Traffic Engineer

Job Title – Traffic Engineer

Location – Cedar Rapids, IA | Des Moines, IA | Iowa City, IA | Muscatine, IA

Job Type – Hybrid, Onsite

Requisition  – 11004

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Traffic Engineer to support our Traffic Engineering and Safety practices, primarily based in our Des Moines office. However, strong consideration will be given to candidates seeking to work from one of our other Iowa offices:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, or Muscatine.

• Serve as Project Manager, Project Lead, or Task Lead on the development of traffic and safety projects.
• Design and prepare traffic signal plans for new and modified intersections, including construction sequencing, pavement marking plans, signing plans, and traffic control plans.
• Design and prepare roadway lighting plans, traffic signal interconnect plans and other Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) infrastructure.
• Conduct and prepare a variety of analysis and traffic impact studies, including traffic impact analysis, traffic signal warrant analysis, intersection design studies, safety studies, bicycle, and pedestrian planning studies.
• Provide technical guidance and perform quality control reviews for traffic engineering studies and design projects led by other project managers or team leads.
• Support local and national practice areas with traffic engineering expertise.
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers, fostering their technical and professional growth.
• Represent Stanley Consultants in technical meetings with agency representatives, clients, and contractors.

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering;
  Master of Science in Civil Engineering is a plus.
• At least 6+ years of relevant experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, transportation safety, and/or Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• Iowa Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Familiarity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Iowa DOT and local agency traffic engineering standards and the AASHTO Green Book.
  
  Proficiency with SYNCHRO and HCS required; VISSIM, CORSIM, or other traffic capacity and analysis software is a plus.
• Membership in ITE or other professional organizations aligned with traffic engineering.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) or Road Safety Professional 1 (RSP1) certification.
• Direct experience with DOT, local county, municipal, and/or developer driven traffic engineering projects and project development.
• A working knowledge of Micro Station, Open Roads, AutoCAD, or other advanced software packages.
• Having presented at local or regional professional organization conferences.

While some members choose to work out of their local office on a full-time basis, we offer a hybrid schedule for eligible positions consisting of two days a week in the office, two days a week remotely, and Friday being a flexible day that can be worked either in the office or gible roles can also offer a compressed workweek schedule.

Members who participate will be assigned a 9/80 work schedule, meaning every other Friday off!

• Member-Owned
• Work-Life Balance
• Paid Time Away
• Health Portfolio
• Financial Health
• Professional Growth
• Financial Rewards

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities