies. You will also be involved in functional design and preliminary engineering reports, intelligent transportation systems, community traffic engineering and safety issues, peer review of traffic studies conducted by others, and the design of traffic signals/signal systems plans, specifications, and estimates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Transportation, or Structural Engineering or related discipline.
• Certification as an Engineer in Training (EIT) or passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam in states where an EIT is not obtainable (within 18 months of hire or promotion or transfer).
• 5 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required, contingent on specific duties and responsibilities.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

• Technical expertise in transportation engineering and planning, including traffic engineering, multimodal transportation planning, and transportation systems analysis.
• Experience leading and managing large-scale transportation projects and ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards and project requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using transportation data to inform decision-making and develop innovative solutions to transportation challenges.
• Familiarity with preparing traffic signal design and traffic control plans using Microstation, AutoCAD, SignCAD, and AutoTURN.
• Knowledge of commonly used computer software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Certification as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
• Experience working with local, state, or federal transportation agencies.

Responsibilities

• Being the Task Manager or Project Engineer for multiple task work orders with SCDOT and other clients.
• Assisting with putting proposals together and staffing projects.
• Conducting simulation and capacity analysis using Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, and SIDRA.
• Performing safety analysis using HSM methodologies and Safe Systems.
• Conducting multimodal and transit analysis.
• Performing corridor, planning and environmental linkages, needs & deficiencies studies.
• Preparing functional design and preliminary engineering reports.
• Working on intelligent transportation systems.
• Addressing community traffic engineering and safety issues.
• Conducting peer review of traffic studies conducted by others.
• Designing traffic signals/signal systems plans, specifications, and estimates.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees