Traffic Engineer

4w1 month ago

Ulteig

US · Full-time · $111,200 – $150,400

About this role

Ulteig is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Traffic Engineer. The selected candidate will engage with Ulteig’s civil teams to provide innovative design solutions for transportation projects.

This role involves developing models using raw data that capture travel behavior choices. The Traffic Engineer will work closely with clients and engineering teams to support infrastructure growth through market research and quantitative and statistical analysis.

The ideal candidate will execute complex assignments under minimal supervision and prioritize work tasks to meet scheduled delivery dates. Self-motivation and excellent communication skills are key in this collaborative environment.

This position is an integral part of the growing traffic and planning team, offering the opportunity to contribute to diverse client projects and apply advanced modeling and analysis techniques.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, transportation, urban planning, or a related area of study from an ABET-accredited college or university.
Minimum 5+ years of relevant modeling experience.
Ability to coordinate with the internal team and clients effectively.
Strong writing skills, detail-oriented, and able to communicate ideas and synthesize/compile text for reports.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of planning, modeling, transportation data collection and analysis.
Experience working with large data sets.
Experience in some or all of the following tools: ArcMap, mapping & spatial processing of socioeconomic & demographic data, travel demand modeling software such as TransCAD & Cube/Voyager, ETL with traffic big data such as StreetLight Data, traffic operations & microscopic modeling software such as TransModeler, HCS, Synchro, SimTraffic, SIDRA Corsim, Rodel, Vistro & Vissim; additionally tools such as Dynus-T, Visum, Corsim, TruTraffic, and Vision Zero Suite.
Experience in CAD Software Applications such as C3D or Bentley MicroStation preferred.

Responsibilities

Create traffic and transportation models for a variety of projects, including corridor studies, signal timing, multimodal planning studies, traffic safety studies, and parking studies.
Analyze a wide range of transportation and planning data and assist with technical analyses, feasibility and planning studies, traffic reports, and other transportation reports or memorandums.
Perform calibration, validation, and testing of models to ensure adequacy and reformulate models as necessary.
Interpret data from traffic modeling software and incorporate it into transportation models.
Develop professional experience using traffic forecasting software (e.g., Dynus-T, Visum, Cube/Voyager, TransCAD) and traffic analysis software (e.g., TransModeler, Vissim, Corsim, Synchro, TruTraffic, Rodel, HCS, and Vision Zero Suite).
Work closely with the Planning group to provide assistance for planning studies (master transportation plans, bike/ped plans).
Apply strong written and oral communication skills in presentation of work activities to internal project teams and external client and stakeholder groups.