Senior Traffic Engineer
We create great places and the transportation connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Come join our Transportation Roadways Team and work alongside others who share your passion to support communities through exciting and unique roadway projects. We are excited to add YOU to our Burlington, MA team!
Your Opportunity
Stantec’s New England Transportation has an immediate need for a motivated, team focused Traffic Engineer!
We are looking for an Engineer that is excited to be a part of a team working on some of the most challenging and diverse transportation infrastructure projects in the region including intersections, roadway corridors, roundabouts, and bridges, incorporating complete and safe streets principles. This role also includes an exciting opportunity to work on the development of dedicated bicycle facilities and multi-use paths.
What Will You Be Doing?
As a Traffic Engineer, your work will range from concept planning/traffic studies through final design and construction, working directly with Stantec’s broad cross-section of technical specialists, including industry leading multimodal transportation planners and established transportation design professionals. The position will be primarily located in our Burlington, MA office with opportunities for a hybrid work arrangement.
Specific responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Analysis and simulation of traffic operations
- Working with large data sets using spreadsheet analysis
- Develop solutions to complex traffic engineering challenges, in a variety of environments – local neighborhoods and roadways, shared-use paths, major arterials and interchanges
- Preparation of engineering reports and technical studies, including transportation planning, multimodal operations, and traffic safety studies
- Work on traffic engineering design, including traffic signs, pavement markings, traffic signal and electrical systems, maintenance of traffic, often as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Preparation of construction cost estimates and specifications
What Will You Need to Succeed?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or related field. Minimum of 5-10+ years of experience.
- Engineer in Training Certification required. PE preferred.
- Position will primarily work in an office or virtual setting; may require some field work.
- Proficiency with traffic analysis/modeling software, including Synchro, SimTraffic and HCS
- Broad understanding of general concepts of relevant areas of civil design/transportation engineering
- Proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite
- Proficiency with AutoCAD
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both office and virtual environments
- Ability to work independently while also developing cooperative skills in working efficiently with a team
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Why Choose Stantec?
- Career development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and grow your career.
- Ability to work alongside others who share your passion to support communities through exciting and unique projects.
- Ability to join Stantec committees, employee resource groups, participate in community volunteering, and join various company or local groups/initiatives.
- We put people first and want to help you make that appointment or the baseball game that you need to attend. At Stantec, we have a hybrid, flexible work schedule that meets both business and individual needs.
- The town of Burlington, Massachusetts is a fantastic place to live in. This town offers a lucrative place to work, as well as the opportunity to collaborate with a talented pool of innovators and professionals. Over 100,000 people come to work, live, and play in the town of Burlington, MA which has proximity to Logan Airport, Route 128 and convenient highway connections to Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, and Nashua, NH. Burlington represents a gateway, not only to Massachusetts, but all of New England.
- The benefits don’t end at commuter convenience though, Burlington is home to plenty of excellent local restaurants, coffee shops, shopping, and recreation. With over 250-acres of green space, including parks, biking, and walking trails to explore, Burlington provides residents and visitors with essential and peaceful green environments to relax within, increasing the overall quality of life.
- Stantec’s Burlington office offers you access the Blue Sky Center, with unrivaled amenities including an on-site fitness center, walking paths, secure bicycle storage, indoor and outdoor courts and games, golf simulator, café, and EV charging stations. This office is close to the Burlington Mall and Routes 3, 62 and 128 with ample on-site parking and plenty of lunch options nearby.
Are you interested in this role but don’t meet every single requirement? At Stantec we create opportunities by inviting, embracing, and celebrating differences. So even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.