Senior Traffic Engineer Project Manager
Atlanta, GA - USA
Job Summary
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis seeks a Senior Traffic Project Manager to join our transportation team in Atlanta GA. As a client-facing project manager in traffic engineering your role would involve a range of responsibilities focused on improving safety and operations. You will have the opportunity to work alongside senior program managers project managers and engineers to lead the delivery for programs and projects across the Southeast.
The role sits within our Global Mobility Business partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change urbanization and digitization trends are requiring todays mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the worlds growing population. We design connected sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies and optimize the mobility of people and goods.
Role accountabilities:
Serve as Client-Facing Project Manager: You would act as the main point of contact for clients overseeing traffic engineering projects. You would ensure effective communication and collaboration with clients throughout the project lifecycle.
Scope Schedule and Budget Management: You would be responsible for developing and managing the project scope creating schedules and establishing budgets. This includes defining project objectives deliverables and timelines as well as monitoring project progress and resource allocation to ensure successful completion.
Status Updates and Reporting: You would provide regular written and verbal updates on project status to clients and internal senior management. This involves reporting on project milestones risks and issues as well as discussing strategies to mitigate challenges.
Technical Presentations: You would present technical results and recommendations to clients utilizing your expertise in traffic engineering. This could include sharing findings from traffic studies proposing improvements to safety and operations or presenting design concepts for intersections or intelligent transportation systems.
Coordination with Subject Matter Experts: You would coordinate with various subject matter experts such as surveyors roadway designers and environmental specialists to ensure the successful delivery of client projects. This involves facilitating collaboration providing guidance and integrating their expertise into project plans.
Project Pursuit Strategies: You would work with client managers and operational leaders to develop strategies and plans for pursuing new projects. This includes identifying potential opportunities analyzing market trends and proposing innovative solutions to meet client needs.
Traffic Studies and Modeling: Drawing on your knowledge and experience you would conduct and document traffic studies following nationally accepted modeling practices. This involves using various analytical tools and methodologies to evaluate traffic patterns assess safety measures and recommend improvements.
Technical Approaches and Reviews: You would assist engineers in developing technical approaches for traffic engineering projects and review technical results prepared by others. This includes providing guidance and ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices.
Traffic Engineering Plan Preparation: You would lead the project team in preparing traffic engineering plans which could involve signal designs signing and marking designs conceptual designs for intersections or Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) designs. Your expertise would be essential in ensuring accurate and effective plans.
Client Interaction and Analysis Results: Working under the guidance of senior program managers you would coordinate and interface with clients to discuss the technical aspects of the project. This includes presenting analysis results addressing client concerns and ensuring client satisfaction with the project outcomes.
Training and Guidance: You would provide training and guidance to junior engineers interns and new project managers sharing your technical proficiency and consultancy skills. This involves mentoring offering technical support and facilitating their professional development.
By effectively managing these responsibilities you would contribute to the successful delivery of traffic engineering projects promoting safety and enhancing transportation operations.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
- 10 years of relevant work experience
- Bachelors degree in civil engineering.
- Ability to obtain Georgia PE within one year of hire.
Key Attributes:
- Understanding of the use of traffic analysis tools including VISSIM Sidra Synchro/SimTraffic and HCS
- Understanding of the application of traffic operations principles including ITE MUTCD AASHTO and state DOT requirements policies manuals and procedures
- Experience/familiarity with Microstation and/or Bentley OpenRoads
- Must possess a U.S. Drivers License
- Experience in operational and/or safety analysis
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: GDOT design standards ITS design traffic operations studies intersection conceptual drafting or safety studies.
- Must possess a U.S. Drivers License
- Experience in operational and/or safety analysis
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: GDOT design standards ITS design traffic operations studies intersection conceptual drafting or safety studies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Transportation Engineering
- Experience managing large tasks and/or projects
Why Arcadis
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.
Together we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $112640.00 - $168968.00. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy firm for natural and built assets. We are more than 27,000 people, in over 70 countries, who are dedicated to improving quality of life. We do so by developing innovative solutions to create liveable cities, to establish a people-cent ... View more