Traffic Principal/Project Manager | Seattle
Principal Traffic Engineer / Traffic Project Manager
Overview
We are seeking a Principal Traffic Engineer / Project Manager to help lead and grow our traffic engineering practice. This is a strategic, seller-doer opportunity for an experienced transportation professional with a strong reputation in the market, established client relationships, and a proven ability to win and deliver traffic engineering projects.
The ideal candidate brings direct consulting experience, existing relationships with public agencies and municipalities, and a demonstrated track record of generating new business while leading complex traffic and transportation projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead traffic engineering projects from pursuit through delivery, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction.
- Maintain and expand relationships with DOTs, cities, counties, MPOs, and other public-sector transportation clients.
- Drive business development efforts through existing client relationships, industry contacts, and strategic networking.
- Identify and capture new opportunities in traffic operations, transportation planning, safety, ITS, signals, and corridor improvement projects.
- Serve as Project Manager and Principal-in-Charge on key transportation assignments.
- Oversee project scopes, schedules, budgets, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Lead proposal development, interviews, fee negotiations, and contract execution.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers and project managers.
- Collaborate with leadership on market strategy, staffing, and long-term growth initiatives.
- Represent the firm at industry events, professional organizations, and client meetings.
Technical Focus Areas
Experience in several of the following is highly desired:
- Traffic Impact Studies (TIS)
- Traffic Operations Analysis
- Intersection and Corridor Studies
- Signal Design and Timing
- Transportation Safety Studies
- Highway and Arterial Operations
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
- Multimodal Transportation Planning
- Active Transportation Improvements
- Capacity Analysis
- Microsimulation Modeling
- Traffic Forecasting
- Access Management
- Roundabout Analysis and Design
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
- PE license required.
- 12+ years of traffic engineering or transportation consulting experience.
- Demonstrated success managing and delivering traffic engineering projects.
- Established client relationships within the transportation market.
- Proven history of business development and project capture.
- Strong understanding of municipal, county, and DOT transportation programs.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and client management skills.
Preferred Experience
- PTOE certification preferred.
- Existing transportation agency relationships that can contribute to immediate growth opportunities.
- Experience leading a traffic engineering practice or business unit.
- Track record of winning work and growing client accounts.
- Recognized presence within local and regional transportation organizations.
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