Senior Engineer TransportationTraffic

Toole Design Group in Silver Spring MD is looking to hire an experienced and talented fulltime Senior Engineer (Traffic/Transportation. Do you understand the nuts and bolts of conventional traffic engineering but appreciate the need to focus and safety and efficiency for all modes Are you interested in helping communities and clients think beyond conventional approaches to designing transportation networks and explore more innovative contextsensitive alternatives Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the wellbeing of its employees If so please consider joining our Silver Spring team.

This Senior Engineer position with a focus on multimodal traffic operations traffic engineering design and active transportation earns a competitive salary and great benefits including medical dental vision life insurance disability a health savings account (HSA) a flexible spending account (FSA) and all staff start with at least 24 days PTO. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike walk or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering planning and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people regardless of age ability race or gender. As an Engineering NewsRecord top 500 design firm we have also been named a best firm to work for and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industryleading experts and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and teamoriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Engineer (Transportation/Traffic)

You are at the forefront of using best practices and brainstorming creative traffic operations and safety solutions for challenging transportation projects. You lead support and mentor an interdisciplinary team to helpdeliver multimodal transportation projects in a wide range of contexts. You may help lead and participate in the development of design plans for signing and pavement marking traffic calming maintenance of traffic and traffic signals for transportation projects and streetscapes in urban suburban and rural settings. Your expertise may be called upon to develop recommended safety improvements for Safe Routes to School studies safety action plans and other safety studies. You may use programs such as Synchro Highway Capacity Software MicroStation and/or AutoCAD to fulfill production work on your projects. Youll have the opportunity to use state of the art tools and practices to help create safe and sustainable multimodal transportation networks. You also could work on a wide range of projects that inform your design work including road diet feasibility analysis multimodal traffic studies for new development roundabout studies trail/roadway intersection studies and designs parking studies and design guidance. You will share your knowledge with staff and clients to help develop feasibility studies concept plans and design documents as well as mentor your colleagues to ensure that our projects are consistently of the highest quality.

You participate in business development pursuits in your home region as well as across our North American offices. Your job can sometimes be challenging but you get to work with a closeknit team that is passionate about the work and the communities that you serve.

We are targeting a salary range of $120000 to $140000 for this position.

Qualifications of a Senior Engineer (Transportation/Traffic):

• Bachelors or masters degree in civil/transportation engineering
• Professional engineering licensure
• 10 years of relevant experience developing traffic engineering design plans operational and safety analyses and/or design documents (signing and pavement marking maintenance of traffic traffic signals)
• 2 years of experience serving in a project or design management role
• Experience developing conceptual designs for intersections and corridors
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: MicroStation OpenRoads Synchro Highway Capacity Software MicroStation InRoads AutoCAD Civil 3D SIDRA and/or VISSIM
• Understanding of basic geometric design principles of roadways and industry roadway design standards
• Understanding of MUTCD standards at the state and federal level
• Experience developing construction documents and cost estimates
• An interest in managing and mentoring staff

It would be a plus if you have any of the following:

• PTOE licensure
• Experience in Complete Streets bikeway and crossing design
• Experience working on engineering projects in one or more of the following agencies: MDOT SHA VDOT DDOT PennDOT
• Exposure to AGi32 lighting design
• Exposure to construction management
• A strong interest in multimodal and active transportation design
• Experience supervising involvement in hiring personnel matters performance reviews and/or staff mentorship

Youll be great here if:

• You have strong collaboration and leadership skills and enjoy participating in multidisciplinary teams
• You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable
• You enjoy producing highquality work products and seeing your projects get built
• You have strong communication skills whether written verbal or visual
• You can build relationships bring enthusiasm to exciting projects and are detail oriented with strong problemsolving skills

Work Schedule for a Senior Engineer (Transportation/Traffic)

This fulltime position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home two days per week (i.e. Monday and Friday). The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is conveniently located close to regional trails and networks with onstreet bike infrastructure and just a few blocks from the Silver Spring Metro Station (Red Line) MARC Station and bus depot. The office is easily accessed on foot by bicycle and via transit.

Ready to Join our Silver Spring Team We understand your time is valuable so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Senior Engineer position please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.

At Toole Design we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone including those from underrepresented communities women people of color LGBTQIA immigrants firstgeneration college students/graduates those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between to apply. Even if you dont think your current skill set checks every box below but this role seems to align with your strengths we want to hear from you.

Were proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work as well. Toole Design is a womanowned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contactingand asking for Human Resources or emailing .

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