Traffic Project Engineer

As GFT continues to grow and expand, we are seeking an emerging Traffic Project Engineer to support our Transportation Group in Metro Atlanta, Georgia
. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring a minimum of 3 days of onsite office attendance.

Leading on the traffic team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all.

Explore some of our signature traffic projects here.

As a Traffic Project Engineer
, you will play a key role in the design and development of roadway and highway projects across Georgia and the Southeast. You’ll support project delivery for state, municipal, and private clients while working under the guidance of senior engineers and project managers. In this role, you’ll take ownership of design tasks, prepare plans and technical documentation, and support project management activities to meet our high standards for delivering projects on time, within scope, and in alignment with established quality expectations.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and continue developing your technical expertise and client‑facing skills within the transportation infrastructure sector.

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex traffic signal and ITS projects across urban streets, arterials, freeways, and citywide deployments.
• Provide subject matter expertise in intelligent transportation systems, including detection, communications, system integration, and operational strategies.
• Design and review traffic signals, interconnects, railroad preemption, signing, pavement markings, roadway lighting, ramp management systems, and maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans.
• Develop and oversee innovative ITS applications such as freeway off‑ramp queue detection warning systems and queue‑based preemption and timing adjustments integrated with adjacent arterial networks.
• Plan and direct traffic analyses and studies, including traffic impact studies, traffic operations and safety studies, roadway safety audits, and interchange justification reports.

• Plan, conduct, and coordinate traffic engineering work through all phases of the project lifecycle, including project inception, alternatives analysis, final design, construction phase services, equipment integration, and post‑deployment evaluation.
• Prepare reports, plans, specifications, and technical drawings in compliance with engineering standards, client requirements, and MUTCD guidance.
• Monitor and manage multiple project schedules and budgets, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Assure all projects meet quality control and quality assurance standards.

• Manage, mentor, and develop engineers and designers across a remotely distributed regional traffic group.
• Provide technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support to team members.
• Plan and lead project meetings, coordinating responsibilities across multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate technical development, scheduling, and staffing needs while resolving engineering and design challenges.

• Plan and develop engineering solutions for unique or controversial traffic and ITS challenges.
• Define project scopes, explore alternatives, and develop novel concepts and approaches to complex transportation problems.
• Review and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Interpret contract changes and advise management on scope, schedule, or budget impacts.

• Assist in the preparation of business proposals and support marketing and client development efforts.
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