Traffic Section Manager

Description

• Responsible to support designated members to identify career development objectives, conduct performance reviews and any performance-related actions for assigned members working with support of HR as needed
• Serve, as required, as the Project Manager, Project Lead, or Task Lead in the development of traffic and safety studies and design plans including traffic signal, roadway lighting, signing, pavement marking, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) infrastructure, construction sequencing, and traffic control plans. Will stay involved in projects from inception through construction
• Identify opportunities for individual member growth within the section
• Manage all line organization functions assigned to section including personnel administration; hiring, retention, and staff performance; workload balancing within the section; project quality assurance and project team support; support of technical organization; and support of business development
• Oversee and conduct project reviews to validate existing and projected roadway and transportation system layouts, traffic impacts of proposed developments, and recommended traffic safety enhancement. Ensure technical reports and presentations describe research, findings, and recommendations
• Provide leadership ensuring that projects are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for all aspects of project development
• Collaborate effectively with team members, operations managers, technical directors, and marketing managers
• Build and maintain relationships with key traffic engineering & ITS clients
• Serve as the local office expert in their specific area(s) of expertise
• Assist with major project pursuits, new business development, and local clients relationships. Identify potential projects and develop strategies to win these projects
• Daily coordination with assigned members with periodically scheduled one-on-one time
• Apply high-level traffic engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various project phases involving more complex roadway transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, and post design
• Supervises, develops, and mentors designated staff members to meet established objectives. Monitors key performance indicators for the section including utilization, project performance and member development
• Develop and design innovative concepts for complex intersection and corridor improvements, including near term initiatives and longer-term capital improvement projects and studies that require coordination with agencies, sub-consultants, and clients
• Conduct and provide oversight for collecting and analyzing data, capacity analyses, studies, concept and alternatives development, signing and pavement marking design, traffic signal design and signal timing analysis and development
• Provide technical assistance and quality control oversight on traffic engineering studies and design projects managed by other project managers and task leads

Requirements

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple assignments by prioritizing effectively
• Strong leadership and organizational, planning, and prioritization skills
• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering; Master of Science in Civil Engineering preferred, but not required
• Membership in ITE or other professional organizations aligned with traffic engineering:
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience effectively managing and motivating direct reports
• Direct experience with DOT, local county, municipal, and/or developer driven transportation and traffic projects
• Proficiency with SYNCHRO, HCS, RODEL, and other traffic capacity and analysis software
• Attention to detail
• Experience with developing project scopes and cost estimates, managing budgets, and preparing reports on project financials
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required in Arizona
• Excellent written and effective communication and listening skills
• Requires at least 15 years of relevant experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, and/or Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• Strong project management skills, go getter attitude and self-starter who takes initiative
• A working knowledge of AutoCAD, Microstation, VISSIM, CORSIM, or other advanced software packages preferred
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) and Registered Safety Professional (RSP) certification is preferred, but not required

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance