Senior Transportation Engineer/ Microsimulation Specialist - Pompano Beach, United States - AECOM

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**Company Description**

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**Job Description**

**Senior Transportation Engineer / Microsimulation Specialist**

Do you want to make a difference? AECOM has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Transportation Engineer to provide in-house consulting services with Floridas Turnpike Enterprise. The candidate will be part of a dynamic team, working on a wide variety of high-profile projects across Florida. This candidate will have the opportunity to bring original ideas and be at the forefront of planning and design that support future transportation improvements on existing roadways and new corridors. This position allows the candidate to explore and conduct analysis in connected/automated vehicles, managed lanes, innovative intersection/interchange designs, and multi-resolution modeling applications. The position is available in Pompano Beach, Florida.

The successful candidate will serve as a task leader on various projects with an opportunity to supervise and mentor junior traffic analysts. Strong emphasis will be placed on technical understanding, high-quality deliverables, writing and communication skills, and the ability to ensure delivery excellence.

**Job Summary**

+ Develop small, medium, and large-scale microsimulation models in VISSIM.

+ Lead transportation planning assignments corridor studies, safety studies, Interchange Access Request (IAR) documentation and Transportation System Management and Operations (TSM&O) studies.

+ Coordinate with other technical disciplines including conceptual design, environmental management, traffic operations, right of way and others to develop recommendations for proposed improvements.

+ Prepare written reports and presentations of project findings that support Project Development and Environment (PD&E) studies, Design projects, signal warrant analysis, and corridor retiming studies.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum:**

+ BS in Civil Engineering (with an emphasis in Transportation Engineering) + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

**Preferred:**

+ Masters degree in related engineering discipline can substitute for up to two years of work experience

+ PhD degree in related engineering discipline can substitute for up to three years of experience

+ Professional Engineer plus 5 years of experience

+ Extensive knowledge and experience with the development and calibration of models in VISSIM

+ Experience in dynamic traffic assignment and multi-resolution modeling in VISUM/VISSIM.

+ Familiarity with the FDOT Traffic Analysis Handbook, FHWA Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume 3, Highway Capacity Manual, MUTCD, and Highway Safety Manual, FDOT Interchange Access Request User Guide.

+ Knowledge in statistical analysis software (i.e. SPSS,R) and programming (i.e, VBA, C+, Python)

+ Hands-on experience in Safety analysis such as HSM, SPICE, ISATe, and IHSMD.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience making presentations to clients

**Additional Information**

+ Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

+ Relocation is available for this position

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AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm, and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each persons potential, and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

**ReqID:** J

**Business Line:** Transportation

**Business Group:** DCS

**Strategic Business Unit:** East

**Career Area:** Engineering

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