Traffic Engineer
New Yesterday
Department: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Lansing, MI
Reporting To: Dan Helou
Description
The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. (MSG) is a people-focused, award-winning, full-service consulting firm that offers a wide array of services including civil and geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, planning, landscape architecture, agriculture, surveying, and construction support. Our talented staff of 650+ professionals deliver integrated planning, design, engineering, and construction solutions to our clients from our offices throughout Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Alabama.
In the transportation/traffic field, MSG is on the leading edge of autonomous vehicles/smart roads, smart streets downtown transportation, transportation demand management, modern interchange/intersection designs, multi-modal systems, corridor management, and complete streets. Our traffic and planning team serves a wide variety of public and private sector clients and works collaboratively across business lines, including transportation, municipal, development, and others.
MSG is seeking a full-time Traffic Engineer to support transportation/traffic planning and design projects. These include work for both public and private sector clients related to multi-modal transportation planning, transit planning, traffic macro- and micro-simulation, parking, site planning & development, complete streets, pedestrian & bicycle facilities, traffic impact and feasibility studies, MOT design and transportation management plans, signal- and lane-warrant studies and analysis, crash analysis and safety studies, and integrated land use/transportation planning.
This role offers the chance to be part of a high-performing, cross-functional team with significant opportunities for professional growth and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct and/or supervise technical staff in traffic data collection using Video and Radar (e.g., MioVision and StreetLogic) traffic count equipment
- Perform analyses using a variety of traffic modeling software including Synchro, SIDRA, RODEL, VISSIM, HCS, and TransModeler
- Perform traffic and transportation studies as part of roadway design, master plan developments, and land development projects
- Prepare conceptual street/intersection designs
- Prepare traffic signal designs throughout Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana
- Prepare safety studies
- Write technical and non-technical reports for internal and external purposes
- Present technical material in creative and innovative ways for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Understand and stay current with trends and best practices in transportation and urban planning
- Use technical skills and a creative approach to problem-solving
- Attend client meetings
- Participate in local professional associations
- Work collaboratively as part of MSG's traffic and planning team
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Bachelor's degree (or greater) in Civil Engineering or a related field
- 3-7 years of related experience
- Experience with traffic modeling and simulation software
- Experience with roadway and traffic engineering design using AutoCAD Civil3D and Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD)
- Experience working on projects in the state of Michigan
Benefits
- 401(k) w/ company match
- Health insurance w/ HSA option, Vision, Dental, Life
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Catalytic Coaching - Employees draft a development plan aimed at improving contributions in their current job and increasing the potential for other opportunities. MSG is all about bringing out the best in people at work!
It is the policy of our company to follow equal employment opportunity procedures in compliance with federal, state and local criteria. We will provide all applicants for employment, and all employees, with equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, arrest record, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, and/or any other protected classes covered by any local, state and federal laws.
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- Location:
- Lansing
- Job Type:
- PartTime
