Senior ITS Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary

The Senior ITS Engineer will provide technical leadership, project management, and strategic guidance for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), traffic signal systems, Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO), and transportation technology initiatives. This senior-level role leads the planning, systems engineering, design, deployment, integration, operation, and optimization of advanced transportation systems supporting safety, mobility, reliability, and network performance.

The position requires extensive experience in traffic signal systems, traffic operations, ITS infrastructure, fiber optic and wireless communications, IP network architecture, transportation technology integration, and performance-driven transportation operations. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to public agency clients, lead multidisciplinary project teams, mentor technical staff, support business development efforts, and help shape the future deployment of emerging transportation technologies and connected vehicle applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, systems engineering, design, deployment, integration, operation, optimization, and maintenance of ITS and traffic signal systems.
• Serve as a technical lead and subject matter expert for transportation technology, traffic operations, TSMO, and ITS initiatives.
• Manage traffic signal programs including signal design, timing development, coordination, optimization, adaptive signal control, performance monitoring, and system modernization.
• Develop and implement transportation performance measures, operational dashboards, ATSPM strategies, and data-driven operational improvement programs.
• Lead the planning, design, and implementation of ITS infrastructure including:
  • Fiber optic communications
  • Wireless communications
  • CCTV systems
  • Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)
  • Detection systems
  • Traffic management centers
  • Connected vehicle infrastructure
  • Advanced transportation technologies
• Provide technical leadership for transportation communications systems including network architecture, device integration, IP networking, and system interoperability.
• Coordinate with state DOTs, municipalities, counties, transit agencies, toll authorities, emergency responders, FHWA, and other transportation stakeholders.
• Support systems engineering activities including concepts of operations, requirements development, alternatives analysis, testing plans, verification, validation, and acceptance testing.
• Support alternative delivery and design-build projects through procurement support, technical requirements development, proposal evaluations, design reviews, construction oversight, and commissioning.
• Evaluate and recommend innovative transportation technologies including connected vehicle applications, vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, advanced detection technologies, automation-supporting infrastructure, and emerging mobility solutions.
• Develop operational policies, standards, specifications, procedures, technical memoranda, and training materials.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to staff development, training, and technical excellence initiatives.
• Assist with business development activities including client relationship management, strategic pursuits, technical proposals, scopes of work, and project positioning.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in transportation operations, traffic engineering, ITS, TSMO, or related transportation disciplines or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineer registration or ability to obtain North Carolina Professional Engineer registration within six months of hire.
• Demonstrated experience in ITS planning, systems engineering, design, deployment, integration, operations, and maintenance.
• Experience with transportation communications systems including fiber optic and wireless communications infrastructure.
• Experience with transportation technology integration and operational systems.

Preferred:

• Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary ITS, traffic operations, or transportation technology programs.
• Experience with transportation network communications, IP networking, systems integration, and traffic management center operations.
• Experience delivering projects using alternative delivery methods, including design-build and progressive design-build.
• Knowledge of connected and automated vehicle technologies, V2I communications, CV2X applications, advanced sensing technologies, and emerging transportation technologies.
• Professional certifications such as IMSA Traffic Signal certifications or related transportation technology credentials.\
• Experienced in written, verbal, organizational, leadership, and client communication skills.

Additional Information

• Relocation is not an option for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

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