Practice Leader - Traffic/Transportation

Description

• Manage and deliver on multiple projects and tasks within specific budgets, schedules, and deadlines. Prepare progress reports and draft change orders. Prepare draft invoices, project billings, and assist in payment collections;
• Lead staffing and hiring initiatives for California, ensuring strong organizational strategy utilization;
• Work closely with firm’s Traffic/Transportation and California leadership to develop and execute growth plans;
• Provide direct oversight and management of junior staff for specific project assignments. Coach, train, and motivate Traffic/Transportation staff;
• Lead Traffic/Transportation efforts on a variety of project including the ability to prepare Traffic Impact Analysis, state roadway and driveway permitting, etc.;
• Participate in the identification and pursuit of new clients, develop additional work within an existing project and attend business development meetings with new and existing clients;
• Effectively organize, write and edit draft proposals, reports and other documents;
• Coordinate and work with staff to determine the feasibility of projects based on the analysis of preliminary data, and prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, and design for projects;

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Interface effectively, and professionally with clients, contractors, subcontractors, staff, project personnel, supervisors and other office locations/disciplines; and
• Ability to effectively work independently and in a team environment; and
• Possess reliable transportation for client meetings and job site visits and a valid driver’s license in good standing; Ability to occasionally travel and participate in field work.
• Knowledge of Synchro, ITE Trip Generation, HCM;
• 15+ years of Traffic Engineering/Transportation Planning experience in traffic/transportation engineering, traffic impact studies, traffic signal warrants, parking studies, driveway design, and traffic signal design;
• Knowledge of Vissim, AutoCAD, MicroStation are a plus;
• Ability to coach and assist with the management of staff;
• Professional Engineering license;
• Ability to effectively manage multiple clients and projects, and to develop and manage project budgets;
• Understanding of various city and state pre-qualification processes;
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, multitasking, and judgment capabilities;
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Master's degree in Traffic/Transportation a plus;
• Understanding of the CEQA and CALTRAN processes as well as city and state pre-qualification processes.
• Familiarity with state permitting and DOT guidelines and protocols for traffic impact analysis and highway design;
• Effective public speaking skills; public testimony experience desirable;
• Existing relationships with CEQA practitioners and local land use attorneys a plus;

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance