Traffic Engineer/Transportation Planner

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Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.

We are currently searching for a Traffic Engineer/Transportation Planner to support our ever-growing Traffic Engineering and Planning Department of Mid-Atlantic Region located in Springfield, VA. This position is a hybrid position.

The successful candidate will work on challenging and complex transportation projects. The successful candidate will gain experience and receive mentorship under the supervision of Project Managers and will work in all facets of transportation engineering and planning. The successful candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and assist in completing various traffic planning and engineering tasks. This position offers an excellent career opportunity with tremendous growth potential.

What you’ll be doing:

• Preparation of transportation planning and traffic engineering studies
• Conduct traffic and crash analyses in support of interchange and corridor improvement studies
• Perform intersection capacity analyses and prepare signal timing plans
• Conduct signal warrant studies, traffic calming, speed studies and other study tasks
• Conduct safety analysis tasks supporting Vision Zero programs
• Prepare concept traffic design plans supporting multimodal planning and design projects
• Support on systematic safety improvements, complete street planning, operations and design projects
• Prepare conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, assemble engineering reports, PowerPoint presentations for client meetings

• Collaborate with other departments supporting various safety, multimodal improvements, bike/ped planning and complete street projects
• Participate in client meetings

What you need to have:

• BS in Civil Engineering or Urban Planning
• 3 - 10+ years of transportation planning/engineering experience
• Proficient in traffic analyses software such as VISSIM, Synchro/Simtraffic, Sidra, HCS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with Microstation or AutoCAD
• Familiarity with GIS, Adobe Suites to produce maps
• PE or AICP is preferred

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to present and convey information concisely and clearly.
• Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
  1. Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion.
  2. Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment.
  3. Attention to details and quality driven approach.
  4. Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems.

About the Traffic Planning and Engineering Department:

Volkert’s Traffic Planning and Engineering Department has become an instrumental part of our success. The department supports state and local DOT clients located in the MidAtlantic region from planning and conceptual studies to final design and construction. Our commitment to delivering top-quality projects is unwavering, and our primary objective remains to achieve the utmost satisfaction of both our clients and the community. See below a sample of our award-winning work:

• 2021-22 ACEC/MW Engineering Excellence Award Winner and Washington DC Section of ITE (now called CAPSITE) Best Project of the Year 2021 Award Winner – Volkert’s recently built Route 9 Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Project in Hillsboro, VA achieved the objectives of traffic calming and provide safe pedestrian facilities. Our traffic group was instrumental in all aspects of traffic planning & engineering design, community coordination & outreach, and construction support. See Project description and success story in this link: https://volkert.com/projects/rethink9-traffic-calming/ Video link: https://vimeo.com/511147334
• 2023-24 ACEC/MW Engineering Excellence Award Winner and Washington DC Section of ITE (now called CAPSITE) Best Project of the Year 2020 Award Winner - As part of the multi-disciplinary team, Volkert’s planners and traffic engineers applied a deep understanding of ‘Complete Streets’ principles to achieve a successful, multimodal design for the Rehabilitation of C Street NE in Washington DC. The project's standout feature is an innovative separated cycle track, the first of its kind in Washington, DC, pioneering a new approach for safety and multimobility at DDOT. Volkert developed a design that transforms the corridor into a truly pedestrian and bicycle friendly environment. See Project description in this video link: https://vimeo.com/892700996?share=copy
• Our Urban Design Studio and Planning group led planning effort for the Crawford Corridor Revitalization Study for the City of Portsmouth, VA to transform a one mile long in the Downtown / Waterfront District of the City. See the project document here: https://www.portsmouthva.gov/1020/Crawford-Corridor-Revitalization

• Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
  1. Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,
  2. Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
  3. Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
  4. Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
  5. Be able to multi-task in a team environment

Volkert Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
• Challenging and innovative projects
• Employee referral program
• Professional development
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”

– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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