Senior Traffic Engineer

HDR
Olympia, WA
Category Engineering
Job Description
At HDR, we're looking for a Senior Traffic Engineer to lead traffic engineering design, corridor traffic analysis, and traffic operations efforts for municipal, transit, and infrastructure projects. As an employee-owner, you'll be valued and respected, and empowered to bring your authentic self to work every day. We foster a culture of inclusion and encourage collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. You'll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably, supporting economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities, and quality of life. This role will have a direct impact on the future of mobility and transportation networks. Our collaborative culture connects employees around the world, and we're all employee-owners at HDR.

Requirements

  • Lead traffic engineering design, corridor traffic analysis, and traffic operations efforts for municipal, transit, and infrastructure projects
  • Provide technical oversight and direction for traffic signal, ITS, roadway, MOT/TCP, and signal timing deliverables
  • Lead corridor operational analyses, intersection evaluations, signal timing optimization, and multimodal improvement studies
  • Serve as lead reviewer and perform quality control (QC) for plans, specifications, calculations, traffic models, and technical reports
  • Oversee project delivery, schedules, budgets, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams and agency stakeholders
  • Mentor and support junior engineering staff through technical guidance, training, and design review
  • Support development of traffic studies, operational analysis, simulation modeling, and corridor improvement concepts
  • Lead client coordination meetings, workshops, and technical presentations with agency partners and stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain relationships with local agency and municipal clients
  • Support marketing and business development efforts including proposal support, interviews, project positioning, and client outreach
  • Identify and pursue new traffic engineering, ITS, traffic operations, and signal timing opportunities within the local market
  • Support strategic growth of traffic engineering services and expansion of stand-alone traffic projects
  • Coordinate with transit, roadway, water resources, and infrastructure teams to support integrated project delivery
  • Assist in providing oversight of the traffic control and sequencing plans throughout the construction phase of the project
  • Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity while planning and developing projects or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs
  • Organize and supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed
  • Serve as project manager on larger projects, though project management is not sole focus of position as needed
  • Perform other duties as needed

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Employee ownership
  • Employee health and performance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid time away
  • Parental leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Tuition reimbursement
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