Senior Traffic Design Engineer

Senior Traffic Design Engineer Date Posted: Dec 1, 2025 Requisition ID: 468709 Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204 Work for Indiana Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana. About the Indiana Department of Transportation: The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our stateu2019s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you. Role Overview: The Senior Traffic Design Engineer executes design of traffic control devices (principally signals, signs/sign structures) and highway lighting, and reviews design plans of those elements developed by others. Design function includes development of plans, proposals, specifications, and cost estimates. The HE1 serves as the highest-ranking staff engineer in the Traffic Design & Review Office. That Office is part of the Traffic Engineering Division of INDOT's central office. Timely, high-quality production of highway project traffic design for the agency, and review of same produced by parties under contract with INDOT (traffic design out-sourced to private consultants). This position will be expected to effectively and efficiently manage multiple projects in multiple phases at any given time. The projects managed will vary in size, scope, schedule and cost. In addition, this position must ensure that design engineering meet state and federal regulations. + Conducts project design. Focus of that design function is on traffic signals, signs/sign structures, and lighting; those elements may include matters of drainage, maintenance of traffic (MOT), right-of-way, roadway geometrics, landscaping, etc. Ensures plans are complete, consistent with essential scope of work, compatible with field and traffic conditions, and compliant with standards and regulations. + Supports development and advancement of traffic design policies, practices, and standards; and strategic planning for the Traffic Design & Review Office and Traffic Engineering Division. + Mentors and develops engineering skills of other staff engineers. May be called to review design work of other Office staff and of external staff/consultants.u2022Determines appropriate treatments for unusual or complex design situations where established policy and practice do not address conditions. + Communicates with and coordinates project development actions with internal and external customers and partners. + Participates in Scope of Services and review meetings. + Remains current on state-of-the-art and best practices relative to traffic design and related hardware. + Assists and advises supervisors/leadership. + Performs other duties as assigned. Location : This position is located in INDOTu2019s Central Office Traffic Engineering Department, Indianapolis Area. Salary : This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $85,020.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience. A Day in the Life: The essential functions of this role are as follows: + Establishes procedures for overseeing the construction of highway road and bridge projects. + Initiates procedures for reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications and construction methods with contractors. + Prepares unique, unusual or highly complex design plans or reviews similar plans designed by consultants for bridges, roads and related traffic projects. + Establishes methods for initiation, developing and administering major field traffic operations, such as complex interchanges or intersection layouts, addition of auxiliary lanes and collector roadways, signage, lighting and traffic signals. + Establishes procedures for reviewing and inspecting bridges, to provide normal maintenance, cost-effective repair work or major rehabilitation. + Develops and establishes practices and procedures for directing job control tests, documentation to aid in reviewing revised or newly adopted specifications and policies to keep field testing functions current. + Provides recommendations and advanced level engineering expertise to field maintenance functions to resolve complex maintenance problems and provide effective and timely maintenance services. + Conducts advanced level and technical engineering work in the engineering services and support fields, research, geotechnical engineering, land surveying and special studies. This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary. What You'll Need for Success: You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment: + A registered Professional Engineers license in Indiana is required. + Must meet one of the following qualifications: + At least eight (8) years of engineering education and professional experience in engineering, civil engineering, transportation research, or a closely related field, with demonstrated ability to apply the required knowledge, skills, and competencies in a similar role. + Graduation in an approved engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more and 4+ years of professional experience in engineering, civil engineering, transportation research, or a closely related field, with demonstrated ability to apply the required knowledge, skills, and competencies in a similar role. + Be willing to travel with an appropriate accommodation. + Broad knowledge of and ability to apply civil engineering theories, principles, methods, and procedures to the engineering specialty. + Broad knowledge of planning, design, or construction of highway or transportation project features (such as roads, bridges, pavement, or traffic structures) in accordance with engineering design and construction standards, principles, and methods. + Broad knowledge of and ability to apply federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing incumbents filed of specialization. + Broad knowledge of and ability to apply computer aided design and drafting functions to field of specialization. + Ability to use initiative and creativity when making technical recommendations and decisions. + Ability to prepare and review complex design plans and reports relating to the functional area of specialization. + Working knowledge of Indiana Design Manual (IDM), Indiana Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (IMUTCD), INDOT standard specifications and standard drawings. + Knowledge of department systems not limited to Scheduling Project Management System (SPMS), Deighton Transportation Information Management System (dTIMS), ArcGIS, and Work Management System (WMS). + Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. You must satisfy the following requirements to be considered for an assigned specialty: + Bridge: Ability to use bridge design software such as CONSPAN, RC-Pier, GEOMATH, and Merlin Dash. Required to complete every 10 years National Highway Institute course

Created: 2025-12-03