Lead Traffic Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Traffic Engineer to spearhead our traffic engineering efforts in the Dallas‑Fort Worth area. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by establishing and leading the traffic engineering practice in our Fort Worth office.

Lochmueller Group is an engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure. We provide multi‑disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; traffic engineering and transportation planning; water resources design; environmental analysis and permitting; construction engineering and inspection; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal.

• Coordinating and collaborating with senior leaders on client management and strategic business development within the Fort Worth market.
• Driving efforts to expand the traffic engineering and planning services in the region.
• Pursuing new business opportunities through relationships, professional organizations, etc.
• Participating in building and leading a local traffic engineering and planning team as services grow in the region.
• Providing leadership, mentorship, and development opportunities for junior staff.
• Generating project proposals and participating in project interviews in coordination with marketing staff and senior leadership.
• Developing project goals, scopes of work, and budgets to guide project activities.
• Coordinating and managing the work of team members involved in traffic engineering projects.
• Providing quality control and quality assurance on all aspects of projects.
• Producing high‑quality deliverables and communicating project findings to clients.
• Keeping abreast of emerging trends in the transportation industry, such as autonomous vehicles, Smart Cities technologies, ride sharing, TSMO, ITS, etc.
• Performing other responsibilities related to the position as opportunities and demands arise.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar.
• Professional Engineer (PE).
• Extensive traffic engineering experience with a proven ability to lead projects and consistently deliver high‑quality results.
• Strong interest in driving client engagement and pursuing new business opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Valid driver’s license.

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
• Prior project experience with TxDOT.
• Experience with AutoCAD or Micro Station.
• Experience with urban, multimodal transportation planning and traffic calming.
• Experience leading teams in a project client environment.
• Experience with Synchro 10 and traffic signal operations/phasing.
• Experience with traffic simulation modeling software packages such as PTV’s VISSIM.
• Experience with innovative intersection and interchange configurations.
• Experience with the predictive methods of the Highway Safety Manual.
• Experience with traffic forecasting methods.
• Experience with travel demand modeling software packages such as Caliper’s Trans
  
  CAD.

• Health & Wellness (medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance).
• Work/Life Balance (vacation, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, flexible scheduling).
• Wealth‑Building (401k w/ company match, student loan repayment benefit, ESOP, competitive compensation package).
• Professional Benefits (professional membership dues, career & educational development).

Lochmueller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Lochgroup fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws.

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