Transportation Engineer at Arcadis U.S.Inc. in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

Arcadis is seeking a Staff Traffic Engineer to join the growing Traffic / Planning team in Austin, TX.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

As a Staff Traffic Engineer, you will lead the engineering efforts in the Traffic department and coordinate with both internal and external clients, developing scope and cost estimates, developing, and maintaining project schedules.

Role accountabilities:

• Conduct capacity analyses of intersections, corridors, and transportation systems of various sizes. This involves evaluating the ability of these transportation systems to handle current and projected traffic volumes.
• Perform safety analysis of transportation systems, including intersections, roundabouts, roadway segments, and interchanges. This involves identifying potential safety issues and recommending improvements to enhance the safety of these systems.
• Conduct traffic engineering studies to support intersection and roadway improvements. This includes analyzing traffic patterns, evaluating different design options, and recommending solutions to optimize traffic flow and safety.
• Utilize your expertise in signing and marking as well as traffic signal design. This includes developing effective signage and pavement markings to guide drivers and designing efficient traffic signal systems.
• Facilitate traffic data collection and management. This involves coordinating data collection efforts, analyzing the collected data, and using it to inform traffic engineering decisions.
• Conduct intersection capacity analyses to assess the performance and efficiency of intersections. Additionally, perform traffic impact studies to evaluate the effects of new developments or infrastructure projects on traffic patterns.
• Apply safety engineering principles and use tools such as the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) and FHWA tools to assess intersection improvement projects. Familiarity with Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) will be important for this task.
• Be familiar with alternative intersection and interchange design solutions. Additionally, possess the knowledge and skills to evaluate and communicate the results of these designs to both technical and general audiences.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field
• EIT with the ability to obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) License within 1 year after start date.

• Experience on DOT projects (planning studies, traffic engineering studies, schematic development) / MPO / County planning projects.

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's 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.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll 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 which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. 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 and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 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 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $70800 - $106200.

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