Senior Traffic Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
Job Description
Dewberry is currently seeking a motivated Senior Traffic Engineer to be located in our Owings Mills, MD office. This position offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a large team of traffic engineers. Projects will range from local community-focused safety and multimodal projects to large freeway improvement projects. This position offers tremendous career growth potential in a highly collaborative environment while working on broad range of project types for local and national transportation clients. Primary responsibilities will be performing and managing traffic engineering design and studies related to work zone traffic control, signing and pavement markings, traffic signals, lighting, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and traffic operational analyses. Experience in all of these disciplines is not required. Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of traffic engineering experience, including experience on VDOT, MDOT, and/or design-build projects. Applicants must have strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to monitor schedule and budgets, the ability to work in groups, and the ability to lead and mentor a group of junior traffic engineers. This position offers flexible work hours and the ability for part-time telework.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a recent graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include design and analysis for various traffic related tasks, working in a team environment, and collaborating with roadway, structures, hydraulics, and environmental groups within our Transportation business unit. Responsibilities may also include management for various traffic-related tasks. The Candidate may also prepare design and cost estimates, meet with clients, and assist in proposal development.
Required Skills & Required Experience
- BS in Civil Engineering
- PE license preferred, PTOE preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in traffic engineering
- VDOT, MSHA, MDTA and/or design-build experience preferred
- MicroStation experience required
- Proficiency with analysis software (VISSIM, Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS) preferred
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Project Management and leadership skills preferred
*The salary range for this position is $115,000 to $150,000*
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees'. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
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