Traffic Engineer Job Description
Traffic engineer
provides engineering guidance on design standards to project teams, designers, and planners consistent with the Highway Design Manual.
Traffic Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective traffic engineer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included traffic engineer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Supervise and perform capacity analyses using HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM and other software packages
Use of Microstation in developing plan sets conceptual renderings
Software development of application or system components including design and review
Assist with NZTA Business Cases for transport projects
Client interaction – understanding scope and bigger picture, able to justify design decisions, understand the deliverable
Participates as part of the team for traffic engineering and traffic planning evaluations in Florida
Responsible for traffic engineering analysis and simulations
Develops documents including project scopes, specifications, schedules, standard operating procedures, and cost estimates in order to support project work
Routinely communicate effectively with client on increasingly complex and technical issues
Assist in the preparation of feasibility studies, traffic forecasts, traffic capacity and operations analysis, traffic impact analysis reports, signal design, signal timing, signal systems, ITS design, highway signing & marking and other related traffic engineering work
Traffic Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Traffic Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: EIT, PTOE, P.E, RPEQ, AECOM, FE/EIT, IMSA, OSHA, II, MUST
Education for Traffic Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the traffic engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering, Education, Science, Design, Mathematics, Geography, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Communication
Skills for Traffic Engineer
Desired skills for traffic engineer include:
VISSIM
Industry standard computer software for the position
Synchro
AutoCAD
Local and national design standards
MUTCD
Highway Capacity Manual
Developing feasibility and preliminary design schemes
MicroStation
Highway Safety Manual
Desired experience for traffic engineer includes:
Demonstrated expertise building and enhancing Java / Java EE based applications
Understanding of application messaging protocols like http, FTP, SSL
Exposure to unit testing framework like junit, mockito
Exposure with Camel, RabbitMQ a strong plus
Exposure to Scala a strong plus
Should be familiar with traffic engineering standards such as MUTCD, HCM and FHWA criteria for modification of interchanges
Traffic Engineer Examples
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Traffic Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of traffic engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for traffic engineer
- Lead in the delivery of Traffic Engineering projects ensuring quality and timely delivery are at the forefront - traffic assessments, traffic improvement schemes including resident parking, traffic management and traffic calming (inc. Feasibility)
- Advise on and deliver Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO’s) – including bus lanes and other restrictions
- Manage Traffic schemes from a financial aspect
- Review of Transport modelling outputs
- Complete design and production efforts for signing, pavement marking, traffic signals, ITS and signal systems, signal system timing, and many other related traffic engineering services with minimal oversight
- Perform field investigations and inspections and evaluate existing conditions on signing, pavement marking, traffic signal, ITS and signal system, and signal system timing projects
- Lead/oversee traffic-related projects
- Lead and/or assist other managers with marketing pursuits
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or Planning coupled with 2-4 years' experience in traffic engineering or transport planning, either in the public or private sector
- Outstanding career development opportunities, geared around your strengths and areas of interest
Qualifications for traffic engineer
- Bachelor’s degree in civil/transportation engineering or related area of study
- 5+ years of relevant work experience, master's degree in relevant discipline can substitute for up to one year of work experience
- Must be able to develop documents in MS Office
- Must be able to work effectively in team situations and establish strong relationships with other teams
- Ability to manage traffic engineering projects and train junior traffic engineering staff
- Familiar with traffic engineering standards such as Trip Generation Manual, MUTCD, HCM and FHWA criteria for modification of interchanges, managed/express lanes roadway safety standards such as the HSM
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Traffic Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of traffic engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for traffic engineer
- A fun and supportive working environment and convenient location near St Leonards train station
- The chance to work with and learn from recognised industry experts
- Responsible for performing transportation/traffic engineering and design
- Performs traffic analysis tasks from data collection, reporting analysis results and writing technical reports
- Maintains effective communication with project team members and with clients
- Specifically, we are looking for a candidate with the interest and knowledge in traffic engineering design, transportation modeling (microsimulation), and traffic operations
- Specifically, we are looking for a candidate with the interest and knowledge in traffic engineering, transportation modeling (micro, meso, and macro), and traffic operations
