Senior Professional Engineer / Project Manager - Traffic Engineering

TKDA

Riverside, California

Full Time

Posted September 18, 2026

$146k - $175k

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Job Description

Join TKDA as a Senior Professional Engineer / Project Manager - Traffic and help lead the delivery of transportation solutions that improve safety and mobility throughout California and across the country.

Key Responsibilities

Lead traffic engineering projects in traffic design, traffic operations, or a combination of both.
Oversee the preparation of plans, specifications, cost estimates, technical memoranda, and/or reports.
Provide technical direction and quality oversight within the candidate’s areas of expertise.
Develop project work plans, schedules, budgets, and staffing plans.
Manage project delivery and coordinate with clients, agencies, subconsultants, and multidisciplinary teams.
Monitor project performance and proactively address scope, schedule, budget, and technical risks.
Coordinate project workloads and priorities across assigned technical staff.
Direct and coordinate the work of engineers, designers, and technicians.
Mentor junior staff while supporting their technical and professional development.
Build and maintain relationships with state, county, and local transportation agencies throughout the region.
Identify, pursue, and help secure new project opportunities.
Lead or support proposal development, interviews, and pursuit strategies.
Represent TKDA in client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
Professional Engineer in the State of California or ability to obtain registration within six months of employment
Minimum of 10 years of traffic engineering or related transportation experience
Experience leading traffic engineering projects in traffic design, traffic operations, or a combination of both, including coordination with multidisciplinary teams throughout planning, design, and/or construction.
Experience managing multiple projects, including responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, client coordination, project delivery, and coordination of technical staff workloads.
Experience mentoring staff, providing technical oversight, and supporting technical development.
Experience in business development through client relationship management, opportunity identification, proposal development, interviews, or related activities, with demonstrated success securing new project opportunities.
Experience with one or both of the following areas:
Traffic Design: Experience developing plans and specifications for signing, pavement markings, construction staging and temporary traffic control, traffic signals, and/or roadway lighting. Working knowledge of design software such as Bentley OpenRoads Designer or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Traffic Operations: Experience with traffic data collection, traffic forecasting, operations analysis, safety evaluations, traffic studies, and/or simulation modeling. Working knowledge of tools such as Synchro/SimTraffic, Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Vissim, Rodel, SIDRA, or similar analysis software.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook).
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
California Traffic Engineer (TE) license strongly preferred.
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification, Road Safety Professional (RSP) certification, or interest in attaining either credential.
Established relationships with transportation agencies and industry partners within the region.
Demonstrated success winning traffic engineering or multidisciplinary transportation work.
Experience in both traffic operations and traffic design.
Experience developing or delivering corridor studies, including alternatives analysis and development of transportation recommendations.
Experience with multimodal analysis and design.
Experience leading major proposals, client interviews, or pursuit strategies.
Professional registration in multiple states.