Senior Traffic Engineer

Description

Bolton & Menk has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Traffic Engineer, PE to join our Final Traffic Design team, preferably based in our Burnsville office, with flexibility to work from any of our Twin Cities locations for the right candidate. As a Top Workplace, this is a fantastic chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Southeast, Midwest, and beyond.

This role will focus on final traffic design and provide leadership across a wide range of transportation projects, from local municipal improvements to large-scale design-build highway programs. The successful candidate will serve as a task lead, oversee technical delivery, mentor staff, and work directly with clients while helping shape the future growth of our Final Traffic Design team.

We are seeking a collaborative and motivated leader who thrives in a team-oriented environment, takes ownership of projects from start to finish, and is passionate about delivering high-quality transportation solutions. This individual will play a key role in maintaining project quality, schedule, and budget while supporting team development and business growth. Our Final Traffic Design team takes real pride in its camaraderie. We collaborate closely, share knowledge, and support each other when workloads peak.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead traffic signal design, including permanent and temporary signal systems, interconnect, and signal timing
• Lead roadway lighting design, from MnDOT interstate and high mast lighting to decorative lighting for small local municipalities across the Midwest and Southeast
• Lead permanent signing and pavement marking design, from freeway guide signing to local striping plans
• Lead MOT and Traffic Control Design on complex projects, including construction staging, temporary signals, detours, and temporary traffic control plans
• Provide direct traffic engineering design and leadership on alternative delivery projects, including MnDOT's I-494 Highway 169 to Airport Design-Build Project 2 and design-build opportunities nationwide
• Deliver traffic design solutions for municipal, county, and DOT clients on projects ranging from small local improvements to major interstate design-build projects
• Prepare and seal plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) as Engineer of Record
• Oversee and complete final traffic punch list inspections for lighting, signals, and ITS
• Supervise EITs and interns, assign work, and provide day-to-day technical direction and mentorship
• Perform QA/QC reviews and work directly within design files to resolve technical issues and support staff development
• Assist in developing team standards, details, and guidance to improve consistency and quality across projects
• Serve as a primary client contact for traffic design scope, schedule, and deliverables
• Support business development activities including proposals, statements of qualifications (SOQs), scopes, fee development, and client relationship building
• Coordinate with roadway, drainage, geometric, design-build teams, agencies, and contractors throughout project delivery and construction

What We Are Looking For:

• Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in traffic engineering final design.
  • Demonstrated design experience across traffic signal design, roadway lighting design, permanent signing and pavement markings, and MOT and Traffic Control Design
  • Experience leading technical tasks and directing the work of engineers and technicians.
  • Working knowledge of MnDOT standards, the Minnesota MUTCD, and the Minnesota Temporary Traffic Control Field Manual.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with clients, project teams, and agency stakeholders.
    
    

  Preferred:

  • Engineer of Record experience on signal, lighting, or signing and striping projects.
  • Design-build or alternative delivery experience, including MOT and Traffic Control Design on large transportation corridors.
  • Multidisciplinary experience in roadway and drainage design.
  • Experience with traffic modeling and analysis software such as Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, and HCS.
  • Signal timing and signal optimization experience.
  • Proficiency working within MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer.
  • Experience with proposals, scopes, fee development, and client relationship management.
  • Profess