Finding the right fit:
The Ayres Traffic group is seeking to hire a full-time traffic/roadway engineer. You’ll be working with a great group of people on a diverse variety of projects. As a new employee, you won’t just work anonymously on a conveyor belt of projects. Instead, you’ll interact and forge long-term relationships with clients so you can work towards creating solutions that solve their problems at a whole new level. You’ll be rewarded with flexible scheduling and opportunities for professional and personal growth within a supportive team.
On any given day, you’ll:
- Assist with the evaluation of traffic issues on transportation projects for freeways, arterial corridors, and intersections, including signals, roundabouts and other innovative intersection control alternatives.
- Conduct traffic counts and surveys for existing traffic conditions.
- Analyze volume and safety data.
- Assist with preparing traffic impact analyses, traffic operation analyses and modeling, traffic signal warrant studies, intersection control evaluations, signal timing and phasing optimizations, alternative analyses and traffic signal design.
- Evaluate work zone conditions and prepare transportation management plans.
- Develop reports detailing recommendations for roadway improvements.
- Design plans for safe control and flow of traffic.
Required qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation/traffic engineering.
- Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (FE/EIT).
- 0-5 years of related engineering experience.
- A valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
Desired skills and experiences:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with several traffic engineering software including HCS, Synchro, SimTraffic, SIDRA, and Vissim.
- Knowledge of FHWA, FDOT and local operations standards.
- Knowledge of the MUTCD and HCM.
- Experience with traffic counting equipment.
- Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE).
- Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE).
- Road Safety Professional (RSP).
Benefits of being part of the Ayres team:
- Health/dental/vision insurance offering affordable plans with flexible coverage options
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Development
- Paid membership dues to professional organizations
- Paid licensing exam/prep course for professional certification
- Encourage/reimburse for professional registrations and certifications.
- Work/Life Balance
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid holidays [including two floating holidays]
- Flexible work schedules
- Financial
- Flexible spending plans and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Social
- Peer recognition program and mentor programs
- Young Professionals [YP] networking groups
- Sporting events, dragon boat races, annual parties, summer picnics, and more!
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Women, Veterans, People with Disabilities