Principal Transportation Engineer

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:

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Transportation Engineer to join the team in Atlanta, Georgia. The candidate will assist our team in designing implementing and evaluating traffic signal timing and operations through the application of traffic analysis and modeling software and evaluation of probe and enumerated data. The candidate will need to be able to integrate multiple sources of data, state and local guidelines, and roadway context to deliver operations improvements for all modes of travel. The candidate should have experience in implementation, configuration and integration of Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) including Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT), with a focus on traffic signal management and operations, signal timing design and optimization, and the ability to perform routine traffic engineering tasks including but not limited to traffic analysis, traffic signal timing and operational design, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) planning and design.

We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today's mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world's growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

Role accountabilities:

• Analysis of traffic signal operation on arterials and networks, specification of applicable data collection, development of new signal timing parameters based on detailed analysis, inputting traffic signal plans via central control systems and/or directly into local controllers, and design and analysis of traffic surveys to evaluate signal timing effectiveness.
• Capable of applying data and analytics (e.g. Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM), Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS) to assess conditions and formulate traffic engineering solutions.
• Proficient in traffic analysis and modeling software including Highway Capacity Software, Synchro, and VISSIM and incorporation of the outcome of this analysis in traffic studies and technical reports. Experience with VISTRO, Paramics, Transmodeler and SIDRA is a plus.
• Develop documents including project scopes, specifications, schedules, start-up procedures, and cost estimates to support business development and project delivery.
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with clients and internal technical teams on increasingly complex and technical issues verbally and in the form of reports and presentations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an appropriate area of engineering,
• 15+ years of relevant work experience in engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Q-Free Signal Software and Firmware (Kinetic Signals, MaxTime, and MaxView) and Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS).
• Master's degree or equivalent in an appropriate area of engineering
• Georgia Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain within 6 months.

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 nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $113,933 - $193,686. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.