Traffic EIT

Are we the road to your future?

We are currently searching for an experienced Traffic EIT to support our Gulf Region located in Brentwood/Nashville, Knoxville, or Chattanooga, TN.  Candidates must be willing to relocate to Tennessee if out of state.  

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist with preparation of technical reports for traffic impact studies, interchange access requests, or safety studies
• Assist with development of traffic impact studies, land use planning, master plan studies, traffic signal warrant studies, bikeway planning and design, community and campus planning, technical report writing
• Work on temporary traffic control plan/traffic management plan (TMP) and signing, pavement marking plans
• Work on traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations
• Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings and engineering reports
• Assist with and prepare roadway design plans
• Attend project meetings with clients
• Learn project budgets to meet financial metrics
• Potential to learn and participate in business development activities
• Performs other duties as assigned

What you need to have:

• BS in Civil Engineering
• EIT (E.I) Certification is preferred 
• 2 - 4 years of experience
• Experience with transportation planning, including comprehensive corridor analysis, local programs, public involvement, safety and access, pedestrian and bicycle planning, multimodal planning and traffic operations are desired but not required
• Familiarity with DOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO
• Familiarity with traffic analyses software such as VISSIM, Synchro/Simtraffic, Sidra Intersection, HCS are desired but not required
• Experience with OpenRoads Designer is desired but not required
• Self-starter and capable of completing tasks with minimal oversight
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written
• Willingness and motivation to curate and eventually develop personal client base
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
• Valid driver’s license
• A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)