Senior Traffic Engineer at GAI Consultants in Syracuse, NY

Creighton Manning, a GAI Company, is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer to work in our Syracuse office. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment. The candidate must be a team player who excels in collaborative environments and can independently lead traffic tasks with complex features by performing work directly or through supervision of others. Shall be familiar with typical DOT standards and MUTCD design requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading the production and checking of technical traffic reports, design plans, design calculations, specifications, and cost opinions.
• Primary tasks will include traffic modeling and analysis (Highway Capacity Software, Synchro/SimTraffic, etc.), traffic signal design, signing and pavement marking design; and traffic control (Maintenance and Protection of Traffic) design.
• Serve as a Task Manager on projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering.
• Experience 12+ years.
• PTOE desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• MicroStation computer-aided design skills required, OpenRoads Designer experience a plus.

General Characteristics

• Applies thorough knowledge of current principles and practices of engineering related to the variety of aspects affecting their organization.
• Applies progressively acquired expertise to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.
• Keeps informed of new methods and developments affecting their practice and recommends new practices or changes in emphasis of projects.
• Leads projects of moderate complexity and scope or leads a major project.
• Analyzes complex problems across specialty areas appropriate to the practice of engineering.
• Analyzes ethical dilemmas to determine appropriate courses of action.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 12+ Years of Experience

Education

• B.S. or M.S. Engineering

Certification/Licensure

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states.
• Driver’s License

Technical Responsibilities

• Frequently serves as the technical advisor in the application of advanced concepts and methods in an assigned area.
• Keeps informed of new developments and requirements affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes in projects or applications.
• Frequently develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products.

Project and Task Management

• Oversees a project team of engineers and technicians.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates the preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects.
• Analyzes project management plans for complex engineering projects.
• Understands project delivery uncertainties and uses risk management principles to address them.
• Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with applicable policies and performance measures.

Management Responsibility

• Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
• Mentors staff.
• Integrates professional attitudes relevant to the practice of engineering and fosters creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability in staff.

Communication Skills

• Applies principles of formal strategic and persuasive communications.
• Represents their area of specialty within the organization and liaises with related individuals and organizations.
• Routinely interacts with organizational leaders, clients, officials, contractors, and others.
• Integrates concepts of effective teamwork and leadership.

Pay Range:

Syracuse: $52.88-67.30/hour

Pay is based on applicant’s ability/experience and labor market, and will be rated accordingly.

EXTRAs

At Creighton Manning, continuous learning and mentoring are part of our DNA. There are opportunities to advance your career, either on the technical or management track, and employees are encouraged to participate in our mentoring program to help them navigate their career.

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