Traffic Engineer

The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership, manage traffic engineering projects, support client and public agency relationships, and oversee the preparation of traffic studies, engineering plans, and transportation reports.

• Lead and manage traffic engineering design teams.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, scopes of work, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with clients, public agencies, and internal project teams.
• Prepare and review traffic engineering plans, studies, and technical reports.
• Manage traffic impact analyses and transportation planning projects.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to traffic designers, CAD technicians, and engineering staff.
• Support project development, proposal preparation, and client relationship management.
• Ensure project compliance with applicable transportation standards and regulations.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE) required.
• Active California Professional Engineer (PE) Registration in Civil or Traffic Engineering required.
• Minimum 4--5 years of traffic engineering experience or equivalent industry experience of 9--10 years.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing or supervising traffic engineering teams.
• Experience overseeing project schedules, budgets, contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with clients, public agencies, and internal teams.
• Recent Southern California experience required, preferably within San Diego County.

Candidates should have experience with:

• Municipal traffic engineering services.
• In-house traffic engineering support for public agencies.
• Traffic engineering plans.
• Traffic signal plans.
• Traffic control plans.
• Signing and striping plans.
• Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA).
• Traffic studies and engineering reports.
• Transportation planning and design projects.

Experience with:

• HCS
• Vistro
• Synchro

Knowledge of:

• California Vehicle Code (CVC)
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)