Sr. Project Engineer - Transportation

WHAT LJA HAS TO OFFER

LJA is offering an exciting opportunity that will allow you to reach your full career potential. The structure of our organization is designed to amplify your capabilities while gaining the benefits of being an employee-owner. What truly sets this opportunity apart is the chance to collaborate every day with dedicated, skilled, and supportive leaders. Whether you are in the office, in the field, or behind the scenes, working at LJA gives you the chance to grow through hands-on experience and exposure to a broad range of clients and services.

At LJA, our employee-owners take pride in their work and their workplace. We're guided by leaders who foster a culture of respect, collaboration and a shared vision of success. Our difference is evident in the experiences and opportunities we provide:

• Employee-owned. Client-focused
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Consistently ranked as a Top Workplace
• Internal recruitment team, in-house training, and a marketing department specific to our industry
• We celebrate flexibility, allowing every team and office to lead with their proven approach
• Our culture champions continuous learning and personal growth
• We believe success comes through constant evolution and communication
• We are passionate about having fun and making money, all while creating impact

As a Sr. Project Engineer at LJA Transportation you will provide technical and engineering support while performing traffic and transportation systems analysis, planning, and design. You will manage and design traffic signal, signing, striping, illumination, ITS, and traffic control plan projects while supporting project performance related to scope, schedule, budget, and staff. You will also prepare traffic studies, support business development and project management activities, and mentor team members.

• Providing technical and engineering support, including technical proposals and cost estimates
• Performing traffic and transportation systems analysis, planning, and design
• Determining project feasibility based on analysis of collected data
• Managing project performance to scope, schedule, and budget
• Managing the performance of project staff and providing technical oversight across multiple concurrent projects
• Managing and designing traffic signal projects, including signal timing, signing, striping, illumination, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and traffic control plans for TxDOT, counties, and local municipalities
• Preparing traffic studies, including traffic impact analyses for private clients, level of service analyses, travel demand modeling, signal warrant studies, and roadway safety studies
• Performing and overseeing QA/QC reviews of traffic engineering plans, studies, analyses, and technical deliverables
• Overseeing day-to-day operations of the group, including business development activities and project management responsibilities
• Mentoring engineers, EITs, and direct reports while providing technical guidance and conveying knowledge to others
• Collaborating with client agencies, including TxDOT, counties, local municipalities, and other public-sector clients

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in the Traffic and Transportation field
• Experience completing engineering studies, including traffic impact analysis, signal warrant studies, and traffic management plans for private clients
• Experience using SYNCHRO

• Experience with Micro Station ORD
• Experience with large-scale TxDOT projects
• Advanced skills in specialized software programs
• Technical training…