Signal Timing Project Manager

Join a leading transportation firm that values your expertise and rewards your accomplishments. We are seeking a talented engineering professional with extensive signal timing experience who will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating traffic signal timings. We provide significant growth potential and the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge traffic operations and transportation planning for the future of the region, integrating all modes of transportation, improving safety, developing innovative performance measures, designing transportation engineering/ITS aspects of projects and carrying projects from conceptual planning through approvals and design to construction and operation.

DKS – we are experts at connecting communities and we would like you to join us in this pursuit.

• Oversee the growth and management of the office's traffic signal operations activities
• Win and manage a variety of traffic signal systems projects that you are passionate about, including all elements of the project life‑cycle (pre‑positioning, pursuit, negotiations, project planning, technical delivery, financial management, etc.)
• Analysis of traffic signal operation on arterials and networks
• Provide the leadership team with insight on market trends and growth opportunities and specification of applicable data collection
• Development of new signal timing parameters based on detailed analysis
• Inputting traffic signal plans via central control systems and/or directly into local controllers
• Evaluation and implementation of adaptive or traffic responsive traffic signal systems
• Implementation of transit signal priority systems
• Design and analysis of traffic surveys or studies to evaluate signal timing effectiveness

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation, or similar field required
• Master’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience desired
• 7+ years of experience in transportation engineering and/or planning
• Licensed Professional Engineer; a P.T.O.E. is desirable
• Experience with common traffic signal controllers/firmware
• Knowledge of common traffic operations software to support the development of signal timing plans
• Experience with client meetings, public meetings, proposals and project management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience preparing technical reports
• Consulting firm and business development experience is desirable

• 15 Vacation Days & 8.66 Sick Pay Days
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employer paid Disability, Life, AD&D Insurance Coverage
• 100% DKS paid Medical Premium for our employee‑owners
• 80% DKS paid Medical Premium for spouse and dependents of our employee‑owners
• Extremely affordable Dental & Vision Plans
• Flexible Spending Account (Health Care & Dependent Care), Transit Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account Options
• Paid Jury/Witness Duty
• Paid Bereavement
• Leave without Pay
• Transit Subsidy
• Pre‑tax Commuter Option
• Referral Bonus Program
• DKS funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401k Pre‑tax and Roth options
• Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement

• Training & Educational Assistance
• Professional Registration Award
• Technical & Professional Societies
• Conferences & Seminars
• Annual Bonus Program
• Years of Service Awards
• Hybrid Work Schedule

Project Manager: $132,700 - $158,200 per year

DKS Associates is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits all forms of unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, disability, medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other unlawful forms of discrimination.