Senior Traffic Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineer

AECOM is seeking a Senior Traffic / Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineer to join our growing Transportation team in Grand Rapids Michigan. This is an opportunity for a versatile traffic engineering professional who can move comfortably between traffic safety and operations ITS planning and design signal systems client management and business development. You will work with MDOT Michigan counties cities townships and other public-sector clients to develop practical transportation solutions while helping expand AECOMs presence throughout Southeast Michigan.

The ideal candidate is a true traffic engineering generalist with strong technical depth in ITS and traffic signal systems combined with the communication and client-facing skills needed to pursue and deliver work. You will have the opportunity to lead technical assignments contribute to proposals and pursuits mentor other engineers and build relationships with transportation agencies across Michigan. Experience working with MDOT and local agencies in Southeast Michigan is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and perform traffic engineering traffic operations and ITS assignments for MDOT counties municipalities and other public-sector clients.
• Lead and support project management activities including scope and fee development staffing scheduling budgeting risk management quality control and client communication.
• Develop and manage ITS planning and design efforts including intelligent transportation systems architecture communications device deployment systems integration and operational strategies.
• Provide construction-phase and implementation support including field coordination shop drawing reviews RFIs system integration testing commissioning and acceptance of traffic signal and ITS systems.
• Lead traffic signal design signal timing operations optimization and modernization projects.
• Perform traffic operations analyses and develop recommendations related to intersections corridors signal systems congestion safety and multimodal transportation.
• Prepare plans specifications technical reports traffic studies design documentation cost estimates and other engineering deliverables.
• Lead plan production and technical quality control including design reviews quantity development specifications cost estimates constructability reviews and resolution of agency review comments.
• Serve as a technical lead and client-facing project representative on transportation projects throughout Michigan and the broader Midwest.
• Develop innovative and practical solutions that integrate traffic engineering ITS signal systems and transportation technology.
• Support business development activities including identifying opportunities developing client relationships participating in interviews and preparing winning proposals.
• Prepare and contribute to technical approaches scopes of work project descriptions staff qualifications and other proposal materials. Candidates may be asked to provide a representative writing sample as part of the recruitment process.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with MDOT county road agencies municipalities regional transportation organizations and other transportation stakeholders.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including roadway transportation planning civil electrical technology and construction professionals.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level traffic and ITS engineers.
• Support project managers with scope development scheduling budgeting quality control and client communication.
• Contribute to the growth of AECOMs traffic and ITS practice in Michigan by combining technical expertise with strong client service and business development capabilities.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited university Transportation Engineering or related discipline and 8 years of relevant traffic/ITS engineering experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education (working knowledge of traffic engineering design software and CAD platforms commonly used for transportation projects such as MicroStation/OpenRoads Synchro and related analysis/design tools)

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience in ITS planning design systems engineering and implementation.
• Significant experience with traffic signal design signal operations timing optimization and related systems.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification and / or ability to obtain a Michigan Professional Engineer (PE) license within 3 months of hire.
• Demonstrated experience providing traffic engineering services for MDOT county road agencies municipalities or other public-sector transportation clients.
• Experience developing and maintaining relationships with transportation agencies and local governments throughout Southeast Michigan.
• Experience preparing technical proposals scopes of work and written technical approaches for transportation pursuits; ability to provide a representative writing sample preferred.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and directing technical staff including workload planning delegation QA/QC and staff development. Experience with GIS software and Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and workflows is a plus.
• Knowledge of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications and emerging transportation technology applications is a plus.
• Broad traffic engineering experience across multiple areas including traffic operations signal systems ITS transportation planning safety and traffic analysis.
• Experience with Michigan traffic engineering standards guidelines and agency practices.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical staff; demonstrated interest in people management and team development is a plus.
• Strong written verbal organizational and client communication skills.

Additional Information :

• This role does not provide Work Visa/Permit Support.

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About AECOM 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time