AECOM is seeking a highly experienced Senior Traffic Engineering Lead to play a key technical and strategic role in the continued growth of our Transportation practice in Novi, Michigan. This is an opportunity for an accomplished traffic engineering professional to help shape the future of transportation infrastructure across Michigan while serving as a trusted technical leader on some of the region's most important projects.In this role, you will have the opportunity to influence project delivery across our Michigan portfolio, working closely with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), local agencies, and multidisciplinary project teams. You will bring together critical elements of traffic engineering, including Maintenance of Traffic (MOT), work zone mobility, traffic modeling, traffic routing, and safety analysis to develop integrated solutions that improve mobility, enhance safety, and deliver better outcomes for our clients.Beyond project execution, this position offers the opportunity to help advance AECOM's technical capabilities in Michigan by providing leadership in corridor studies, feasibility studies, traffic impact assessments, and innovative transportation planning. You will work directly with clients to identify challenges, evaluate alternatives, and develop practical, creative solutions to complex traffic operations and safety issues. Your technical insight will help guide projects from early planning and concept development through final design and construction, ensuring that key traffic engineering elements are coordinated and aligned.This is an influential position for someone who enjoys solving complex transportation challenges, mentoring technical teams, engaging with clients, and having a meaningful impact on how infrastructure projects are planned and delivered.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide senior technical leadership across AECOM's Michigan transportation portfolio, supporting the integration of Maintenance of Traffic (MOT), work zone mobility analysis, traffic modeling, signal design, and traffic routing.Lead and perform work zone traffic analysis and mobility modeling for transportation infrastructure projects, evaluating construction impacts, traffic operations, detours, capacity, and network performance.Coordinate Traffic and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings at key project milestones to verify MOT plans, traffic modeling, signal designs, and traffic operations strategies are technically aligned and support overall project objectives.Serve as a technical advisor and trusted resource to MDOT and local agency clients, providing recommendations that address complex traffic operations, construction staging, mobility, and safety challenges.Lead and contribute to corridor studies, feasibility studies, traffic impact assessments, and transportation planning initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve traffic flow, operational efficiency, and roadway safety through innovative engineering solutions.Perform and oversee Road Safety Audits (RSAs), including serving as a qualified RSA facilitator and supporting the development of recommendations that improve roadway safety.Conduct and review traffic impact and operational analyses using applicable traffic modeling tools and methodologies, including Synchro, VISSIM, and RODEL, as appropriate to project needs.Provide technical guidance, quality oversight, and mentorship to traffic engineers and multidisciplinary project teams, helping strengthen technical capabilities and improve the consistency and quality of project deliverables.Identify potential project risks, technical challenges, and opportunities for improvement early in the project lifecycle, developing coordinated solutions that minimize impacts to construction, traffic operations, and the traveling public.Support business development and client relationship efforts by identifying emerging transportation needs, contributing to technical proposals, participating in client meetings, and presenting engineering recommendations.Collaborate with roadway, structural, drainage, construction engineering, and ITS professionals to deliver integrated transportation solutions that meet client expectations and applicable state and local standards.
