Professional Engineer (PE) – Traffic / Civil Site / Transportation Project

Location: Hamden, Connecticut
Experience: 5–20+ Years
Industry: Civil Engineering | Traffic Engineering | Transportation | Site Development | Infrastructure
Compensation: Competitive, based on experience

Position Overview

A growing and established Connecticut engineering consulting firm is seeking an experienced Professional Engineer (PE) to join and help expand its traffic, transportation, civil/site, and infrastructure engineering capabilities.

This is a highly visible, client-facing opportunity for an engineer who combines strong technical capabilities with the ability to manage projects, coordinate with public agencies, mentor engineering staff, and represent the firm with clients and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have experience with some combination of traffic engineering, transportation design, roadway improvements, site/civil engineering, drainage, municipal infrastructure, traffic studies, intersection analysis, permitting, and construction contract documents.

Candidates with experience working with CTDOT, Connecticut municipalities, and other public agencies are especially encouraged to apply.

A Professional Engineer license is strongly preferred, particularly for candidates who can review, approve, sign, and seal engineering documents in Connecticut. Experienced EIT candidates who are close to obtaining their PE may also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Traffic & Transportation Engineering

• Perform and oversee traffic engineering studies, traffic impact analyses, and intersection evaluations.
• Evaluate traffic operations, roadway capacity, safety, signalization, and intersection performance.
• Prepare traffic impact studies, transportation planning reports, technical memoranda, and engineering recommendations.
• Support roadway, corridor, intersection, traffic signal, and transportation improvement projects.
• Perform or oversee transportation modeling and operational analyses.
• Evaluate existing transportation conditions and recommend improvements based on traffic, safety, mobility, and infrastructure needs.
• Coordinate with CTDOT, municipalities, transportation agencies, developers, and public stakeholders.
• Participate in public meetings, agency meetings, and client presentations.
• Clearly explain technical traffic and transportation concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Civil / Site Engineering Responsibilities

• Manage and support civil/site engineering projects from initial concept through design, permitting, bidding, and construction.
• Lead or review site layout, grading, drainage, utilities, roadway, parking, stormwater, and general land-development design.
• Prepare and oversee engineering plans, specifications, calculations, technical reports, permit applications, and construction documents.
• Review engineering drawings for technical accuracy, constructability, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Provide technical review and direction for the preparation of AutoCAD-based plans and specifications.
• Support public municipal, roadway, highway, infrastructure, and private site-development projects.
• Coordinate permitting and regulatory approvals with state and local agencies.

Project Management

• Manage multiple engineering projects, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and client expectations.
• Maintain direct communication with clients and serve as a trusted technical resource throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and review project schedules and budgets.
• Monitor project financial performance.
• Prepare and review construction cost estimates.
• Coordinate subconsultants and other professional disciplines.
• Assist with contract preparation and project administration.
• Participate in project meetings and construction-phase coordination.
• Provide contract administration and engineering support during construction when required.

Leadership & Staff Development

• Lead multidisciplinary teams working on transportation, roadway, traffic, site/civil, drainage, utility, and infrastructure improvement projects.
• Provide technical guidance to project engineers, junior engineers, EITs, designers, and CAD staff.
• Review plans, specifications, calculations, reports, and construction documents prepared by project teams.
• Mentor junior staff and help strengthen their technical and professional development.
• Promote consistent engineering, drafting, documentation, and quality-control standards.
• Assist management in strengthening and expanding the firm's traffic, transportation, and civil engineering capabilities.

Business Development & Client Relations

Depending on experience, the successful candidate may also:

• Participate in proposal development and preparation.
• Attend project interviews and client presentations.
• Assist with contract negotiations.
• Develop and maintain relationships with municipalities, agencies, consultants, contractors, and private-sector clients.
• Identify opportunities for additional transportation, traffic, and civil engineering services.
• Support the continued growth of the firm's Connecticut transportation and infrastructure practice.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 5–20+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong experience in one or more of the following:
  • Traffic engineering
  • Transportation engineering
  • Roadway design
  • Traffic studies
  • Intersection analysis
  • Site/civil engineering
  • Land development
  • Drainage and stormwater
  • Municipal infrastructure
  • Transportation planning
• Strong understanding of engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and construction documents.
• Ability to communicate professionally with clients, agencies, municipalities, consultants, contractors, and internal project teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Professional Engineer License

A Professional Engineer (PE) license is strongly preferred.

Candidates who currently hold a Connecticut PE license, or who can obtain Connecticut licensure through reciprocity, are particularly desirable.

The senior-level individual selected for this role should ultimately have the ability and professional authority to review, approve, sign, and seal engineering plans and related documents as required.

Highly qualified EIT candidates approaching PE eligibility may also be considered for certain project-engineer-level opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in any of the following areas is especially valuable:

• CTDOT projects, standards, specifications, and procedures
• Connecticut municipal engineering projects
• Traffic impact studies
• Intersection capacity and operational analysis
• Traffic signal design or evaluation
• Signalized intersections
• Roadway corridor studies
• Transportation planning
• Highway and roadway infrastructure
• Roadway geometry
• Site layout and grading
• Stormwater and drainage design
• Utility coordination
• Parking and circulation design
• Municipal permitting
• State and local regulatory coordination
• Federal, state, and municipal infrastructure requirements
• Public presentations and community meetings
• Construction-phase engineering
• Cost estimating
• Contract administration
• Quality assurance and quality control
• Proposal development and client presentations

Software

Experience with AutoCAD is beneficial.

AutoCAD Civil 3D experience is preferred but is not required for every candidate, particularly for senior engineers and project managers whose strengths are project leadership, technical review, client management, traffic engineering, or agency coordination.

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will be a technically credible engineer who can operate beyond a purely production-oriented role.

We are particularly interested in professionals who can:

• Take ownership of projects.
• Interface confidently with clients.
• Work effectively with CTDOT and Connecticut municipalities.
• Review the work of engineering and CAD teams.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship.
• Attend public or agency meetings.
• Prepare and present engineering recommendations.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Help build long-term client relationships.
• Review and ultimately sign and seal engineering documents as a licensed PE.

Candidate Project Experience Requirement

Candidates moving forward in the interview process will be asked to provide a representative project list.

For each major project, candidates should be prepared to identify:

• Project name and location
• Project type and brief description
• Candidate's specific role and responsibilities
• Client or agency
• Approximate construction or project value
• Project duration
• Design and engineering responsibilities
• Traffic, roadway, civil/site, drainage, or transportation components
• Public-agency involvement, including CTDOT or municipal coordination where applicable
• Whether the candidate served as Project Engineer, Project Manager, Engineer of Record, or another leadership role

This project history will be an important part of evaluating candidates for senior project, project-management, and PE-level responsibilities.

Opportunity

This position offers an experienced engineer the opportunity to join a growing organization where they can have a meaningful impact on both individual projects and the continued expansion of the firm's Connecticut engineering practice.

The role may be an excellent fit for a Traffic Engineer, Traffic Project Engineer, Transportation Engineer, Civil Project Engineer, Civil Site Engineer, Senior Civil Engineer, Project Manager, or Senior Project Manager who wants greater project ownership, client interaction, technical leadership, and professional growth.