Senior Traffic Engineer

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Your impact

As our infrastructure ages and the world population increases, Jacobs’ worldwide staff of professionals use new technology and expertise to develop innovative solutions to address future transportation demand. Coupled with today’s challenge to decarbonize our planet and fund projects, our people are engaged with a variety of creative projects to implement these innovative solutions.

We are looking for a collaborative Senior Traffic Engineer to join our Northeast transportation group of over 40 transportation planners, traffic and ITS engineers and operations specialists with a wide variety of talent and experience. You’ll take a leading role in traffic studies, traffic analysis, traffic signal, signing, and marking designs, plans, specifications and estimates for traffic improvements, and other traffic engineering work tasks.

You will also help build our growing team of traffic engineering professionals across the northeast. Partnering with our sales team, this role will also have an external focus expanding our portfolio of projects with northeast public agency transportation clients. Joining our team, you’ll have the chance to apply your experience to work on exciting and engaging large-scale infrastructure projects and utilize your traffic expertise to create innovative solutions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License, or ability to obtain one
• Experience leading the development of traffic studies, traffic signal design, plans, specifications and estimates for traffic engineering improvements for public agency clients
• Knowledge of Federal standards and requirements
• Strong technical writing and oral communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel for site visits
• Must be resourceful, curious, and self-directed

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) Certification
• Project management and leadership experience
• Knowledge and experience using various software including Synchro and VISSIM

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan.

Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $ to $. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job posted on March 01, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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