Senior Traffic Engineer / Project Manager

As GFT continues to grow and expand, we are seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer / Project Manager to support our Transportation group in New York. This role follows hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our Woodbury, NY or New York, NY offices.

Working on the roadway team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature roadway projects here.

What you’ll be challenged to do:

As a Senior Traffic Design Engineer, you will lead traffic engineering and design efforts on a variety of transportation projects throughout New York City and Long Island. You will play a key role in the planning, analysis, design, and delivery of traffic and transportation improvements while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, agency stakeholders, and project managers.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing technical tasks, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions that improve mobility, safety, and operational efficiency for clients including NYSDOT, NYCDOT, MTA, and local municipalities.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Lead traffic engineering and traffic design tasks from project initiation through final design and construction support.
• Perform and oversee operational analyses and simulations using Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, Highway Capacity Software (HCS), and other traffic analysis tools.
• Prepare and review technical memoranda, traffic impact studies, operational analyses, traffic forecasting studies, and engineering recommendations.
• Apply the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), NYSDOT and NYCDOT standards, and other applicable guidelines to assist with signing and striping design, signal warrant studies and maintenance and protection of traffic (MPT/MOT) plans.
• Develop and review traffic signal plans, including phasing, timing, detection, communications/interconnect systems, controller specifications, and signal warrant analyses.
• Lead the preparation of signing, pavement marking, Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT/MOT), work zone traffic control, and traffic control device plans.
• Prepare and review construction plans, specifications, engineer’s estimates, quantity calculations, and contract documents for transportation projects.
• Design ADA-compliant curb ramps, pedestrian facilities, and multimodal transportation improvements in accordance with ADA, PROWAG, MUTCD, NYSDOT, and local agency requirements.
• Coordinate with roadway, structural, drainage, ITS, and utility design disciplines to ensure integrated project delivery.
• Conduct field investigations, traffic data collection reviews, safety assessments, and existing conditions evaluations.
• Interface with clients, agency reviewers, and project stakeholders during project development, design reviews, and public outreach activities.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and designers.
• Support project managers with scope development, scheduling, budget management, and proposal preparation.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable federal, state, and local standards, policies, and engineering best practices.

What you'll bring to our firm:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
• 8–12 years of progressively responsible experience in traffic engineering, traffic signal design, and transportation design.
• Demonstrated experience leading traffic design and traffic engineering tasks for NYSDOT, NYCDOT, MTA, or other public-sector transportation agencies.
• Strong experience in traffic operations analysis, traffic impact studies, and traffic signal design.
• Experience preparing contract plans, specifications, estimates, and supporting construction documentation.
• Experience developing Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT/MOT) plans and signing and pavement marking designs.
• ADA-compliant curb ramp and pedestrian facility design experience.
• Proficiency with MicroStation, AutoCAD, ProjectWise, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of transportation design standards, MUTCD requirements, and agency design manuals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively coordinate with clients, agencies, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to independently manage technical assignments and oversee the work of junior staff.

What we prefer you bring:

• Professional Engineer (PE) License in New York, or ability to obtain reciprocity within six months.
• Experience serving as task lead or deputy project manager on transportation projects.
• Working knowledge of Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, and related traffic analysis software.
• Familiarity with NYSDOT Highway Design Manual, Traffic Signal Design Manual, MUTCD, ADA/PROWAG requirements, and ITE methodologies.
• ITS, traffic management systems, or transportation technology experience.
• PTOE certification or progress toward PTOE certification.

• Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000; Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Featured Benefits:

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.

• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.

• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.

• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations.

• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ 

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of GFT.

Location: Woodbury, NY or New York, NY
Working Hours: 8 AM – 5 PM
Employment Status: Full-time

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