Principal Traffic Engineer

·  Lead and manage traffic engineering design teams and transportation projects.

· Provide technical leadership for traffic engineering and planning initiatives.

· Manage project schedules, budgets, scopes of work, and deliverables.

· Prepare and review contracts, fee proposals, and project scopes.

· Coordinate directly with clients, public agencies, and internal stakeholders.

· Supervise traffic designers, planners, CAD drafters, and technical staff.

· Develop and maintain strong client relationships.

· Provide guidance and mentorship to engineering team members.

· Support business development activities and project pursuits.

· Ensure projects meet technical standards, quality expectations, and regulatory requirements

· Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE) required.

· Active California Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Civil or Traffic Engineering required.

· Minimum 7 years of experience in traffic engineering/planning, or equivalent experience with a minimum of 12 years in the industry.

· Minimum 5 years of management experience supervising traffic engineering teams.

· Strong leadership, decision-making, communication, and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to independently manage complex engineering projects.

· Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, public agency representatives, and internal project teams.

· Recent Southern California experience required, preferably within the San Diego County region

Management Experience:

· Managing traffic engineering design teams.

· Supervising traffic designers, planners, CAD drafters, and technicians.

· Managing project schedules, budgets, and resources.

· Preparing contracts, fee proposals, and scopes of work.

· Leading client communications and public agency coordination.

· Overseeing project deliverables and quality standards.

Technical Experience:
· Municipal traffic engineering services.

· In-house traffic engineering support for public agencies.

· Traffic engineering plans.

· Traffic signal plans.

· Traffic control plans.

· Signing and striping plans.

· Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA).

· Traffic studies and engineering reports.

· Transportation planning and design projects.

Software & Technical Knowledge

· HCS

· Vistro

· Synchro

· Other traffic engineering software platforms

· California Vehicle Code (CVC)

· Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

· Highway Capacity Manual (HCM).

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience managing large-scale transportation projects.

· Transit planning and design experience.

· Strong understanding of traffic engineering principles and transportation planning.

· Experience working directly with government agencies and municipalities.

· Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.