Overview:
We are committed to making a meaningful impact through our work. As a Project Engineer, you will join our Transportation Business Line in our Middletown or Shelton, CT office, where you’ll play a key role in delivering vital infrastructure projects across the Northeast. Working with industry experts, you’ll tackle complex challenges that strengthen community resilience and advance environmental sustainability. At Tighe & Bond, you’ll find an engaging, hybrid work environment, a culture of collaboration, and the resources to support your professional growth and development.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related field
• PTOE (Professional Traffic Operations Engineer) certification
• Familiarity with Complete Streets design principles and multimodal planning
• Experience working with public agencies and private sector clients
• Active involvement in professional organizations (ITE, ASCE, etc.)

As a valuable part of our Transportation Business Line, a Project Engineer will work on meaningful community projects across Connecticut, contributing to safer intersections, more efficient roadways, and better multi-modal experiences with responsibilities such as:

• Prepare traffic operations analyses using Synchro, SimTraffic, and other modeling tools.
• Develop signal timing plans, intersection improvements, and corridor enhancements
• Produce traffic engineering plans, specifications, and cost estimates for signal systems, pavement markings, signing, and intersection geometry
• Analyze traffic counts, crash data, speed studies, and travel demand to support planning and design decisions
• Prepare technical memoranda, traffic impact studies, safety audits, corridor studies, and feasibility reports for municipal and state clients
• Prepare and support state and local permitting efforts, including CTDOT encroachment permits and Traffic Management Plans
• Conduct site visits to observe traffic operations, evaluate existing conditions, and coordinate with survey and design teams
• Work closely with roadway, drainage, structural, and environmental teams to support integrated design solutions
• Support junior engineers with technical guidance, reviews, and professional development