Traffic & Roadway Engineer in Training - Nashville, United States - Volkert

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    Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources.

    Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.
    We are currently searching for an experienced

    Traffic & Roadway Engineer in Training

    to support ourEast Gulf Regionlocated in

    Tennessee .

    What you'll be doing:
    Assist with preparation of technical reports for traffic impact studies, interchange access requests, or safety studies
    Assist with development of traffic impact studies, land use planning, master plan studies, traffic signal warrant studies, bikeway planning and design, community and campus planning, technical report writing
    Work on temporary traffic control plan/traffic management plan (TMP) and signing, pavement marking plans
    Assist with and prepare roadway design plans
    Work on traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations
    Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings and engineering reports
    Attend project meetings with clients
    Learn project budgets to meet financial metrics
    Potential to learn and participate in business development activities

    What you need to have:
    BS in Civil Engineering
    0 - 4 years of traffic engineering experience
    EIT is required
    Knowledge in transportation planning, including comprehensive corridor analysis, TDOT local programs (beneficial), public involvement, safety and access, pedestrian and bicycle planning, multimodal planning and traffic operations
    Familiarity in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD (OpenRoads/InRoads preferred)
    Familiarity with TDOT and/or general DOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO
    Familiarity in traffic analyses software such as VISSIM, Synchro/Simtraffic, Sidra Intersection, HCS
    Self-starter and capable of completing tasks with minimal oversight
    Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written
    Willingness and motivation to curate and eventually develop personal client base
    Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:

    Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,
    Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
    Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
    Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
    Be able to multi-task in a team environment

    Competitive compensation
    Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
    Challenging and innovative projects
    Employee referral program
    Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
    401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
    Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
    Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
    Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
    Wellness incentives
    Additional voluntary benefits
    The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
    "

    For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities.

    We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service.

    With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference

    ."
    – Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
    Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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