Traffic & Roadway Engineer - Nashville, United States - Volkert

Description

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

to support ourEast Gulf Regionlocated in

Tennessee .

What you'll be doing:
Prepare technical reports for traffic impact studies, interchange access requests, or safety studies
Prepare and management the 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
Prepare traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations
Prepare temporary traffic control plan/traffic management plan (TMP) and signing, pavement marking plans
Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings and engineering reports
Assist with and prepare roadway design plans
Supervise and mentor junior engineers
Attend project meetings with clients
Manage project budgets to meet financial metrics
Responsible for business development activities

What you need to have:
BS in Civil Engineering
4+ years of traffic engineering experience
EIT is required, PE is highly preferred
PTP or PTOE is preferred
ITE membership will be preferred, if not already a member
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
Proficiency in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD (OpenRoads/InRoads preferred)
Familiarity with TDOT and/or general DOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO
Proficiency 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 foster 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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