Senior Traffic​/Transportation Systems Engineer

• Full-time
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Transportation
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - Novi, MI - 39575 Lewis Drive
• Compensation: USD 135,000 - USD 165,000 - yearly

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AECOM is seeking a Senior Traffic / Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineer to join our growing Transportation team in Traverse City, Michigan
. This is an opportunity for a versatile traffic engineering professional who can move comfortably between traffic safety and operations, ITS planning and design, signal systems, client management, and business development. You will work with MDOT, Michigan counties, cities, townships, and other public-sector clients to develop practical transportation solutions while helping expand AECOM’s presence throughout Southeast Michigan.

The ideal candidate is a true traffic engineering generalist with strong technical depth in ITS and traffic signal systems, combined with the communication and client-facing skills needed to pursue and deliver work. You will have the opportunity to lead technical assignments, contribute to proposals and pursuits, mentor other engineers, and build relationships with transportation agencies across Michigan. Experience working with MDOT and local agencies in Southeast Michigan is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and perform traffic engineering, traffic operations, and ITS assignments for MDOT, counties, municipalities, and other public-sector clients.
• Lead and support project management activities including scope and fee development, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, quality control, and client communication.
• Develop and manage ITS planning and design efforts, including intelligent transportation systems architecture, communications, device deployment, systems integration, and operational strategies.
• Provide construction-phase and implementation support, including field coordination, shop drawing reviews, RFIs, system integration, testing, commissioning, and acceptance of traffic signal and ITS systems.
• Lead traffic signal design, signal timing, operations, optimization, and modernization projects.
• Perform traffic operations analyses and develop recommendations related to intersections, corridors, signal systems, congestion, safety, and multimodal transportation.
• Prepare plans, specifications, technical reports, traffic studies, design documentation, cost estimates, and other engineering deliverables.
• Lead plan production and technical quality control, including design reviews, quantity development, specifications, cost estimates, constructability reviews, and resolution of agency review comments.
• Serve as a technical lead and client-facing project representative on transportation projects throughout Michigan and the broader Midwest.
• Develop…