Civil Engineer - Highway​/Traffic Engineer

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Full Time Atlanta, GA, US

3 days ago Requisition

You are already an expert in your field. You are a P.E. with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and 10+ years of hands-on Highway Engineering Design experience. You have a broad understanding of highway/roadway design and safety.

This role asks you to bring this same set of skills and knowledge to a different challenge: determining why an incident occurred. You will work alongside nationally respected experts on casework that is consequential to industry and society, and you will keep learning for the rest of your career.

Prior forensic experience is not required. We hire for deep industry knowledge. Robson Forensic will train you to apply your expertise in a forensic setting, based on our experience of nearly 40 years in providing expert witness services.

• Investigate highway/traffic engineering incidents.
• Analyze highway/traffic design procedures, applying your comprehensive knowledge of standards and practices.
• Write clear, scientifically sound reports.
• Provide expert testimony
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You will delve into the "why" behind incidents, critically assessing decision-making, operational procedures, and the standard of care.

• Licensure: Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
• Education
  : B.S. in Civil Engineering
• Experience: 10+ years of hands-on experience (including DOT experience) in highway/traffic engineering [geometric design, access/egress design, highway/roadway safety features (signing, striping, lighting, guardrail, barriers, clear zones, etc.), intersection design, signal design/maintenance, fieldwork analyses, field engineering studies, & incident/claims investigations.]
• Knowledge
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  Broad understanding of highway/roadway design and safety.
• Skills
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  Excellent technical, analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• Aptitude: Strong ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, objective evidence for non-technical audiences.
• Other: A clean background screen, a driver’s license, and the ability to drive.

• Highway/roadway maintenance
• Construction management
• Construction inspection
• Residential or commercial land development

Approximately 20% of the role is travel for training, inspections, and providing sworn testimony on your investigative findings at a deposition or trial. The remainder is investigation, analysis, and report writing, working independently and as part of a collaborative team. Our experts offer and receive support/mentoring in a firm with over 100 scientists, engineers, and other professionals and manage a portfolio of 50-70 projects/clients.

Miami Lakes/Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Atlanta, GA, Las Vegas, NV, Dublin, OH, Lancaster, PA, & Dallas/Fort Worth/Irving, TX (hybrid)

Robson Forensic is a national leader in expert witness consulting, providing technical expertise across many fields within engineering, architecture, science, and a broad range of specialty disciplines. Our experts come from both industry and academia, and the work blends collaboration with autonomy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.