Senior Traffic Project Manager

Application Deadline: 22 February 2025

Department: Traffic, Research, and Development (TRD)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Taylorsville, UT

Description

Avenue’s Traffic, Research, and Development team is growing our Taylorsville, UT office. As with all opportunities at Avenue, we are interested in applicants even if they are shy a couple years of the preferred experience. We strive to match employees’ job duties to what they enjoy working on. For purposes of job postings, we have included some broad typical job duties below that will be supported and/or led based on experience.

Job Duties

• Team Leadership: Lead a team of engineers; providing guidance, mentoring, support, and professional development opportunities. Fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.
• Recruiting: Actively participate in the hiring process for new team members, ensuring the selection of qualified and motivated individuals who align with our culture and values.
• Business Development: Procure new contracts and clients by identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and maintaining strong relationships with existing and potential clients.
• Project Management: Oversee and manage transportation engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.
• Regulatory Compliance: Help ensure all projects comply with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Client Engagement: Serve as a point of contact for clients, addressing their needs and ensuring their satisfaction with our services.
• Technical Expertise: Provide technical knowledge and guidance on traffic analysis, signal timing, communicating/interpreting data and traffic studies. Travel Demand Modeling (TDM), forecasting, solutions development, and EA/IACR support will also need to be provided. In addition, being an Engineer of Record for your own work as well as work completed under your direction. 
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to the strategic planning and growth of all Avenue’s geographies, setting and achieving long-term goals. 
• Perform other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field preferred
• Professional Engineering (PE) license required
• 10+ years experience preferred

 Skills

• Good communication skills with the capability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• A strong interest in in traffic operations
• An understanding of national traffic standards and UDOT's standards
• Capable of analyzing and interpreting traffic data
• Willingness to learn, provide feedback, and receive feedback
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite, especially Excel
• Proficient with traffic analysis software packages such as Synchro, Vissim, and Cube

 Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting and standing

Benefits

Avenue offers competitive compensation and benefits including:

• Generous PTO & paid holidays
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans
• FSA & HSA options
• Semi Annual Bonuses
• 401(k) matching
• Paid parental leave
• Relocation Assistance