We are seeking an experienced Traffic Engineer to spearhead our traffic engineering efforts in Fort Worth, Texas. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by establishing and leading the traffic engineering practice in our Fort Worth office.
As the Lead Traffic Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the direction and growth of our services in the area, with the full support of our well-established, company-wide traffic engineering and planning team. You’ll have the chance to pursue and lead traffic engineering projects, build and mentor a local team, and collaborate with other disciplines across the firm. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is entrepreneurial, technically strong, and eager to contribute to the long-term success and expansion of our transportation services.
Lochmueller Group is a engineering consulting firm with an emphasis on infrastructure. We provide multi-disciplined services for a variety of public agencies and private entities, including transportation design; traffic engineering and transportation planning; water resources design; environmental analysis and permitting; construction engineering and inspection; surveying; and land acquisition & appraisal.
For over 40 years, Lochmueller Group has helped communities reinvent their future through thoughtful, actionable planning and design. Our dedication to building a team that demonstrates our corporate values (CARDIA) is what sets us apart:
CARDIA: Creativity; Accountability; Respect; Dedication; Integrity; Achievement
Lochmueller Group provides an excellent workplace culture driven by these values. We are a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company, and our people are invested in the success and continued development of each other and the firm. This is a great place to build a career and grow with a company that is dedicated to quality and service.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Extensive traffic engineering experience with a proven ability to lead projects and consistently deliver high-quality results
• Strong interest in driving client engagement and pursuing new business opportunities
• Excellent inter-personal and leadership skills
• Valid Driver’s License

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE HELPFUL:

• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
• Prior project experience with TxDOT
• Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation
• Experience with urban, multimodal transportation planning and traffic calming
• Experience leading teams in a project client environment
• Experience with Synchro 10 and traffic signal operations/phasing
• Experience with traffic simulation modeling software packages such as PTV’s VISSIM
• Experience with innovative intersection and interchange configurations
• Experience with the predictive methods of the Highway Safety Manual
• Experience with traffic forecasting methods
• Experience with travel demand modeling software packages such as Caliper’s TransCAD
• Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation
• Experience with urban, multimodal transportation planning and traffic calming
• Experience leading teams in a project client environment

• Coordinating and collaborating with senior leaders on client management and strategic business development within the Fort Worth market.
• Driving efforts to expand the traffic engineering and planning services in the region.
• Pursuing new business opportunities through relationships, professional organizations, etc.
• As services grow in the region, participating in building and leading a local traffic engineering and planning team.
• Providing leadership, mentorship, and development opportunities for junior staff.
• Generating project proposals and participating in project interviews in coordination with marketing staff and senior leadership.
• Developing project goals, scopes of work, and budgets to guide project activities.
• Coordinating and managing the work of team members involved in traffic engineering projects.
• Providing quality control and quality assurance on all aspects of projects.
• Producing high-quality deliverables and communicating project findings to clients.
• Keeping abreast of emerging trends in the transportation industry, such as autonomous vehicles, Smart Cities technologies, ridesharing, TSMO, ITS, etc.
• As opportunities and demands present themselves, this role may perform other responsibilities related to the position.