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Jacobs Traffic Design Engineer in Houston, Texas
By joining our team, you’ll be a key member of our Traffic Engineering group in the San Antonio, Austin, or Houston, TX offices. We’re looking for someone to support our traffic PS&E projects such as signal design, ITS, pavement marking, and signing, etc. You’ll work within a team that also works on a variety of transportation and traffic engineering projects related to traffic operations, safety analysis, corridor studies, traffic simulation modeling, signal timing & operations, and traffic design. Work will be performed utilizing traffic design software like OpenRoads and SignCAD, and with traffic engineering software including Synchro, Vissim, Highway Capacity Software (HCS).
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Performs civil design for a variety of projects, drawings, technical comparisons, and similar technical work as required by assignments.
• Perform traffic analysis tasks from data collection, reporting analysis results, and writing technical reports.
• Coordinates project assignments with those of other engineers and technicians.
• Reviews drawings supplied by contractors, clients, and engineers then recommend necessary changes.
• Research design options and documents findings for Project Engineers and/or Project Managers.
• Provides project cost estimating.
• Maintains effective communication with project team members and project leads.
• Assists in preparation of technical reports.
• Research federal, state, and local government standards and regulations.
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• BS in Civil Engineering with a focus in Transportation/Traffic Engineering discipline
• 2 years experience in transportation/traffic engineering design
• Experience with traffic software including Synchro, Vissim, or HCS
Ideally, you’ll also have:
• PE license
• Previous work experience in traffic/transportation engineering
• Experience with design software (i.e., MicroStation, OpenRoads, etc.)
• Familiarity with Highway Capacity Manual, MUTCD, HSM is a plus
• Previous work experience with TxDOT and other Texas municipalities
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.