Traffic​/Transportation Engineer

Overview

DeShazo Group is seeking a Professional Engineer who is interested in working in a diversity of opportunities in traffic engineering, transportation planning, parking analyses and related areas. Projects you may work on will include traffic impact analysis, traffic management plans, traffic signal warrant analysis, traffic signal design, intersection improvements, thoroughfare planning, complete streets, traffic and parking master plans, shared parking analysis, parking demand studies, surface and garage parking design, parking management and other opportunities.

Clients may be architects, civil engineers, real estate developers, planners, attorneys, zoning consultants, medical centers, universities, school districts, cities, counties, churches and owners.

• Writing technical reports such as Traffic Impact Analyses, Traffic Management Plans, Parking Analysis studies, Traffic and Parking Master Plans, Thoroughfare Plans, Traffic Safety Analysis, ITS Design, Lighting, and other studies -- tasks include but are not limited to: technical writing; assembling, calculating, and analyzing traffic data; performing traffic operational analysis using Synchro and other traffic engineering programs
• Assisting with and performing the engineering design of traffic signals, roadway lighting, functional intersection design such as roundabouts, deceleration lanes, functional parking design, etc…
• Conducting day-to-day project-related communications with Clients, public agency staff, and other consultants (in person and by email and phone).
• Conducting site reconnaissance visits, attending project meetings, attending public hearings, on an as-needed basis.
• Preparing proposals for new projects, as well as meeting with potential clients.

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short-term disability
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Participation in Company SEP Program
• Company Incentive Pay Plan

• BS in civil engineering;
  Masters in Transportation is a plus.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas
• A minimum of three years plus of professional experience in Traffic/Transportation Engineering, Transportation Planning, or equivalent field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English). (Technical writing experience is a plus.)
• Excellent skills in organization, judgment, and decision-making, task-oriented motivation, individual initiative, active listening, and interpersonal communications
• Proficient in MS Word
• Proficient in Excel
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Proficient in Synchro
• Proficiency in additional traffic engineering software such as Sim Traffic, HCS, Trans
  
  CAD and Vissim is a plus
• Texas driver’s license in good standing and personal vehicle for the ability to conduct occasional site visits and other job-related trips.
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in three or more of the following traffic subdisciplines:
• TIA, Operations, and Safety Studies
• Traffic Signal Design
• Parking Studies and Design
• Signing and Marking Plans
• ITS Design
• Thoroughfare Planning

DeShazo Group provides traffic engineering, transportation planning, parking analysis, and design services to the private sector, institutions, and public clients. Projects comprising our portfolio include retail malls, mixed-use developments, schools, universities, healthcare facilities, housing developments, traffic signal designs and parking garages. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.