Transportation Engineer - Traffic & ITS
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, 80285, USA
Listed on 2026-08-17
-
Engineering
Civil Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists, Safety Engineer, Environmental Compliance & Protection
What Your Day Will Look Like:
As a Transportation Engineer
, you will support the delivery of a wide range of transportation engineering projects, including intelligent transportation systems, connected vehicle and emerging technologies, traffic signal design, signing and striping design, traffic modeling and analysis, traffic signal timing, traffic safety analysis and design, and various traffic studies. You’ll play a key role in design development, plan production, technical analysis, and report writing while working under the guidance of licensed engineers.
Range:
$70,000 – $90,000 (dependent on experience) Compensation for candidates with experience exceeding the minimum requirements may be considered above this range.
What You'll Do:- Model and analyze transportation systems and traffic operations
- Collect and process data for traffic studies
- Support the development of traffic, and ITS design packages for transportation projects
- Prepare CADD designs and assist with plan production
- Develop project specifications and cost estimates
- Perform engineering calculations and technical analyses
- Assist in the preparation of technical reports and documentation
- Follow internal quality control procedures to ensure high-quality deliverables
- Collaborate effectively with team members and maintain strong working relationships
- Work under the direction and mentorship of a licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
Minimum Qualifications
- 0-4+ years of transportation engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification (or ability to obtain shortly after hire)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with traffic analysis or modeling tools (Synchro, Vissim, etc.)
- Exposure to ITS and traffic signal design
- Working knowledge of CAD software (Micro Station and/or AutoCAD preferred)
- Interest in emerging transportation technologies (connected/automated vehicles)
- Exposure to data analytics software and methodologies
- Exposure to scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Jupyter Notebooks) for data processing, analysis, and workflow optimization.
- Interest in applying technology and automation to solve engineering problems and improve efficiency.
- Working knowledge of GIS applications and geospatial data management
- Opportunity to work on innovative ITS and transportation projects
- Collaborative team environment with mentorship from experienced engineers
- Career growth and professional development support
This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements. While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.
This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.
We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package
! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact
- Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
- Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
- Wellness – Medical, dental and…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).