Traffic Engineer

Join Our Transportation Team and Shape the Future of the Central Plains!

Do you have a passion for making traffic flow smoothly and efficiently? The Central Plains (OK, AR) Transportation team is seeking a talented Traffic Engineer to join our growing team in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, or Rogers! In this crucial role, you'll be at the forefront of designing innovative solutions that keep our society moving.

Here's what makes this role stand out:

· Be the architect of change: Design, analyze, and implement traffic management and planning solutions that make a real difference in people's lives.

· Develop your expertise: Work on a variety of projects including signal timing plans, intersection improvements, and traffic studies.

· Embrace innovation: Utilize cutting-edge tools like microsimulation modeling to optimize traffic flow and Open Roads Designer to deliver 3D plans

· Make a real impact: Collaborate with colleagues and manage project budgets and schedules to ensure successful project completion.

· Responsible for development and design of traffic engineering projects, preparing traffic studies, signal timing plans, operations analyses, microsimulation modeling, and preparing technical reports.

· Prepares project plans and drawings for various projects including traffic signal design and intersection improvements. 

· Performs research, obtains traffic data for studies, prepares calculations, and conducts transportation analyses.

·  Responsible for preparing and collaborating technical activities on assigned projects and managing project budget and schedule. Performs field work as directed by a senior engineer.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s in civil or transportation engineering required

· Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Oklahoma OR ability to obtain the license within 6 months

·  6+ years of experience related to transportation and traffic engineering

Preferred

·  Experience using MicroStation and/or AutoCAD, Synchro, VISSIM and TRANSCAD required. 

·  Familiar with concepts and standards of the MUTCD, HCM and AASHTO Geometric Design.

·  Knowledge of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) applications and design would be a plus.

·  Ability to participate and collaborate within a project team setting. 

·  Self-directed and ability to complete assigned tasks with minimal oversight.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,200+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.

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