Transportation Engineer 5-Traffic

CDM Smith•Nashville, TN

22h

About The Position

The Transportation Engineer contributes to CDM Smith’s transportation engineering and planning work, helping develop sustainable and connected transportation solutions. The role may serve as Task Manager or Project Planner for multiple client task work orders, assist with proposals and project staffing, and lead or contribute to traffic analysis, planning, engineering design, and project delivery. Work includes simulation and capacity analysis; safety, multimodal, transit, corridor, and environmental linkages studies; preliminary engineering; intelligent transportation systems; community traffic issues; peer review; and traffic signal design.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Transportation, or Structural Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent additional directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Seven years of related experience.
Expert knowledge of computer-assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
Expert knowledge of engineering principles of design.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft business software, such as Excel and Word.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Expert knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations.
Basic knowledge of design standards such as AASHTO and NACTO.
Domestic and/or international travel may be required; frequency depends on duties, responsibilities, essential functions, workload, and project demands.

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 deliverables meet quality standards and project requirements.
Strong analytical skills and experience using transportation data to inform decisions and develop innovative solutions.
Familiarity with preparing traffic signal designs and traffic control plans using MicroStation, AutoCAD, SignCAD, and AutoTURN.
Knowledge of commonly used computer software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification.
Experience working with local, state, or federal transportation agencies.

Responsibilities

Serve as Task Manager or Project Planner for multiple client task work orders.
Assist with preparing proposals and staffing projects.
Conduct simulation and capacity analysis using tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, and SIDRA.
Conduct safety analysis using HSM methodologies and Safe Systems.
Perform multimodal and transit analysis.
Contribute to corridor, Planning and Environmental Linkages, and needs and deficiencies studies.
Prepare functional designs and preliminary engineering reports.
Work on intelligent transportation systems.
Address community traffic engineering and safety issues.
Peer review traffic studies conducted by others.
Design traffic signal and signal system plans, specifications, and estimates.