Senior Traffic Engineer - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering (KIE) has an immediate opening for a dynamic Senior Traffic Engineer in our growing Traffic/ITS Group in Lone Tree, Colorado.  You will be part of our rapidly growing Infrastructure Design Department, which includes structural, geotechnical, MOT, pavement, utilities, drainage, roadway, rail, traffic, and materials disciplines. This infrastructure design group is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the design-build delivery of infrastructure projects. 

As a Senior Traffic Engineer, you will be leading and mentoring engineers/designers and collaborating with our other design centers to provide traffic engineering expertise and designs for design/build and other alternative delivery projects across North America. 

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design Build/Alternative Delivery team are driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects to manage their multi-disciplined design teams to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. They analyze problems, determine root causes, and resolve design issues before they impact schedule and budget. Particularly on large design-build projects, clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best design practices for all projects that we support.

Our participation leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. We provide training, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This role will be based out of our Lone Tree, Colorado (Denver metro area) office or Westlake, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth metro area) office.  We offer relocation assistance for candidates outside of the area. 

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor and oversee entry- to mid-level staff. 
Lead/Supervise engineers/designers in one or more of the following Traffic subdisciplines:

1. Traffic operations and safety
2. Traffic signal design
3. Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) design
4. Signing and pavement markings
5. Roadway lighting/electrical design 

Lead the production and delivery of project reports, plans, specifications and estimates for traffic portions of Infrastructure projects. 
Will be involved in the technical production and delivery of all traffic components for North America projects through coordination with multiple design teams.
Lead interdisciplinary design coordination to ensure that project elements are compatible
Analyze and evaluate complex design and construction phasing plans to formulate effective traffic engineering strategies, and to ensure compliance with the feasibility and safety requirements
Lead project technical meetings and provide coordination to resolve design issues
Sign and seal final design of project traffic elements such as traffic signals, signing and striping, ITS, and illumination plans 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of transportation project experience, performing similar traffic design functions as outlined above. 
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil Engineering. An emphasis in traffic engineering is desirable. 
• Professional Engineer licensure required. PTOE is recommended
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in two or more of the following Traffic subdisciplines:

1. Traffic operations and safety
2. Traffic signal design
3. Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) design
4. Signing and pavement markings
5. Roadway lighting/electrical design 

• Working knowledge and experience with MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer (ORD) or AutoCAD / Civil 3D platforms
• Skills in traffic simulation / modeling software including Synchro/SimTraffic, Vissim, TransModeler, HCS, and similar platforms are desirable

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