Traffic Engineer

Kimley-Horn's San Jose, California office is seeking a Civil Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with 3+ years of experience to join our Transportation/Traffic team. This is an in-office position.

• Perform traffic engineering and project management tasks to deliver a wide variety of transportation planning, transit, traffic engineering, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects for diverse clients.
• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit by creating a vision for personal practice growth while contributing to the growth of our transportation practice.
• Assist in managing projects to ensure profitability.
• Engage in hands-on practice and project delivery.
• Transition work to qualified staff members.
• Act as a positive leader and mentor.
• Contribute significantly to marketing and business development efforts, with the autonomy to pursue personal leads and clients.
• Perform a variety of engineering tasks and receive on-the-job and formal training, as well as mentorship and exposure to plan production, project financials, and client interactions.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree from an ABET-accredited university in Civil Engineering.
• Holds "Engineer-In-Training" or "Engineering Intern" certification.
• Minimum of 3 years of traffic engineering experience, including preparing and/or reviewing traffic impact studies, parking studies, and site access and circulation studies.
• Familiarity with the traffic forecast process.
• Experience using Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, and/or other traffic analysis software applications.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to contribute to a positive work environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Salary Range: 

$90,000 - $125,000

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years!