Traffic Design Engineer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.

Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Position Title: Traffic Design Engineer

Location: St. Paul MN | Remote-Iowa | Remote-Wisconsin | Remote-North Dakota | Remote-Minnesota

Position Type: Full time
Description:

Imagine being an employee-owner of a company guided by engaged and empowered team members like yourself. Where a culture of respect, flexibility, and accountability aren't just ideals - they're our foundation, and diverse backgrounds and perspectives are valued as drivers of innovation and growth. Join us, as together, we are Building a Better World for All of Us®.

You belong at SEHSEH is currenting searching for a Traffic Design Engineer to join our talented Transportation team!

Why our employee-owners love SEH:

• "I was on vacation last week and had zero concerns that my colleagues would help out with anything that came into my inbox!" – GIS Analyst

• "What company has a CEO who cares enough to seek out one-on-one conversations ranging from 'How are you?' to 'What do you think would help the company?' SEH, that's who. " – Civil Engineering Technician

• "Having the feeling that my voice matters and believing that SEH truly cares about the employees is so satisfying!" – Sr Financial Analyst

• "It feels good having colleagues and supervisors that provide support and resources for growth and learning!" – Civil Engineer

• "This is the first company I've worked for with a true entrepreneurial spirit." – Sr Mechanical Engineer

Why you’ll love SEH:

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities

• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success

• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training

• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance

• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities

• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice

SEH is seeking a full-time experienced Traffic Engineer to join an established and collaborative traffic engineering team. This role is suited well for an experienced engineer who enjoys leading and delivering traffic design work across multimodal transportation projects of varying size and complexity to enhance safety, mobility, and system performance. This covers everything from fast, small design assignments and quick-build demonstration builds to major improvements of urban corridors, highways, and interchanges.

As an experienced Traffic Engineer you will be responsible for the preparation and coordination of design plans and specifications for traffic engineering items including:

• Traffic signals, hybrid beacons, and rectangular flashing beacons

• Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) and construction phasing

• Traffic signing

• Pavement marking

You will be responsible for managing, directing, and completing tasks or projects for a range of project types including construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of urban corridors, highways, alternative intersections, interchanges, county and city roadways, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and demonstration projects.

The successful candidate must demonstrate strong attention to detail, communicate effectively, demonstrate effective teamwork, and have working knowledge of the MUTCD and relevant design guidance and be proficient in the application of quality management and quality assurance processes. You will contribute to review and delivery of traffic design deliverables while playing an important role in the success of a wide range of transportation projects.

This Opportunity:

• Work and learn from some of our award-winning traffic team leaders: WTS Minnesota Woman of the Year and the 2025 Young Transportation Professional of the Year

• Leading traffic design teams, completing traffic design, and providing quality assurance reviews

• Representing technical work with internal and external team members, clients/owners, and other agency and community stakeholders

• Collaborating directly with clients/owners, contractors, and stakeholders to optimize safety, innovation, and constructability

• Applying MUTCD, AASHTO, and state DOT standards to real-world design challenges

• Supporting or leading innovative design solutions on complex and high-profile transportation projects

• Authoring Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) to analyze impacts and mitigation strategies of MOT and staging designs

• Providing strong quality management and quality assurance for all design plans and deliverables.

• Collaborate with and provide support to other members of the traffic engineering team and SEH’s highway design, planning, civil, wastewater, landscape architecture and other groups throughout Minnesota and the upper Midwest as needed and where interest is shown, you will also have the opportunity to collaborate on project teams in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, and Texas.

• This opportunity is open to candidate residing in the following areas: Minnesota, North Dakota, or Iowa

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering

• Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota with ability to be licensed in Minnesota within 3 months

• Previous experience specializing in Traffic Design including preparation of Final Construction Documents for signing and pavement marking design

• Proficiency in MicroStation/Open Roads Designer and AutoCAD and/or Civil3D

• Working knowledge of MnDOT/MN MUTCD Standards and best practices

• Previous experience conducting and directing traffic engineering design work to prepare plans and completion of QA/QC reviews as required for 30%, 60%, 90% submittals including cost estimates and specifications

• Experience working with multidisciplined teams on complex projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in SignCAD

• Prequalified for MnDOT Work Type 14.6 Signing Plan Design and Special Provisions Levels 1, 2 & 3

• Prequalified for MnDOT Work Type 14.4 Temporary Traffic Control Plan Design & Special Provisions Levels 1, 2, & 3

• Preparation and coordination of design plans and specifications for staging, maintenance of traffic, traffic signals and ITS.

• Established client relationships with City, County, other agency and/or MnDOT staff in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area, and/or greater Minnesota. Additional relationships in North Dakota, South Dakota and/or Iowa are a plus.

• Active participation or interest in professional organizations, conferences and technical publications

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification

• Road Safety Professional 1 (RSP1) certification

• Working knowledge of HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic or other Traffic Engineering Software packages

• Working knowledge of GIS

• Ability to prepare traffic impact studies and conduct traffic safety studies

• Supervisory and/or mentoring experience

Who We Are

Better Places. Clean Water. Renewing Infrastructure. Improving Mobility. SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services. We've been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find solutions to complex challenges since 1927. Our 900+ employee-owners across the US unite behind our core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us®.

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $90,000 and $130,000 annually based on skill set and experience. Check out our full benefits package at SEH Hiring Journey.

Due to current business and operational considerations, unable to hire employees residing in the following states at this time: AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, KY, MA, RI, VT, and PR. Candidates willing to relocate should indicate this in their application.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

SEH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We take affirmative action to ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: SEH does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by SEH’s Talent Director, SEH reserves the right to pursue and hire these candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.

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