Civil Engineer - Traffic Project Manager

Overview

Civil Engineer - Traffic Project Manager in Transportation.

Requisition Number: CIVIL
001768.

Location:

St. Paul, MN 55113, USA. This is a full-time position posted December 1, 2025.

Exciting growth has led to a new office for us in Minnesota, and we’re seeking a confident and driven project manager focused on traffic engineering to join our team. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to our multi-state traffic team’s success and be a vital part of our accomplished, well-respected, and employee-owned organization’s story. You’ll have access to experienced staff across the country to help you deliver quality transportation projects to clients, with support from fellow project managers and upper management to help ensure success.

On any given day, you’ll have the opportunity to develop client relationships, pursue and manage traffic-related tasks and projects, contribute to hiring as we grow, and mentor less experienced traffic engineering staff within our organization. Join a nationally recognized USA Today Top Workplace and contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation.

Compensation:
Our good-faith compensation approach is fair and equitable and considers permissible factors including market data, education, training, skills, and experience, and geographic location. Salary range posted: $105,000 - $130,000. The selected candidate will be evaluated with these factors in mind.

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• Take the lead in successfully marketing and winning transportation, traffic focused projects from clients including MnDOT, counties, municipalities, and the private sector.
• Prepare and negotiate contract documents.
• Manage clients.
• Manage projects and perform the work and/or oversee work performed by others, ensuring that the work is produced on schedule, profitably, and in conformance with the quality standards of Ayres Associates and requirements of the contract.
• Build and maintain respectful working relationships with fellow co-workers and leaders within the company.
• Support and participate in the development and mentorship of staff.
• Be an active participant in regularly scheduled traffic team meetings to discuss project pursuits, workload, and resource utilization.
• Provide input to leadership for the development of an annual business plan and budget.
• Actively engage in local, statewide, and/or national professional organizations.
• Participate in office-wide, social events.
• Review the work of traffic staff and provide assistance/guidance when needed on the following tasks: evaluation of traffic issues on transportation projects for freeways, arterial corridors, and intersections; coordination of traffic counts and surveys for existing traffic conditions; analysis of volume and safety data; preparation of traffic impact analyses, traffic operation analyses and modeling, traffic signal warrant studies, intersection control evaluations, signal timing and phasing optimizations, alternative analyses, and traffic signal design;
  
  evaluation of work zone conditions and preparation of transportation management plans; development of reports detailing recommendations for roadway improvements; production of design plans for safe control and flow of traffic.

• A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation/traffic engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Minnesota (or capable of getting PE within first six months of employment).
• A minimum of 7 years of traffic engineering experience including some project management.
• Willingness to travel to other office locations for short durations (1-3 days) from time to time.
• A valid driver’s license with a good driving record.

• Project leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate public involvement processes.
• Experience with traffic engineering software including HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, IHSDM, SIDRA, and Vistro/Vissim.
• Knowledge of FHWA, MnDOT and local operations standards.
• Knowledge of the MUTCD and HCM.
• Experience in traffic signal design.
• Experience in pedestrian, bicyclist, transit, or other multi-modal projects.
• Experience with traffic counting equipment.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Micro Station.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
• Road Safety Professional (RSP).

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and 401K with company match.
• PTO upon hire, paid holidays including two floating holidays, and a flexible work schedule.