Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP’s Raleigh, NC office is seeking a mid-level Work Zone Traffic Control Engineer to support transportation construction projects across North Carolina and beyond. In this onsite role, you will develop work zone traffic control plans that guide how construction zones are signed, delineated, and marked to maintain safe and efficient traffic flow.
You will contribute to traffic management plan development, assist project teams across planning and design activities, and help ensure deliverables align with applicable DOT standards and project requirements.
Role Overview
- Develop work zone traffic control plans, including traffic management plans, signing and delineation plans, and pavement marking plans
- Support NCDOT and other DOT and municipal transportation projects
- Assist with identifying problems and developing practical solutions during project work
Responsibilities
- Assist with project management and develop traffic management plans, signing plans, and pavement marking plans, along with related specifications, special provisions, cost estimates, and required technical reports
- Mentor and train younger staff
- Support the traffic engineering services group with business development activities
- Assist with managing project tasks, budgets, scopes, and schedules
- Coordinate with clients and subconsultants as part of project delivery
- Participate in planning and design for transportation-related projects
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program
- 11 to 15 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 6 years delivering NCDOT Traffic Management, Signing, and Pavement Marking Plan (PMP) projects, with examples of signed and sealed plans
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in North Carolina
- Working knowledge of MUTCD, AASHTO, and NCDOT Standards, Specifications, and Guidelines
- Proficiency with WZTC traffic management, signing, and PMP delineation plan development principles, practices, processes
- Experience using Microstation and OpenRoads Designer (ORD)
- Coordinate and collaborate with other transportation disciplines as required
- Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written formats at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team within a multi-office work share environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
Preferred (Desired) Qualifications
- Alternative Delivery experience (P3, Design-Build, CMGC)
- Experience working on projects in VA, MD, WV, DE, PA, FL, and/or TX
- Experience using traffic analysis software such as Synchro/Sim Traffic, HCS, and SIDRA
Tools & Technologies
- MUTCD; AASHTO; NCDOT Standards, Specifications and Guidelines
- WZTC
- Microstation; OpenRoads Designer (ORD)
- Microsoft Office products
Benefits
- Flexible work schedule options, including alternative remote and in-office workplace options
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Paid Time Off (PTO) with accrual and a maximum carryover of unused hours not to exceed 200 hours, plus payment for all hours over 200
- Paid holidays
- Excellent healthcare benefits with partial employer-paid premiums
- Employer-paid Group Life Insurance, with optional employee-purchased additional life insurance
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Parental and maternity leave benefits
- Bi-annual merit evaluations with salary adjustment considerations
Work Authorization
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship. Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity, including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa.
