Civil Traffic Engineer - Early Career

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Shive-Hattery is a prestigious Architecture and Engineering consulting firm established in 1895 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With 16 offices across 8 states, we employ over 580 industry-leading professionals. Shive-Hattery consistently achieves Top 100 rankings from the ENR and receives consecutive awards for Excellence in Client Experience. The firm prides itself on its One Firm
, full-service model, ensuring that the best personnel are placed with clients, regardless of project location.

Shive-Hattery has an exciting opportunity for a Design Professional - Civil to join our Transportation and Municipal practice in the West Des Moines, IA office. We welcome applications from recent graduates and early-career professionals with up to three years of experience.

As part of our Public Infrastructure - Transportation Team, you’ll gain hands‑on experience in traffic engineering and municipal transportation projects, directly contributing to solutions that improve safety, efficiency, and mobility in the communities where we live and work. This role offers a strong foundation for your career and supports your path toward professional licensure through diverse project experience and mentorship from seasoned professionals.

Your work will primarily focus on traffic engineering
, including traffic studies, signal design, corridor modeling, traffic operations analysis, and development of traffic control and detour plans. You’ll also contribute to broader transportation and infrastructure projects, supporting roadway design, and multimodal transportation projects.

You’ll play an active role in preparing CAD drawings, traffic models, technical reports, construction documents, and cost estimates. In addition, you’ll gain field experience through data collection, traffic counts, and construction observation, helping you connect planning and design with real‑world performance and implementation.

While your primary focus will be traffic engineering, our broad practice areas create opportunities to contribute to transportation and municipal projects across a variety of markets, including industrial, healthcare, K‑12 education, commercial, and government sectors. Join our collaborative team of engineers and designers committed to delivering high‑quality solutions and supporting your professional growth.

• Education:
  
  Graduated from an accredited engineering school.
• Experience:
  
  new graduate or early career Civil Engineer with 0-3 years of professional experience.
• License/Certification:
  Have passed or are scheduled to take fundamentals of engineering exam to obtain official Engineering Intern designation by the State of Iowa.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience a plus
• Micro Station 3D experience a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively, written and orally.
• Demonstrates an ability to be service oriented to existing and potential clients.
• Works effectively with other Engineers on multi‑discipline teams.
• Manages time and workload effectively which includes planning, organization and prioritization with attention to detail.
• Internships/summer experience in general civil engineering or construction a plus.

• Strong interest in traffic engineering
  .
• Practical, hands‑on experience in Microstation/Open Roads Design & AutoCAD Civil 3D software. Knowledge of traffic modeling software is a plus.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, are paramount, along with a demonstrated commitment to client service.
• Previous internships or summer experiences in traffic or transportation civil engineering would be advantageous.

You will find the right balance at Shive-Hattery. A large pool of resources in a 500+ person design firm, with a small firm feel where you build personal connections with colleagues, partners and clients. Flourish as a professional with the freedom to chart your own course and make an impact - and Design What Matters to make the world a better place.

At Shive-Hattery, our learning and teaching culture is built on collaboration. You’ll have the opportunity to both learn from and teach your peers, working across…