Traffic Engineering Service Line Leader

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary:JMT is seeking an energetic leader with an entrepreneurial spirit to serve as our Traffic Engineering Service Line Leader to expand and grow our capabilities across the firm which includes civil engineers, planners and technicians working in multiple offices and markets. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape a national practice, influence major pursuits, and connect talented traffic professionals across JMT’s geographic footprint.

The Traffic Engineering Service Line Leader will be part of the firm’s Transportation Business Line, which focuses primarily on government and institutional clients in a variety of markets. The Traffic Engineering Service Line Leader will coordinate closely with other business lines to support services to clients in other markets.

The successful candidate will serve in a company wide leadership role, coordinating across regions and markets to build alignment, strengthen collaboration, and shape a shared, strategic vision for how the traffic engineering service supports clients, projects, and long-term growth. The role is designed for a collaborative builder who can pair technical credibility with business leadership, translate strategy into measurable action, and create opportunities for people to do their best work.

This position is offered in various locations within JMT’s footprint; specific locations can be addressed with the hiring manager during the interview process.

Service Line Leadership & Community Building

• Promote and lead knowledge sharing, technical expertise, and coordination across the regional traffic teams
• Support regional leaders with developing client-specific expertise and best practices
• Develop communication networks, forums, and methods that connect staff across offices
• Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and mutual support
• Understand individual and team expertise and help align the right talent to the right opportunities

Strategic Vision and Growth

• Advance an integrated traffic engineering portfolio that may include safety, operations, traffic design, signal systems, multimodal analysis, transportation systems management and operations, intelligent transportation systems, data analytics, and emerging mobility solutions
• Establish clear annual priorities and measurable outcomes for growth, project delivery, quality, talent development, innovation, and cross-office collaboration that aligns with regional, market, and business line objectives
• Implement and update a strategic service line plan
• Lead the development of new or expanded services, integrated delivery approaches, or emerging capabilities
• Support regional managers, office leaders, and traffic engineering office leaders in driving business development and strategic pursuits within the service line by:
  • Helping shape win strategies
  • Aligning the best teams across offices
  • Contributing technical and strategic insight during proposals and interviews
  • Supporting design build efforts across the office footprint
• Serve as a partner to clients and project leaders on complex or high-profile work
• Coordinate with other firms to develop partnerships for pursuits
• Strengthen traffic engineering integration within alternative delivery, smart mobility, and multidisciplinary transportation pursuits

Brand Development

• Serve as JMT’s subject matter expert and thought leader both internally and…