Traffic and Revenue Manager

Overview

ACCIONA is a global company focused on regenerative infrastructure and sustainable development. The T&R Manager leads the development and optimization of traffic demand, operational performance, and revenue strategies for highway and toll infrastructure projects, integrating traffic forecasting with design and financial considerations.

Strategic & Technical Leadership

• Analyze market environment, users’ preferences, and competing infrastructure; study contractual conditions and project information in RFPs during tender and after awarding.
• Manage and lead T&R studies developed by external consultants, ensuring objectives, quality, robustness, and schedules.
• Lead T&R analysis for major Toll highway and Managed Lanes projects, including demand forecasting and revenue modeling.
• Define strategies to optimize T&R across related areas, mindful of road design and tolling strategy.
• Provide internal or preliminary T&R estimations when needed and oversee integration of modeling results into strategic decisions.
• Ensure alignment between engineering design solutions and traffic demand/revenue objectives.

Stakeholder & Project Coordination

• Participate in high-level meetings with public agencies and stakeholders to present T&R insights.
• Coordinate between Consortium T&R teams, Business Development, Commercial teams, and Concessions Business Managing Directors within the consortium.
• Coordinate between T&R teams and Technical Department on Operations and Maintenance, ITS, and Tolling teams within the consortium.
• Coordinate with T&R Consultants, LTRA, and Financial teams; collaborate with DOTs, consultants, and design-build ventures to influence design alternatives.

Analysis & Reporting

• Oversee and contribute to development of T&R models, user demand projections, and revenue forecasts.
• Validate assumptions, methodologies, models, and outputs used in financial and technical proposals; prepare and review technical documentation for bids.
• Track and assess T&R in awarded assets.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to improve modeling methodologies and tools.
• Incorporate user behavior insights and emerging traffic technologies into analysis; support knowledge transfer and internal best practices.

Reporting Line and Team

• The T&R Manager will have a dual reporting line: a hierarchical line to the Head of Concessions in North America and a functional line to the Technical Department in Madrid, Spain.
• Direct responsibility for the T&R team based in the U.S. office, currently two engineers.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Economics, or related field (Master’s degree preferred)
• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in traffic analysis, transportation planning, or highway design
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Advanced understanding of traffic operations and user behavior
• Leadership and team coordination skills across technical disciplines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to translate complex technical analysis into strategic insights
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Proven experience in Managed Lanes, toll road, or PPP infrastructure projects
• Experience in a lead or senior technical role coordinating T&R with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong expertise in traffic modeling tools (e.g., VISSIM, Aimsun, TransCAD, Cube, Synchro)
• Experience integrating traffic modeling with financial/revenue forecasting
• Familiarity with roadway design standards (AASHTO, MUTCD, state DOT requirements)
• Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent preferred