Project Delivery Leader - Traffic

At RK&K, we are hiring a Project Delivery Leader in Raleigh to support our Traffic team in North Carolina and the southeast. As a senior member of our team, you will focus on leading a variety of pursuits and projects as they relate to transportation, primarily focused on projects across RK&K's market spread across the southeast. You will also supervise and mentor other traffic engineers, helping to grow a dynamic group of highly talented traffic engineering professionals that produce high quality deliverables.

As a Project Delivery Leader with RK&K within our Traffic Department, you will support a variety of public agencies on their traffic analysis and planning programs and will work collaboratively with other RK&K staff to help expand RK&K's base of clients and projects throughout the region.

Essential Functions

• Complete traffic studies and develop high quality traffic reports with limited direction and be able to clearly, professionally, present that information to our clients on site and virtually
• Utilize traffic analysis/simulation tools to perform traffic modeling and simulations
• Engage in a wide variety of projects ranging from large design-build to isolated intersection improvement projects
• Perform a variety of tasks, including transportation planning studies, traffic operations analysis, ITS planning and design, traffic forecasting and safety studies
• Support projects for all modes of travel including highway, bus, rail, bicycle and pedestrian in urban, suburban and rural environments
• Prepare technical reports and presentations
• Facilitate internal and client meetings, presentations and approval of engineering plans and documents
• Direct project staff and sub-consultants
• Ensure timely delivery of all work products
• Mentor and train other traffic engineers, fostering a collaborative work environment
• Serve as liaison between clients and the firm
• Execute and ensure QA/QC for completeness and accuracy of all deliverables
• Provide engineering judgment and initiative within the Traffic Engineering field

Required Skills and Experience

• Fifteen (15) + years of progressive experience in traffic engineering
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field
• Experience with NCDOT Congestion Management, Transportation Planning and Traffic Safety Divisions
• Exceptional writing, verbal communication and presentation skills including public speaking
• Experience with Highway Safety Manual, Highway Capacity Manual, MUTCD and AASHTO guidelines
• Experience with Synchro/Sim Traffic, HCS, Sidra, Trans Modeler and VISSIM software's
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) or ability to obtain within six months.
• Experience supervising other traffic engineers

Preferred Skills and Experience

• MSCE
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)

Other Duties

This job description indicates the general nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions (as covered under ADA). It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities and duties required by the employee. Other duties are assigned as required.

What We Offer

RK&K offers excellent potential for career advancement and professional growth. We also offer attractive compensation packages commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Paid time off
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs and employee resource groups
• Career Development
• Much, much more!

Why RK&K?

As a full-service engineering and construction management firm, RK&K gives you the opportunity to directly impact the communities in which we live and work. What sets RK&K apart is an award-winning culture that has fostered a spirit of collaboration and trust for over 100 years. To its clients, the firm delivers concepts, processes, and outcomes that are designed for success. RK&K has earned its reputation as a trusted partner, responsive employer, and community steward.

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