Senior Traffic Project Engineer - Santa Ana, United States - HNTB

HNTB Santa Ana, United States

4 weeks ago

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Senior Traffic Project Engineer

Santa Ana ,

California

Job Category:
Engineering Group

Full/Part Time:
Full time

Job Type:
Regular
What We're Looking For

Join our growing Southern California Transportation Team We are growing our offices in Orange County (Santa Ana) and in the Inland Empire (Ontario).

We are supporting high profile transportation projects in the Inland Empire and Orange County such as Brightline West (high speed rail), I -10 Freeway corridor in San Bernardino, various LA Metro and Caltrans Highway projects Why not grow your career in civil engineering while supporting these important projects that support the infrastructure in your communities?

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us.

For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country.

With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
HNTB is currently seeking to hire a senior traffic project engineer in their Orange County or Ontario office.

The target applicant will have eight to fifteen years of experience in traffic engineering and operations modeling, but slightly more or less experience is acceptable.

The candidate will support our Southern California traffic staff in a variety of traffic operational analysis and traffic design tasks, including performing in a traffic task lead role.

Project work will include modeling, data analysis, design, estimating, specifications, and report writing on freeway corridor, arterial, and transit projects at various stages of development (ranging from the planning phase through construction).

Typical deliverable work includes feasibility studies, technical studies in support of environmental documents, and transportation management plans (TMPs).

In addition, the candidate will also assist with traffic design work for plans, specification, and estimate (PS&E) packages such as signing/striping, traffic signal, stage construction, detour plans, and traffic handling plans.

Communications skills (verbal and written) and ability to work with remote teams are very important.

Someone who is familiar with the Caltrans project development process, standard plans, standard specifications, directives, and policies and has Southern California experience on planning and design projects (as opposed to research) is particularly desirable.

The candidate will be tasked to assist in mentoring and development of a growing junior traffic group as well as project workplan preparations and general staff management activities.

What You'll Do:
Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.

Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.

Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.

Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.

Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team's work within the technical discipline.
Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.

Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.

Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects
Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or
Master's degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or
PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:
Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.

Prioritizes tasks and displays accountability to the project team to deliver projects that are of high quality, on-time, and within budget and scope.

Demonstrates vision beyond the task at hand and anticipates risks and effects of their actions.
Understands and supports the objectives that are responsible for successful project delivery, recognizing how multiple disciplines influence project development
Applies an accrued knowledge base to innovate project efficiencies.

Uses refined technical skills to identify problems, develop appropriate solutions, and make good decisions, knowing what tools to use for effective solutions and optimal outcomes on projects.

What We Prefer:
10 years of relevant experience
Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Traffic Engineer (TE)
What We're Looking For