Traffic Engineer - Project Manager Or Senior Project Manager

Our Transportation-Public Works Team in Southern California has an opportunity for a talented Project Manageror Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering. Classification as Project Manager or Senior Project Manager is dependent on experience and mastery levels of the skills and tasks associated with the position. Explore this opportunity with Psomas and apply today!

About being our Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering

As a Project Manager (PM), or Senior PM you will manage and deliver multiple Traffic Engineering projects for public, private, and institutional clients in Southern California or beyond. Work may include a variety of Traffic Engineering design consisting of signal, signing-striping, worksite traffic control/stage construction, as well as traffic impact studies, traffic operational analysis, safety, parking studies, signal timing, coordination, and other planning and operational projects. Work will often interface and be coordinated with other roadway, transportation or site infrastructure projects, making communication and collaboration skills critical.

Responsibility Highlights for our Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering

• Responsible for overall management of multiple projects and utilize experience to organize and execute the technical quality and coordination of a broad range of project assignments.
• Coordinate with supervisors to provide all necessary design, coordination, and follow-up work to ensure agency requirements and quality standards are met.
• Prepare Traffic Engineering construction documents, development of technical reports, calculations, cost/quantity estimates, and specifications in order to provide clear, traceable, and coordinated interpretation of the design/drawings for construction.
• Lead site visits, client meetings, QA/QC, and coordination with agencies for obtaining permitting approvals and be familiar with local regulatory requirements and procedures.
• Prepare schedule, budget, scope of services, preparing and collecting additional services, budget monitoring and corrective action recommendations.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and training to technical engineering team; assign projects to engineers with timetables for completion; provide technical assistance and reviews the work of assigned employees.
• Be responsible for setting goals and evaluating staff performance.
• Support or preferably lead business development, marketing efforts including planning, negotiation of contracts, presentations, proposals, RFPs and RFQs, recruiting and interviews.

Minimum Qualifications to be our Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Licensed/registration as a Professional Civil Engineer (PE) and/or Traffic Engineer (TE) in the State of California.
• Minimum 2 years of management experience in engineering and design with a focus on Traffic Engineering.
• Possess expert technical knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with proven experience in preparing technical reports, designs, specifications, and computations within traffic and transportation engineering.
• Familiarity with local design and procedures, regulatory compliance and agency coordination.
• Thorough understanding of schedule, budget and scope of services.

Preferred Qualifications for our Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering

• Experience with Synchro/SimTraffic, Agi32, AutoCAD, MicroStation and/or VISSIM.

Highlighted Benefits for our Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in Traffic Engineering

Enjoy hybrid and flexible work schedules, an inclusive benefit package providing medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee and qualifying family members, a 401(k) with immediate vested company match and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that is 100% paid by Psomas!

• A competitive salary! The expected range for this position is $130,000 - $185,000/salary depending on experience
  Compensation may be adjusted for well qualified candidates
• Sign-on Bonus is available to qualified candidates
• 8 Paid Holidays & 3-4 Weeks of PTO (depending on experience)
• Career pathing, training + professional development

Strong History + Bright Future

As a 100% employee owned company serving clients throughout the western U.S for over 78 years, Psomas is proud to be an award winning consulting firm with over 750 employees. Our talented team have an array of skills ranging from construction management, civil engineering, transportation planning, environmental, landscape architecture and urban design, and surveying and geospatial services. We strive for excellence, and welcome candidates of all identities, backgrounds, and perspectives to help us continue evolving as an inclusive, employee first culture. Together, we foster a collaborative work environment, promote teamwork, and provide many opportunities for professional growth and advancement. We are looking for team members that are excited to contribute to our projects and make a positive difference in our local community.

We're a fun, rewarding place to work! We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.