Traffic Project Engineer

Traffic Project Engineer

Volkert Inc.

paid time off, 401(k)

United States, Tennessee, Memphis

6000 Poplar Avenue (Show on map)

Jun 10, 2025

Are we the road to your future?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.

We are currently searching for an experienced Traffic Project Engineer to support our East Gulf Region located in Brentwood/Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, or Memphis, TN. Candidates must be willing to relocate to Tennessee if out of state.

What you'll be doing:

Prepare technical reports for traffic impact studies, interchange access requests, or safety studies

Prepare and management the development of traffic impact studies, land use planning, master plan studies, traffic signal warrant studies, bikeway planning and design, community and campus planning, technical report writing

Prepare traffic signal design plans for new intersections and signal modifications to facilitate multimodal accommodations

Prepare temporary traffic control plan/traffic management plan (TMP) and signing, pavement marking plans

Prepare Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) design plans

Assist in preparing conceptual intersection layouts, schematics, signal timings and engineering reports

Assist with and prepare roadway design plans

Leading or assisting in the development of project designs and directing EIs to successfully execute and deliver project work, while implementing client focused strategies

Aspires to work in a team environment and is willing to participate in business development efforts and meetings with clients.

Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies. Coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members

Attends appropriate team meetings

Work on detailed engineering assignments including calculations and relatively standard work activities

Adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results

Identify and analyze problems using reasoning to arrive at conclusions

Apply standard practices and techniques to accomplish work assignments

Understands and adheres to assigned phase and task schedules and budgets to ensure timely and cost-effective completion of project

Adheres to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual

What you need to have:

BS in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university

8-12 years relevant experience in traffic engineering

TDOT experience is preferred but not required

PE is required (Tennessee PE preferred)

PTP or PTOE is desired but not required

Must have proven skills in meeting DOT expectations, schedules and budgets

Knowledge in transportation planning, including comprehensive corridor analysis, DOT local programs, public involvement, safety and access, pedestrian and bicycle planning, multimodal planning and traffic operations

Familiarity with DOT traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO

Proficiency in traffic analyses software such as VISSIM, Synchro/Simtraffic, Sidra Intersection, HCS

Proficiency with OpenRoads Designer desired but not required

ITE membership will be preferred, if not already a member

Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines

Valid driver's license

A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)

Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:

Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,

Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment

Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems

Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written

Be able to multi-task in a team environment

Volkert Perks:

Competitive compensation

Flexibility and a positive work/life balance

Challenging and innovative projects

Employee referral program

Professional development

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

Medical, Dental, & Vision

Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance

Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability

Wellness incentives

Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

"For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference."

- Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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