Traffic Section Head

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm of more than 2,400 professionals that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT, is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: JMT is seeking a highly motivated Traffic Section Head to lead and grow the traffic section in Eastern PA, while collaborating with offices across Pennsylvania. Based in the Fort Washington Office, the successful candidate will be a technical leader in traffic engineering and be required to engage in business development activities including proposal writing as well as fostering existing and developing new market opportunities. Responsibilities also include managing and designing a variety of traffic related projects and services. Established client relationships are also expected.

The successful candidate will be well-versed across the traffic engineering discipline with demonstrated modeling, design, and project management experience in traffic planning, analysis, and design. The successful candidate will be expected to effectively oversee and mentor staff and perform, coordinate, and manage a variety of traffic related engineering projects or task assignments including but not limited to traffic signal plans, signing and pavement marking plans, crash analysis, planning studies, traffic analysis and studies and maintenance and protection of traffic plans. Work may also include roadway lighting and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) plans. Coordination with clients, contractors, outside consultants, government agencies and project stakeholders is also expected.

Essential functions and responsibilities

• Develop a strategic growth plan
  
• Establish and grow market presence in area through marketing and business development
  
• Lead and contribute to the production of proposals
  
• Serve as a technical expertise resource to project managers and technical staff
  
• Perform performance reviews for staff based on input from project managers on assigned teams
  
• Monitors schedules, budgets, accounts receivable and manpower requirements and prepares invoices.
  
• Develop Project Management plans for assigned projects
  
• Establish project pricing and budgets
  
• Create and maintain project schedules
  
• Develop and maintain project specific quality plans
  
• Develop and coordinate project scope
  
• Manage subconsultants
  
• Participate in client presentations
  
• Oversee and manage assigned staff working on project
  
• Manage all technical resources on the project team
  
• Development of extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
  

Nonessential functions and responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned
  

Required Skills

• Candidates must be capable of working on multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced team oriented environment
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must
  
• Applicant must have a general understanding of design and plan preparation using MicroStation, Open Roads Designer, and various applicable traffic engineering software packages, and be proficient in MS Office and ProjectWise.
  

Required Experience

• Job requires minimum 10 years of experience in traffic engineering design, planning and analysis
  
• BSCE from ABET accredited engineering program
  
• Pennsylvania Registered Professional Engineer
  
• Familiarity with the policies, publications, and practices of PennDOT and the PA Turnpike Commission
  
• Experience with PennDOT Central Office and the PA Turnpike Commission as well as experience working with PennDOT District offices across the state.
  

Preferred Experience

• Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer
  
• Certified Road Safety Professional
  
• Experience working with local clients at the county and state level
  
• Experience using one or more traffic analysis and simulation modeling software
  
• Supervisory experience
  

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment. Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid. and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs.) may be required as needed.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.