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Fleis & VandenBrink Traffic Operations Engineer - Technical Lead in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Become a part of one of the 101 “Best and Brightest Companies to Work for.” Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V) is a highly successful, growth-oriented civil and environmental engineering/architectural firm that provides a wide range of services to municipal, industrial, institutional, commercial, and private development clients throughout Michigan and Indiana. We are currently looking for an experienced Traffic Operations Engineer-Technical Lead who will best support our clients, co-workers, and Core Principles - “understand our customers and satisfy their needs, do what we say we are going to do, and Have Fun!”. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast paced, technically oriented, operations, engineering, or construction firm. At F&V, our goal is to recruit and retain great people and in turn provide a great employee experience. We offer a collaborative team environment, competitive salaries and benefit program, performance bonus incentives, and support for training and career development. There’s a lot of benefits besides a good payday when you join F&V. On Day 1, we offer healthcare, accrued paid time off (PTO) and more. Responsibilities: * Manage and conduct complex analyses for traffic signal optimization and corridor planning studies * Analyze data for traffic, parking, and signal studies. * Prepare, review and implement traffic signal timing plans. * Perform field review and validation of signal timing optimization. * Develop new work opportunities and prepare proposals * Prepare grant applications for communities to perform signal optimization. * Serves as technical expert leading teams of engineers and technical staff * Provide technical guidance to other departments and agencies * Manage budgets, contracts, and other resources to achieve project goals * Mentor and coach staff in developing traffic operations skills Qualifications: * Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required, MS Preferred * 5+ years of related experience required * MI PE License required, or ability to obtain within 6 months. Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) preferred. * Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities, organization, and multi-tasking skills * Excellent technical, written, and oral communication skills and familiarity of industry practices and regulations * Ability to attend meetings; both daytime and nighttime meetings, some travel maybe required within Michigan and Indiana * Strong working knowledge of Synchro/Sim Traffic required Familiarity or working knowledge of Rodel, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, PTV Vissim, PTV Vistro, HCS a plus. * Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Apply today to join one of the 101 Best & Brightest companies to work for! Equal Opportunity Employer; Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.