Senior Traffic Design Engineer

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance.

Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

The Senior Traffic Design Engineer executes design of traffic control devices (principally signals, signs/sign structures) and highway lighting, and reviews design plans of those elements developed by others. Design function includes development of plans, proposals, specifications, and cost estimates. The HE1 serves as the highest-ranking staff engineer in the Traffic Design & Review Office. That Office is part of the Traffic Engineering Division of INDOT's central office.

Timely, high-quality production of highway project traffic design for the agency, and review of same produced by parties under contract with INDOT (traffic design out‑sourced to private consultants). This position will be expected to effectively and efficiently manage multiple projects in multiple phases at any given time. The projects managed will vary in size, scope, schedule and cost. In addition, this position must ensure that design engineering meet state and federal regulations.

• Conducts project design. Focus of that design function is on traffic signals, signs/sign structures, and lighting; those elements may include matters of drainage, maintenance of traffic (MOT), right‑of‑way, roadway geometrics, landscaping, etc. Ensures plans are complete, consistent with essential scope of work, compatible with field and traffic conditions, and compliant with standards and regulations.
• Supports development and advancement of traffic design policies, practices, and standards; and strategic planning for the Traffic Design & Review Office and Traffic Engineering Division.
• Mentors and develops engineering skills of other staff engineers. May be called to review design work of other Office staff and of external staff/consultants. Determines appropriate treatments for unusual or complex design situations where established policy and practice do not address conditions.
• Communicates with and coordinates project development actions with internal and external customers and partners.
• Participates in Scope of Services and review meetings.
• Remains current on state‑of‑the‑art and best practices relative to traffic design and related hardware.
• Assists and advises supervisors/leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is located in INDOT’s Central Office Traffic Engineering Department, Indianapolis Area.

This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $85,020.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Establishes procedures for overseeing the construction of highway road and bridge projects.
• Initiates procedures for reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications and construction methods with contractors.
• Prepares unique, unusual or highly complex design plans or reviews similar plans designed by consultants for bridges, roads and related traffic projects.
• Establishes methods for initiation, developing and administering major field traffic operations, such as complex interchanges or intersection layouts, addition of…