Senior Traffic Simulation Engineer - AECOM

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AECOM is seeking a Senior Traffic Engineer  for our New York Metro Region. This is a hybrid office/remote role which will be based out of our NYC office.

Our Senior Traffic Engineer is a role to handle our growing business in New York City and greater Metro area and will also support other areas in the East Region. In this role, you will support the New York Metro Planning Manager in managing traffic projects and client relations.

• Manage Traffic simulation projects – prepare draft scopes and fees; manage tasks, schedule, changes, issues, quality, budget, and project financials
• Support/Lead traffic microsimulation projects; create, develop and run complex Vissim and Aimsun traffic simulations
• Lead Traffic tasks in business development efforts – get involved in professional organizations, meet new potential clients, and support proposal development
• Conduct/Manage Traffic Engineering studies that include traffic generation, simulation/modeling, analyzing crash data sets, and traffic impact analyses 
• Perform Concept development of Traffic Engineering plans layouts of geometric configurations that support traffic analysis including signs, markings, traffic signals, and traffic management plans/temporary traffic control 
• Support design-bid-build and design-build projects with traffic analysis for urban environments. 
• Stay up-to-date on new technologies and industry trends. 
•  Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team

Minimum Requirements:

BA/BS in Civil Engineering or relevant degree with a focus on transportation  + 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of project management experience
• 3 years of Aimsun & Vissim experience
• 4 years managing projects
• Master's degree is beneficial
• Current PE License is preferred
• Strong client relationship building skills
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience with and knowledge of New York City DOT procedures and practices
• Signal Control, Transit Signal Priority, and other traffic signal technology experience is preferred
• Experience with data platforms such as Streetlight Data is preferred
• PTOE preferred
• AICP preferred

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role
• Sponsorship is available for this role

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.