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VHB

Senior Traffic Engineer - Design

VHB, Springfield, Massachusetts, us, 01119

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Overview Senior Traffic Engineer - Design | Hybrid. VHB is seeking a strong Senior Traffic Engineer with solid design experience to join our transportation consulting practice in Connecticut. This is an exciting opportunity to develop, analyze and evaluate traffic improvements, while being involved in transportation planning, safety, and engineering solutions for multimodal transportation projects. There is an option for someone to work from another VHB office to support CT projects, if meeting all qualifications.

Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine named VHB the 2024 Design Firm of the Year in New England.

Responsibilities

Develop, analyze and evaluate traffic improvements including traffic signals and roundabouts

Develop traffic and transportation planning, safety, and engineering solutions for multimodal transportation projects

Conduct safety engineering analysis, including design and operational focused analysis

Design traffic control devices

Design work zone traffic control

Develop intersection design

Use guidance within the MUTCD to prepare and oversee traffic signal warrant analyses

Attend and lead meetings with transportation agencies and private developers

Prepare and participate in presentations to the client team

Prepare and review technical memoranda and reports

Mentor junior team members

Skills & Abilities

A strong background in traffic engineering and task management

Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

Strong writing skills for proposals, technical reports and memoranda

The ability to balance multiple concurrent assignments

Final Design Plan Development

Qualifications

5-8 years of professional transportation/traffic design engineering experience required, depending on level of education

Proficiency in Synchro required

Proficiency in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD required

Vissim modeling capabilities a plus

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering required

Master’s degree a plus (master’s degree may substitute for 1 year of experience)

Professional Engineer (PE) license required

PTOE (Professional Traffic Operations Engineer) certification a plus

We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:

Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation

Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects

Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards

Focus on learning, development, and career growth

Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us!

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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