Traffic Director jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

Arcadis seeks an experienced Traffic Design Manager to join our Louisiana Transportation team.  

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

As a Traffic Design Manager, you will lead a team of engineers to deliver design projects in Louisiana and throughout the Southeast Region. The role will require you to serve as the Engineer of Record for construction plans for the installation of traffic signals, permanent signing, pavement markings, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). You will routinely engage and strengthen relationships with clients through project delivery and marketing activities. The role includes project management responsibilities, and you will be given the opportunity to participate in Arcadis’ internal project management training and certification program. 

You must be in Baton Rouge or New Orleans, LA but will have the ability to work remotely or in office (based on preference). You will be required to attend internal and external client meetings in person as needed. 

Role accountabilities:

• Lead and manage a team of engineers and serve as the Engineer of Record (EOR) in the preparation of construction plans for traffic signals, permanent signing, pavement markings, and ITS.
• Project management including monitoring and planning of project finances, invoicing, quality control, and design delivery. 
• Responsible for development of fiber design, network architecture and conducting link-loss budgets for large scale ITS projects across the Southeast.
• Responsible for the development of signal plans including signal design layout, pole loading details, pole height calculations and clearance calculations.
• Responsible for design of permanent signing including sign layout, panel design. Apply standard drawings and details and coordinate with structural engineers in determining sign support types and design. 
• Coordinate and interface with clients to discuss technical elements of the project and present results.
• Providing training and guidance to junior engineers and interns in areas of technical proficiency and consultancy

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• 10 or more years of relevant work experience post degree
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• Louisiana Professional Engineering (PE) license

Preferred Skills and Proficiencies:

• Proficient in the design of traffic signals, permanent signing, pavement markings, and ITS.
• Relevant design experience in Louisiana. 
• Proficiency with MicroStation and/or Bentley OpenRoads Designer
• Understanding of the application of traffic operations principles including ITE, MUTCD, AASHTO, and state DOT requirements, policies, manuals and procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail is critical in the success of this position.
• Ability to work well in groups as well as independently.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start date, and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $97600 - $146400.

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