Traffic Engineer

Traffic Engineer

Keep Central Texas Moving:
Become a Traffic Engineer at Freese and Nichols! Do you have a passion for optimizing traffic flow and creating efficient transportation systems? Freese and Nichols' Central Texas Transportation team is seeking a talented and driven Traffic Engineer to join our growing team in Austin or San Antonio! This is your chance to play a vital role in shaping the future of mobility in our region.

Imagine being at the forefront of designing innovative solutions that impact thousands of commuters every day.

Here’s what makes this role stand out:

• Design and analyze traffic engineering projects, conduct traffic studies, create signal timing plans, perform operations analyses, and build microsimulation models.
• Prepare project plans and drawings, including traffic signal design and intersection improvements, collaborating with colleagues and managing project budgets and schedules.
• Conduct research, gather traffic data, perform calculations, and conduct transportation analyses, seeking new and better solutions.
• Manage technical activities on assigned projects, ensuring successful completion within budget and schedule constraints, and perform field work as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas or ability to obtain the license within 6 months.
• 6+ years of experience related to transportation and traffic engineering.

• Experience using Micro Station and/or AutoCAD, Synchro, VISSIM, and TRANSCAD.
• Familiar with concepts and standards of the MUTCD, HCM, and AASHTO Geometric Design.
• Knowledge of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) applications and design would be a plus.
• Ability to participate and collaborate within a project team setting.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.