Overview

　　Our Reston, VA office is seeking an ambitious transportation planning and traffic operations (TPTO) engineer to support a variety of large transportation planning projects for public and private clients in Virginia. We are looking for an engineer with 4+ years of experience performing traffic analyses for public clients, utilizing Vissim traffic simulation software and Synchro signal timing software. Kimley-Horn is celebrating 16 years as one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For.

　　Responsibilities

　　At Kimley-Horn, our analysts benefit from hands-on experience, technical and consulting trainings, mentorship opportunities, and developmental programs geared towards growing the firm’s next generation of leaders. You will have opportunities to quickly gain exposure to client interactions, project financials, and serve in task management roles. As a valuable addition to our team, you will solve complex problems, exercise creativity, and collaborate with partners to provide excellent products for our clients. Your contributions will support the effective long-range planning of multimodal corridors across the Commonwealth.

　　Our team is looking for an analyst to support several large-scale traffic analysis projects in performing traffic analyses and forecasting travel demand. These projects require the use of PTV Vissim, Synchro, Cube, Microsoft Excel, ArcGIS, and other related softwares. We are looking for an experienced engineer to quickly step into a task management role and support training and growth of recent graduates.

　　Kimley-Horn is a large firm with the heart of a small company. Over time, this would open opportunities to work with the firmwide modeling and simulation team on projects located across the country. Our one-profit-center allows us to collaborate between offices seamlessly, facilitating great opportunities for career growth.

　　Qualifications

　　Passion for transportation planning and traffic operations, specifically interest in performing large traffic analysis projects

　　Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant program and 4+ years of relevant experience

　　Intermediate traffic analysis skills using most of the following applications:

　　PTV Vissim – experience developing models, calibrating models, performing future year analyses, and reporting results

　　Synchro – experience performing traffic analyses and taking signal timings from Synchro to Vissim

　　Cube or related travel demand modeling software – experience running travel demand models and forecasting future year travel demand

　　Microsoft Excel – proficiency in using Excel to compile traffic counts, balance volumes, create reporting tables and figures

　　Excellent verbal and written communication skills exhibited by experience writing reports and giving presentations to technical and non-technical audiences

　　Passion and demonstrated drive to achieve goals

　　Use of creativity to recommend solutions to challenging problems

　　Attention to details and ability to contribute to a positive work environment

　　Clear sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet deadlines

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience using ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro to perform spatial analyses and produce maps

　　Experience managing tasks or small projects

　　Experience teaching or delegating tasks to younger staff

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　　Posted Date 1 month ago (1/8/2024 9:59 PM)

　　ID 2024-11797

　　Education Bachelor's Degree

　　Discipline/Focus Transportation/TPTO