Transportation Senior Project Engineer

We are hiring a Senior Project Engineer to work out of our San Jose Office! BKF has an immediate opening for a senior-level civil engineer with strong technical abilities and focus on traffic-related design experience supporting traffic and transportation for roadways, highways, intersections, rails, bike/pedestrian/complete streets, and transit. The ideal candidate will be familiar with public works and Caltrans projects.

• Transportation/Traffic Design for roadway, highway, intersection projects, and multi‑modal (ATP) projects for Public Works and Caltrans projects.
• Traffic signal, lighting/electrical, signing, striping, and stage construction/traffic handling
• Accident and safety analysis
• Transportation Management Plans (TMP)
• Bid and construction support, including RFIs and shop drawings

• 6+ years of experience in traffic and transportation design required
• B.S. in Civil Engineering or related field from an ABET Accredited Curriculum or equivalent required
• Professional Engineering license in the State of California is highly preferred. EIT required
• AutoCAD - Civil 3D mastery required
• Micro Station V8i, Auto Turn, AGi
  32 Lighting Analyst, & SignCAD experience
• Transportation/roadway/public works experience
• Caltrans experience with Traffic Design Standards, PID, PA&ED, and PS&Es desired
• Diverse experience within various stages/design elements of a project is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, including staff, consultant, and client coordination.
• RFP/RFQ familiarity

• Competitive salaries, end‑year bonus, profit sharing, and 401k match
• BKF pays 100% of the premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage and 50% for your dependents
• 14 days of paid vacation time, 6 paid sick days, 8 paid holidays
• Flexible schedules
• Education reimbursement, paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations
• BKF offers competitive and award‑winning benefits and perks.

• The typical base salary range for this position is $119,000 - $145,000 annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is an hourly position paid biweekly.

• We're proud to be named a  Great Place To Work certified company!
• BKF Engineers wins Zweig Group's 2023 Trifecta Award
• Zweig "Best Firms to Work For" Top 100 in the U.S. 2023
• Bay Area News Group "Top Workplace" for 7 years in a row!
• "Best Firm to Work for North Bay" North Bay Business Journal for 8 years

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