Civil Traffic Engineer - Early Career

Overview

Shive-Hattery is an architecture and engineering consulting firm established in 1895 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With 16 offices across 8 states, we employ over 580 professionals and consistently achieve Top 100 rankings from ENR with multiple awards for Excellence in Client Experience. The firm operates on a One Firm model, placing the best personnel with clients regardless of project location.

Shive-Hattery has an exciting opportunity for a Design Professional - Civil to join our Transportation and Municipal practice in the West Des Moines, IA office. We welcome applications from recent graduates and early-career professionals with up to three years of experience.

As part of our Public Infrastructure - Transportation Team, you''ll gain hands-on experience in traffic engineering and municipal transportation projects, directly contributing to solutions that improve safety, efficiency, and mobility in the communities where we live and work. This role offers a strong foundation for your career and supports your path toward professional licensure through diverse project experience and mentorship from seasoned professionals.

Your work will primarily focus on traffic engineering , including traffic studies, signal design, corridor modeling, traffic operations analysis, and development of traffic control and detour plans. You''ll also contribute to broader transportation and infrastructure projects, supporting roadway design and multimodal transportation projects.

You''ll play an active role in preparing CAD drawings, traffic models, technical reports, construction documents, and cost estimates. In addition, you''ll gain field experience through data collection, traffic counts, and construction observation, helping you connect planning and design with real-world performance and implementation.

While your primary focus will be traffic engineering, our broad practice areas create opportunities to contribute to transportation and municipal projects across markets including industrial, healthcare, K-12 education, commercial, and government sectors. Join our collaborative team of engineers and designers committed to delivering high-quality solutions and supporting your professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Prepare CAD drawings, traffic models, technical reports, construction documents, and cost estimates.
• Engage in data collection, traffic counts, and construction observation to connect planning and design with field performance.
• Contribute to traffic studies, signal design, corridor modeling, traffic operations analysis, and development of traffic control and detour plans.
• Support broader transportation and municipal projects, including roadway design and multimodal initiatives.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Why Shive-Hattery?

You will find the right balance at Shive-Hattery. A large pool of resources in a 500+ person design firm, with a small firm feel where you build personal connections with colleagues, partners and clients. Flourish as a professional with the freedom to chart your own course and make an impact, and Design What Matters to make the world a better place. Our learning and teaching culture is built on collaboration, offering opportunities to learn from and teach peers across disciplines to grow professionally. We provide a competitive total compensation package, including industry-leading pay and more than thirty-five benefits designed to support well-being and career development.

Benefit Highlights

Shive-Hattery offers a flexible work environment and supports balancing personal and professional responsibilities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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