Senior Transportation / Traffic Engineer

Senior Transportation / Traffic Engineer

Job Locations

US-GA-Atlanta

ID

2025-5291

Category

Engineering

Type

Regular Full-Time

Career Stage Type

Experienced

# of Openings

Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Transportation / Traffic Engineer | Atlanta, GA | Hybrid

VHB is seeking an experienced Senior Transportation / Traffic Engineer to join our growing Transportation Systems team in Atlanta, GA. This role is ideal for an experienced traffic engineer with a strong background in traffic analysis, modeling, and statewide programs, particularly with GDOT. You'll work with public and private clients on high-impact projects ranging from intersection and corridor studies to complex traffic operations and federally-funded safety studies across the Southeast.

Join a recognized leader in transportation engineering and safety, with a collaborative culture focused on delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that improve safety and mobility.

Key Responsibilities :

Serve as Task Manager and / or Project Manager on traffic studies and safety projects, overseeing schedules, budgets, deliverables, and quality assurance.

• Lead and support development of traffic operations analyses, corridor studies, design traffic forecasting, and statewide safety programs.
• Apply advanced modeling and simulation using tools such as Synchro, SimTraffic, SIDRA, and VISSIM to analyze traffic operations and optimize mobility strategies.
• Develop recommendations for traffic operational improvements, including intersection control evaluations, signal operations, access management, and congestion mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to and lead Roadway Safety Audits (RSAs), Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) studies, crash analysis, and the development of safety countermeasures aligned with Vision Zero and GDOT's statewide safety goals.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate traffic operations with broader transportation planning, safety, and multimodal design goals.
• Mentor junior staff in traffic operations, modeling, and safety analysis, fostering technical growth and collaborative delivery.
• Prepare and present clear, data-driven technical reports and visualizations to clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications :

We are VHB! We're an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience , which includes :

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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