Senior project Engineer

Job Title: Senior Traffic Engineer

Reports To: Owner / Principal

Job Location: Mesa, AZ, Denver, CO, Boise, ID, Dallas, TX

Job Status: Exempt

About Y2K

Y2K Engineering, LLC. (Y2K) was founded on the principle that every user of roads has the right to get to their destination safely regardless of age or mode choice, which is further supported by our belief that equitable transportation solutions are the avenues for people to have access to opportunities.

About our team

Y2K is an incredibly passionate team thriving on safety, creativity, reliability, community, and an unrelenting commitment to the continuous growth of one another. We believe in investing in people to drive excellence and cultivate innovative leaders.

At Y2K, you’ll have the opportunity and flexibility to create your own avenues and work on projects that truly motivate and excite you. It’s your opportunity to leave a mark, expand yourself and experience what it’s like to truly love what you do and the people you do it with.

Job Summary

The Sr. Project Engineer position’s primary duties include working collaboratively as part of the Y2K Engineering Team. As a Sr. Project Engineer, your primary role will be to work collaboratively with other project engineers to perform analyses, participate on interdisciplinary teams, and prepare project deliverables with technical responsibilities in the following areas:

  • traffic operations analysis and simulation

  • traffic impact analysis

  • traffic engineering studies

  • transportation planning

This position requires a well-rounded and driven personality, has an entrepreneurial spirit, and enjoys project management, rolling up their sleeves to get the job done and developing new opportunities. This role will be responsible for managing technical and financial aspects of Traffic/Transportation engineering analysis with a focus on managing and developing client relationships, scheduling, and managing traffic engineering studies, and building business development opportunities with existing and new clients in the region.

Project deliverables for these positions include, without limitation, technical reports, presentation slides, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates.

Job duties for the position include, without limitation, data collection, field review, data analysis, construction plan and specification creation, report preparation, participation in client meetings, creation of meeting materials and minutes from client meetings, assisting other team members in project duties.

Other objectives, deliverables, and duties may be assigned to the Sr. Traffic Engineer as directed by the company from time to time.

Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, a focus on Transportation or Traffic Engineering preferred and 10+ years relevant work experience as a Professional Engineer (P.E.).

or

  • Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, a focus on Transportation or Traffic Engineering preferred and 6+ years relevant work experience as a Professional Engineer (P.E.).

  • Professional Engineering (P.E.) License required.

  • Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification, a plus.

  • Must have a valid driver’s license.

Required Skills

Project management and client relationship experience.

  • High quality technical and interpersonal skills.

  • Entrepreneurial spirit, relentless energy to capture new pursuits and passion to deliver great work products.

  • Ability to work independently, make sound decisions.

  • Ability to develop new or improved processes and/or technological methods.

  • Strong, effective written, verbal and public-speaking skills.

  • Strong leadership skills, including staff development and mentoring.

  • Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours as required.

  • Demonstrated ability to correctly solve complex problems and issues without regular supervision.

  • Proficient use and fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Essential Responsibilities

Performing Project Management duties on traffic/transportation projects, from the start to finish, focusing on scope, schedule, budget and safety.

  • Execute project performance and budget monitoring & reporting (internally and externally).

  • Responsible for Traffic Impact Studies, and Multi-Modal Transportation Studies.

  • Provide Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) of project delivery.

  • Manage project teams as developed per project requirements.

  • Provide internal mentoring and leadership to future team members as assigned.

  • Write letters of agreement for all applicable work.

  • Other duties as assigned

Reporting Structure

  • This position will report to the Owner/Principal of the company.

  • Initially this position will not have direct reports but may in the future.

Travel

  • Travel will be on an as-needed basis for client meetings, project site visits or other project tasks.

Office Physical Requirements:

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. Work required frequent and prolonged computer use. Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures while in the office and visiting job sites. Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; hard hat and safety vest). In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all team members must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. Y2K Engineering is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required in accordance with state law.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Y2K Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce committed to leveraging diverse backgrounds, perspective and experiences that create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to protected category.

Job Type:

Full-time

Salary:

$80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

·  401(k)

·  401(k) matching

·  Dental insurance

·  Flexible schedule

·  Health insurance

·  Life insurance

·  Paid time off

·  Parental leave

·  Professional development assistance

·  Referral program

·  Vision insurance