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Traffic Engineer

TRANSPORTATION PRACTICE

Consistently ranked by Engineering News-Record as a Top 20 transportation firm, Michael Baker International offers clients an integrated team of professionals versed in all aspects of transportation planning, design, permitting, and construction management and inspection.

In addition, Michael Baker International is a recognized leader in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining a safe and efficient transportation infrastructure.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International's Chicago office is currently seeking a qualified Traffic Engineer to join our team!

Working closely with our Great Lakes Traffic Engineering Team, the Traffic Engineer will work on a wide variety of Department of Transportation and local agency projects throughout the Great Lakes region while supporting our local efforts to expand this service in Chicagoland.

Our team focuses on a multitude of projects including, but not limited to roadway design and rehabilitation, ADA related improvements, Active Transportation Projects, and other traditional public improvement projects such as signing and striping, traffic signals and street lighting.

The work will consist of developing plan and specification packages from engineering criteria, notes, sketches, and/or detailed drawings to ensure each design meets what the client is looking for.


* You will use Microstation to prepare engineering designs and drawings for preliminary and final plan sets.


* You will work closely with other engineers to ensure coordinated design


* You will apply standard drafting/design principles and theories to complete assignments.


* You will use technical manuals to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable standards


* You will read and understand orthographic (2D) and/or isometric (3D) designs.


* Reviews shop drawing for conformance with contract plans.


* Assists with defining scope of work and man-hour requirements.


* Assists with proposal production and implementing marketing initiatives.


* Assists in ensuring that project/task schedules and budgets are met.


* Coordinates with design technicians to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.


* May serve as the project task manager responsible for all facets of the task or discipline of the project.


* Responsible for maintaining technical knowledge through completion of various training initiatives: attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, attending in-house systems/management training.


* Responsible for participation in local associations to broaden professional network and assist with the growth of a local traffic engineering group in Chicagoland.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS


* Bachelor's degree in civil engineering


* 5-10 years of experience drafting/preparing engineering drawings is preferred.


* Professional Engineer in Illinois preferred (or ability to gain reciprocity)


* Computer skills in Microsoft Office
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