Job Details

Traffic Design Project Manager, PE

Job Overview:

• Location: Charlotte or Raleigh, NC
• Work Schedule: Hybrid - 4 days per week onsite

• Leadership track: Opportunity to lead a team and manage high-impact transportation design projects
• Focus: Physical infrastructure design, and involves civil/transportation design coordination and compliance with state DOT design manuals (e.g., NCDOT)
• Technical focus: designs traffic signals, signage, pavement markings, and traffic control plans
• Project oversight: Includes budgeting, cost/schedule tracking, proposal development, and QC
• Project lifecycle stage: Enters the project during final design & construction documentation, and translates planning/analysis results into construction-ready plans
• Client mix: Public and private sector projects, with a strong focus on NCDOT
• Software & tools: MicroStation, AutoCAD, traffic signal design tools, and possibly using SimTraffic or design-oriented plugins
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with CAD techs, surveyors, designers, and field staff
• Mentorship: Expected to supervise and develop Associates and Interns
• Career path: Ideal for engineers who want to focus on technical design leadership and CAD-heavy work. Strong pathway toward Transportation Design Manager or Principal Engineer

• 5-12 years of progressive civil/traffic engineering experience
• NCDOT experience is required
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required
• Proficiency in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD
• Previous signal design experience is highly preferred
• Strong leadership qualities and interest in managing direct reports