Practice Lead Chicago – Traffic Engineering (012302)

SRF Consulting Group is a well-established and award-winning transportation engineering, planning, and design firm providing services throughout the Midwest. At SRF, our employee-owners help shape the culture and future of our business. As a 100% ESOP company, team members share in the company’s growth and prosperity and receive stock ownership on a vesting schedule for their retirement. SRF also provides our team with a 401(k) and company match plan, a comprehensive health benefits package, competitive salaries, paid professional certifications and memberships, flex-time scheduling, generous time-off programs, vacation time carry-over, and multiple professional development programs to choose from.

SRF Consulting Group, Inc., is seeking a Practice Lead for our Traffic & Technology Group in our Chicago, IL office with the flexibility to work remotely. You will play a lead role in the development and management of a variety of traffic operations and planning projects, including conducting corridor studies, freeway modeling, review of travel demand forecasting work, and traffic modeling and analysis of complex transportation systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Management of staff and technical work for complex transportation projects.
• Business development activities including marketing and building/establishing client relationships.
• Working with internal company groups and external clients.
• Assisting group leadership in developing and implementing a strategic growth plan for the market.
• Developing and mentoring staff to grow group in Chicago office.
• Completion and review of traffic analysis documentation.
• Development and review of models and analysis for multimodal corridors, freeway and interchanges and transit projects.
• Leading the planning, design, implementation, and operations of traffic signal and lighting systems.
• Leading the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of ITS and Connected and Autonomous (CAV) systems.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in traffic / transportation engineering or civil engineering.
• 8+ years of prior related traffic engineering experience is preferred.
• IL PE or the ability to attain within 6 months (PTOE license preferred).
• Ability to lead traffic engineering tasks, manage projects, and provide mentorship, growth, and development opportunities for traffic engineering staff.
• Strong analytical skills with proven technical writing ability.
• Excellent interpersonal and public communication skills.
• Proficiency in computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, CADD (Sign CAD, Microstation, AutoCAD), and experience with traffic engineering software (Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, RODEL, CUBE, TransCAD, etc.).
• Experience in ITS, CAV, or technology systems is a plus.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.