Traffic Design Engineer

Job Overview

SEH is seeking a full‑time experienced Traffic Engineer to join an established and collaborative traffic engineering team. This role is suited well for an experienced engineer who enjoys leading and delivering traffic design work across multimodal transportation projects of varying size and complexity to enhance safety, mobility, and system performance. This covers everything from fast, small design assignments and quick‑build demonstration builds to major improvements of urban corridors, highways, and interchanges.

As an experienced Traffic Engineer you will be responsible for the preparation and coordination of design plans and specifications for traffic engineering items including:

• Traffic signals, hybrid beacons, and rectangular flashing beacons
• Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) and construction phasing
• Traffic signing
• Pavement marking

You will be responsible for managing, directing, and completing tasks or projects for a range of project types including construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of urban corridors, highways, alternative intersections, interchanges, county and city roadways, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and demonstration projects.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Contributing to review and delivery of traffic design deliverables while playing an important role in the success of a wide range of transportation projects.
• Leading traffic design teams, completing traffic design, and providing quality assurance reviews.
• Representing technical work with internal and external team members, clients/owners, and other agency and community stakeholders.
• Collaborating directly with clients/owners, contractors, and stakeholders to optimize safety, innovation, and constructability.
• Applying MUTCD, AASHTO, and state DOT standards to real‑world design challenges.
• Authoring Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) to analyze impacts and mitigation strategies of MOT and staging designs.
• Providing strong quality management and quality assurance for all design plans and deliverables.
• Collaborating with and providing support to other members of the traffic engineering team and SEH’s highway design, planning, civil, wastewater, landscape architecture and other groups throughout Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota with ability to be licensed in Minnesota within 3 months
• Previous experience specializing in Traffic Design including preparation of Final Construction Documents for signing and pavement marking design
• Proficiency in Micro Station/Open Roads Designer and AutoCAD and/or Civil3D
• Working knowledge of MnDOT/MN MUTCD Standards and best practices
• Previous experience conducting and directing traffic engineering design work to prepare plans and completion of QA/QC reviews as required for 30%, 60%, 90% submittals including cost estimates and specifications
• Experience working with multidisciplined teams on complex projects

• Proficiency in SignCAD
• Prequalified for MnDOT Work Type 14.6 Signing Plan Design and Special Provisions Levels 1, 2 & 3
• Prequalified for MnDOT Work Type 14.4 Temporary Traffic Control Plan Design & Special Provisions Levels 1, 2, & 3
• Preparation and coordination of design plans and specifications for staging, maintenance of traffic, traffic signals and ITS.
• Established client relationships with City, County, other agency and/or MnDOT staff in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area, and/or greater Minnesota.
• Active participation or interest in professional organizations, conferences and technical publications
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification
• Road Safety Professional 1 (RSP1) certification
• Working knowledge of HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic or other Traffic Engineering Software packages
• Working knowledge of GIS
• Ability to prepare traffic impact studies and conduct traffic safety studies
• Supervisory and/or mentoring experience

This opportunity is open to candidates residing in Minnesota, North Dakota, or Iowa.

SEH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. We take affirmative action to ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $90,000 and $130,000 annually based on skill set and experience.