Traffic/ITS Project Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. HNTB scores B on the Alion truth index.
What We're Looking For
At HNTB, you can build a career that is meaningful to you while helping shape the communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have delivered innovative solutions for some of the nation’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects. With HNTB experiencing historic growth, this is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.This opportunity entails supporting the development and delivery of transportation projects through the preparation and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, specifications, and other project deliverables. The successful candidate will join an industry-leading team serving state departments of transportation, regional tolling agencies, and city and county transportation agencies. The position will support a diverse range of transportation engineering services, including traffic design, Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and emerging transportation technologies. Traffic design responsibilities may include signalization, signing and pavement marking, and lighting analysis and design, along with other multidisciplinary transportation infrastructure improvements.
The candidate will leverage technical knowledge and engineering experience to identify and resolve design-related issues and work closely with project managers, technical leads, clients, and multidisciplinary teams to develop practical and innovative solutions. Responsibilities will include completing assigned tasks in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, and applicable design requirements. The candidate will develop conceptual and detailed designs, engineering calculations, plans, and supporting documentation using current engineering design tools, software, standards, and established practices. The candidate may mentor and train junior engineering staff, review technical work, and provide constructive feedback to support their professional development and maintain the quality of project deliverables.
What You'll Do:
- Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects.
- Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
- Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline.
- Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline. Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives.
- Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline.
- Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or
- Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or
- PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience
What You'll Bring:
- Prepare construction plans for signalization, signing and pavement marking, roadway lighting, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects.
- Serve as the Engineer of Record (EOR), as appropriate, for signalization, signing and pavement marking, roadway lighting, and ITS plans and related engineering deliverables.
- Perform roadway lighting calculations and photometric analyses and develops lighting models using software such as AGi32.
- Develop lighting layouts and plans and demonstrates a strong understanding of roadway lighting principles, design criteria, and photometric requirements.
- Develop electrical service designs for roadway lighting and ITS projects, including associated power requirements and supporting design documentation.
- Prepare Engineer’s Estimates using applicable Basis of Estimates guidance, Cost per Mile models, historical cost data, and FDOT Long Range Estimates (LRE) software.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, and budgets and supports the successful delivery of assigned projects.
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of FDOT design standards, procedures, and project delivery processes.
- Apply the Florida Design Manual (FDM), FDOT Standard Plans, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Florida Greenbook, and other applicable criteria in the development and review of engineering plans.
- Use and expertise in OpenRoads Designer (ORD) and AutoCAD Civil 3D to develop engineering plans and other design deliverables.
- Prepare technical memoranda, reports, design calculations, and supporting engineering documentation.
- Collaborate closely with traffic, roadway, drainage, structures, utilities, and other disciplines to coordinate designs and deliver multidisciplinary transportation projects.
What We Prefer:
- 8 years relevant experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Additional Information
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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.#AJ #Traffic.
Locations:
Tampa, FL.
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