Overview
My client provides expert land development engineering and environmental consulting services for major developers, renewable energy producers, energy companies, corporations, healthcare systems, colleges/universities, and large infrastructure programs throughout the U.S. and globally. Employees collaborate seamlessly across 40+ offices, gaining valuable hands-on experience that fosters career growth. The culture is entrepreneurial, emphasizing innovative technical solutions, robust training and knowledge sharing, and progressive community engagement.
Consistently ranked among the top ten “Best Firms to Work For” and among Engineering News-Record’s top 50 firms worldwide, my client attracts and retains the best talent in the industry. Employees thrive in an environment that embraces and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion; prioritizes wellbeing, health, and safety; encourages volunteerism and philanthropy; offers workplace flexibility; and features carbon-neutral office spaces, empowering individuals to make impactful contributions.
Job Summary
My client is seeking a Traffic/Transportation Practice Leader to join its collaborative multidisciplinary Texas team. This individual will play a key leadership role in expanding the Traffic/Transportation Practice in Texas, focusing on serving private sector developers, corporations, public entities, and institutional clients in their real estate development projects. In this position, you will leverage the national Traffic/Transportation leadership team and an established practice, combined with a rapidly growing multidisciplinary Texas team, to drive growth in the Texas Traffic/Transportation group.
Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the firm’s Traffic/Transportation and Texas leadership to develop and implement growth plans.
- Lead staffing and hiring initiatives in Texas, ensuring effective organizational strategies.
- Identify and pursue new clients, develop additional work within existing projects, and attend business development meetings with clients.
- Provide oversight and management of junior staff on specific project assignments, coaching and motivating the Traffic/Transportation team.
- Lead Traffic/Transportation efforts on various projects, including preparing Traffic Impact Analyses and managing DOT driveway permitting.
- Manage multiple projects and tasks within specified budgets, schedules, and deadlines. Prepare progress reports, draft change orders, and assist in payment collections.
- Coordinate with staff to assess project feasibility based on preliminary data analysis; prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, and designs as needed.
- Organize, write, and edit draft proposals, reports, and other documents effectively.
- Interface professionally with clients, contractors, subcontractors, staff, and project personnel across various disciplines.
- Perform additional duties as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; a Master's degree in Traffic/Transportation is a plus.
- Professional Engineering license.
- 12+ years of experience in Traffic Engineering/Transportation Planning, including traffic impact studies, traffic signal warrants, parking studies, driveway design, and traffic signal design.
- Familiarity with state permitting and DOT guidelines for traffic impact analysis and highway design.
- Effective public speaking skills; public testimony experience is desirable.
- Strong project management abilities, including managing multiple clients and projects and developing project budgets.
- Knowledge of Synchro, ITE Trip Generation, and HCM.
- Familiarity with Vissim, AutoCAD, and MicroStation is a plus.
- Ability to coach and assist in managing staff.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, multitasking, and judgment capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Reliable transportation for client meetings and job site visits, along with a valid driver’s license in good standing. Ability to travel occasionally and participate in fieldwork.
My client offers a comprehensive array of programs and benefits to help employees advance their careers and enhance their quality of life. The compensation package includes full-time company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; paid pregnancy disability leave; a 401(k)/Roth plan with company match; paid time off, including parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses; and educational reimbursement.
My client promotes a positive work environment of inclusion, where differences are respected, and diversity, equity, and inclusion are recognized as keys to success.
