Senior Traffic Project Manager

Senior Traffic Project Manager

Volkert Inc.

paid time off, 401(k)

United States, Tennessee, Brentwood

750 Old Hickory Boulevard (Show on map)

Jun 10, 2025

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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 Senior Traffic Project Manager to support our East Gulf Region group 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:

Project Types

Traffic operations analysis, traffic signal design, traffic signal timing development, corridor planning studies, transportation safety studies, roadway master planning, long range transportation planning, and transportation modeling (micro and macro)

Project Execution

Prepares a Project Execution Plan (PEP) that identifies the project team organization, identifies each specific task or phase and all work that must be performed to complete the project, outlines a schedule to ensure that the project can be completed on time, and develops an estimate and schedule of the manpower requirements needed to complete the project

Holds a project kick-off meeting to review the PEP with project team members

Ensures Quality Control/Assurance reviews are taking place and are documented

Notifies accounting when the project is ready for the closure cycle and ensures all files and documents are retained in accordance with corporate policy

Project Monitoring and Review

Is responsive and maintains direct contact with clients on a continuing basis to discuss technical and scheduling issues

Conducts project staff meetings to review progress and further communication and coordination within the team

Participates in the month end project review that coincides with monthly billing and status reports

Prepares and presents a detailed project review for the TN Roadway Leader

Prepares and issues a monthly project progress report

Reviews Revenue Summary Reports monthly, including the status of A/R and WIP

Project Control

Ensures that all technical design changes are approved to conform to the standards, systems and procedures as prescribed by the requirements of the project

Solicits the help of the Operations Manager and other Project Managers, as appropriate, to solve scheduling or technical problems encountered in the progress of the work

Evaluates the effect of scope changes on project budgets and schedules, then negotiates with the client to increase fees required to accommodate such scope changes as necessary

Reviews, approves, and provides necessary documentation for invoicing in a timely manner

Maintains client accounts including collection of Accounts Receivable (AR's)

Marketing and Business Development

Provides input and participates in business development efforts

Maintain professional relationships with all clients

What you need to have:

B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university

PE is required (Tennessee PE preferred)

A minimum of 15-20 years of relevant traffic engineering and/or transportation planning experience (TDOT experience preferred)

PTOE, PTP, and/or RSP certifications are desired but not required

Proficient with traffic engineering and transportation planning practices and procedures

Proficient with Synchro, VISSIM, SIDRA, HCS, and OpenRoads Designer

Familiarity with CUBE Voyager and TransCAD is desired but not required

Proficient with MS Office

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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