What are the responsibilities and job description for the Highway Design Expert position at Avant Engineering Group?
Role Profile
As a Senior Traffic Engineer at Avant Engineering Group, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our company. With a strong focus on innovation and quality, you will oversee traffic analysis, traffic operations design, traffic studies, and road safety evaluations. Your expertise will help us deliver exceptional services to our clients and foster a family-oriented culture within our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead standalone traffic engineering projects or contribute to larger projects with minimal supervision.
- Mentor junior engineers in their tasks, ensuring their growth and development.
- Perform or oversee all aspects of traffic design, including signing and pavement marking, signalization, lighting, ITS, and/or traffic study documentation and plans.
- Prepare final design plans, specifications, and studies associated with traffic analysis.
- Conduct field duties outside the office to support project data collection.
- Participate in marketing and business development efforts, attending client meetings as needed.
- Assist in training and developing junior engineers and designers.
- Collaborate with Senior Engineers/Project Managers on various project tasks.
Requirements
- 15-20 years of experience in traffic design.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil Engineering (FL).
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Traffic Analysis and Transportation Planning skills.
- Traffic Studies and Road Safety expertise.
- Traffic Operations Design Experience (Experience with traffic signal timing and intelligent transportation systems is a plus).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in transportation engineering software such as OpenRoads, Synchro, VISSIM, HCS, and SimTraffic.
- Familiarity with Traffic Design Manuals such as MUTCD, Highway Capacity Manual, and FDOT Design Manuals.
