We are seeking an experienced Traffic Engineer to spearhead our traffic engineering efforts in Fort Worth, Texas. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by establishing and leading the traffic engineering practice in our Fort Worth office.
As the Lead Traffic Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the direction and growth of our services in the area, with the full support of our well-established, company-wide traffic engineering and planning team. You’ll have the chance to pursue and lead traffic engineering projects,build and mentor a local team, and collaborate with other disciplines across the firm. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is entrepreneurial, technically strong, and eager to contribute to the long-term success and expansion of our transportation services. Lochmueller Group is a engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure. We provide multi-disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; traffic engineering and transportation planning; water resources design; environmental analysis and permitting; construction engineering and inspection; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal. For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart: CARDIA: Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture driven by these values. We are a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company, and our people are invested in the success and continued development of each other and the firm. This is a great place to build a career and grow with a company that is dedicated to quality and service.
As the Lead Traffic Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the direction and growth of our services in the area, with the full support of our well-established, company-wide traffic engineering and planning team. You’ll have the chance to pursue and lead traffic engineering projects,build and mentor a local team, and collaborate with other disciplines across the firm. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is entrepreneurial, technically strong, and eager to contribute to the long-term success and expansion of our transportation services. Lochmueller Group is a engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure. We provide multi-disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; traffic engineering and transportation planning; water resources design; environmental analysis and permitting; construction engineering and inspection; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal. For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart: CARDIA: Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture driven by these values. We are a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company, and our people are invested in the success and continued development of each other and the firm. This is a great place to build a career and grow with a company that is dedicated to quality and service.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Coordinating and collaborating with senior leaders on client management and strategic business development within the Fort Worth market.
- Driving efforts to expand the traffic engineering and planning services in the region.
- Pursuing new business opportunities through relationships, professional organizations, etc.
- As services grow in the region, participating in building and leading a local traffic engineering and planning team.
- Providing leadership, mentorship, and development opportunities for junior staff.
- Generating project proposals and participating in project interviews in coordination with marketing staff and senior leadership.
- Developing project goals, scopes of work, and budgets to guide project activities.
- Coordinating and managing the work of team members involved in traffic engineering projects.
- Providing quality control and quality assurance on all aspects of projects.
- Producing high-quality deliverables and communicating project findings to clients.
- Keeping abreast of emerging trends in the transportation industry, such as autonomous vehicles, Smart Cities technologies, ridesharing, TSMO, ITS, etc.
- As opportunities and demands present themselves, this role may perform other responsibilities related to the position.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- Extensive traffic engineering experience with a proven ability to lead projects and consistently deliver high-quality results
- Strong interest in driving client engagement and pursuing new business opportunities
- Excellent inter-personal and leadership skills
- Valid Driver's License
Additional Qualifications that are helpful:
- Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
- Prior project experience with TxDOT
- Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation
- Experience with urban, multimodal transportation planning and traffic calming
- Experience leading teams in a project client environment
- Experience with Synchro 10 and traffic signal operations/phasing
- Experience with traffic simulation modeling software packages such as PTV’s VISSIM
- Experience with innovative intersection and interchange configurations
- Experience with the predictive methods of the Highway Safety Manual
- Experience with traffic forecasting methods
- Experience with travel demand modeling software packages such as Caliper’s TransCAD
- Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation
- Experience with urban, multimodal transportation planning and traffic calming
- Experience leading teams in a project client environment
What We Offer:
- Health & Wellness (medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance w/ option for additional voluntary life insurance)
- Work/Life Balance (vacation, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, flexible scheduling)
- Wealth-Building (401k w/ company match, student loan repayment benefit, ESOP, competitive compensation package)
- Professional Benefits (professional membership dues, career & educational development)