Traffic Engineer

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You belong at SEH

SEH is currenting searching for a Traffic Engineer to join our talented Transportation team!

Why our employee-owners love SEH:

• "I was on vacation last week and had zero concerns that my colleagues would help out with anything that came into my inbox!" – GIS Analyst

• "What company has a CEO who cares enough to seek out one-on-one conversations ranging from 'How are you?' to 'What do you think would help the company?' SEH, that's who. " – Civil Engineering Technician

• "Having the feeling that my voice matters and believing that SEH truly cares about the employees is so satisfying!" – Sr Financial Analyst

• "It feels good having colleagues and supervisors that provide support and resources for growth and learning!" – Civil Engineer

• "This is the first company I've worked for with a true entrepreneurial spirit." – Sr Mechanical Engineer

Why you’ll love SEH:

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities

• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success

• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training

• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance

• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities

• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice

This Opportunity: 

• Join a collaborative, award-winning traffic engineering team and learn from recognized leaders, including WTS Minnesota Woman of the Year, ASCE Minnesota Outstanding Engineer of the Year, and the 2025 Young Transportation Professional of the Year. 

• Work on meaningful projects that improve safety and mobility for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving. 

• Lead or contribute to traffic operations, safety, and design assignments, with opportunities to expand your expertise across disciplines. 

• Present recommendations and collaborate with project teams, clients, agencies, and community stakeholders to advance practical transportation solutions. 

• Work directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary partners to improve safety, mobility, accessibility, and constructability. 

• Conduct multimodal traffic operations and safety analyses to evaluate existing and future conditions, identify opportunities for improvement, and inform transportation planning and design decisions. 

• Develop and evaluate innovative treatments to improve safety, mobility, and accessibility for all transportation users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists. 

• Apply MUTCD, AASHTO, MnDOT, and other applicable guidance to solve real-world transportation challenges. 

• Help shape solutions for projects ranging from local intersections and multimodal corridors to complex highways and interchanges. 

• Develop traffic management plans and evaluate construction staging, maintenance of traffic, and strategies to reduce impacts on travelers. 

• Guide high-quality technical deliverables through thoughtful design reviews, mentoring, and quality assurance. 

• Collaborate with SEH's traffic, roadway, planning, landscape architecture, and other teams across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, with opportunities to support projects in other SEH regions.

• Candidates may reside in Minnesota, North Dakota, or Iowa 

Essential Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. 

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota, with ability to obtain Minnesota licensure within three months of hire. 

• Experience in traffic operations, transportation safety, and/or traffic design, including traffic studies or construction documents for signing and pavement markings. 

• Experience conducting traffic operations analyses, traffic impact studies, or transportation safety evaluations. 

• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively on multidisciplinary transportation projects and present analysis and results to project teams. 

• Ability to coordinate technical work with others and take ownership of assigned project tasks. 

• Experience with relevant traffic analysis or design software; proficiency in applicable tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS, RODEL, MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer, AutoCAD, or Civil 3D based on area of specialization. 

• Working knowledge of MnDOT standards, the Minnesota MUTCD, and applicable traffic engineering guidance. 

• Experience preparing or reviewing traffic operations, safety, and impact studies, corridor studies, plans, specifications, estimates, or staged design submittals, with attention to quality and technical accuracy.  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with VISSIM, CORSIM, TransModeler, VISUM, or other traffic simulation and modeling tools. 

• Experience using transportation analytics platforms such as StreetLight, Replica, or ClearGuide to understand travel patterns and system performance. 

• Experience with GIS and multimodal transportation analysis, planning, or design. 

• Proficiency in SignCAD 

• MnDOT prequalification in Work Type 14.6 (Signing Plan Design and Special Provisions), Levels 1–3. 

• MnDOT prequalification in Work Type 14.4 (Temporary Traffic Control Plan Design and Special Provisions), Levels 1–3. 

• Experience developing traffic signal, ITS, signing, pavement marking, staging, or maintenance-of-traffic plans and specifications. 

• Established relationships with MnDOT, city, county, or other transportation agency partners in Minnesota or neighboring states. 

• Participation in professional organizations, conferences, technical committees, or knowledge sharing. 

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification or interest in pursuing it. 

• Road Safety Professional (RSP) certification or interest in pursuing it. 

• Interest or experience in project management, client coordination, and business development.Experience with quick-build projects, innovative intersections, or pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements.Experience leading tasks, mentoring colleagues, supporting proposals, or developing scopes and fee estimates. 

• Experience in both traffic operations and traffic design, or interest in broadening skills across the two specialties or focusing on one with ability to support the other as needed. Experience in traffic design signal timing, intersection control evaluation, corridor studies, or alternatives analysis. 

• Experience mentoring or guiding junior engineers or technical staff. 

 
Who We Are

Better Places. Clean Water. Renewing Infrastructure. Improving Mobility. SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services. We've been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find solutions to complex challenges since 1927. Our 900+ employee-owners across the US unite behind our core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us®.

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $90,000 and $124,000 based on skill set and experience. Check out our full benefits package at SEH Hiring Journey.

Due to current business and operational considerations, unable to hire employees residing in the following states at this time: AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, KY, MA, RI, VT, and PR. Candidates willing to relocate should indicate this in their application. 

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

SEH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We take affirmative action to ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: SEH does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by SEH’s Talent Director, SEH reserves the right to pursue and hire these candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.

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