- A successful track record in the management and delivery of a portfolio of traffic engineering and local transport schemes through both preliminary and / or detailed design stages
- Multi-disciplinary project experience as project manager/ task leader
- Ability to demonstrate detailed understanding and application of relevant design standards and regulations
Qualifications for traffic engineer
- Ability to interact with client and assist/lead in proposal efforts for traffic engineering tasks
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Arizona or ability to obtain within six months of starting employment
- Ability to take increasing responsibility for task management
- Microscopic and macroscopic modeling/evaluations
- ITS design and master planning , Fiber optic interconnect design for signal systems is preferable
- Signing and Pavement Marking design
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Traffic Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of traffic engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for traffic engineer
- Demonstrate and develop ability to build trusting working relationships with clients and colleagues
- Collection of field data such as peak period turning movement counts and speed data
- Oversee and develop sequences of construction and traffic control plans
- Develop traffic volume forecasts
- Prepare plans, specifications and estimates for traffic engineering elements of project such as traffic control signals, signing and pavement markings
- May use engineering and design software, including computer simulation models and Geographical Information System (GIS) software, and equipment to prepare engineering and design analysis and documents
- May use computer software to evaluate signal systems/transportation facilities and forecast future transportation demand
- Assist with ITS studies and designs, including feasibility studies, Concepts of Operation, and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for ITS field devices
- Independently lead transportation engineering tasks and provide guidance to junior staff members
- Assisting with proposals to provide services or obtain funding for engineering projects or programs
Qualifications for traffic engineer
- Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) Certificate
- Experience is required with signal timing analysis tools for both isolated and coordinated signals, simulation tools to illustrate traffic operation with signal timing plans
- Minimum of 10+ years experience in traffic and transportation engineering and ITS for urban roadways & highways, major and minor interchanges and intersections which must include previous project experience working with state and local agencies
- Proficiency with traffic operational analysis software including CORSIM, Synchro/SIM and Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and micro simulation tools
- Familiarity with transportation simulation and planning level modeling packages including SimTraffic, Vissim, Cube, Tranplan, and Aimsun is preferred
- Proficient in traffic engineering software (GuidSign, Tru-Traffic, Synchro, HCS)
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Traffic Engineer Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of traffic engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for traffic engineer
- Introduction and Training in Microstation, Synchro, Transmodeler, SIDRA, HCS
- Collaborating with other engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues
- Participating in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project design
- Agency coordination
- ITS Concepts of Operation
- Systems engineering analysis
- Preparation of specifications, quantities, estimates, and traffic impact studies
- Traffic analysis software and simulation modeling
- Project meeting support
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline, plus 6 years of ITS engineering experience
Qualifications for traffic engineer
- A minimum of 6 years’ experience in traffic engineering
- Ability to train, mentor and motivate staff
- Must be able to work well in groups independently
- Experience in using traffic simulation applications such as Corsim and VISSIM
- 2+ years of relevant work experience in ITS planning/design or traffic engineering
- Ability to take increasing responsibility for task management and desire to grow technical skills and innovations
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Traffic Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of traffic engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for traffic engineer
- Sketch proposed improvements in Microstation
- Reviews constituent requests for traffic control devices
- Assist the Traffic Management Team Leader in providing accurate and timely input to the Annual Plan and Forward Plan in accordance with contract requirements
- Manage devolved project budgets and resources accurately and efficiently ensuring maximum cost recovery where appropriate
- Provide advice to other teams as required
- Take ownership of the delivery of traffic engineering and report to the Traffic Management Team Leader on progress for the regular contract business reviews
- Maintain good working relationships with client officers, providing timely updates and information as requested
- Have good knowledge of traffic regulation order legislation and DFT guidance
- Have knowledge of the current traffic signs regulations and general directions, traffic sign manuals and traffic advisory leaflets (TAL)
- Be educated to HND/HNC level with a professional membership
Qualifications for traffic engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of experience in traffic signal design
- NJ P.E
- Minnesota PE licensed
- At least 3 years’ practical experience in infrastructure design, traffic management and road safety engineering
- Proficiency in Microstation and InRoad / InRail programme will be an advantage