Traffic Safety Engineer

YOUR ROLE

• Work in‑person as an embedded employee 5 days a week, at the New Jersy DOT HQ in Ewing Township, NJ.
• Be well‑versed in the design and implementation of Traffic Engineering devices, ITS devices (WWD, V2X) and TSMO strategies (geofencing for targeted message sharing) and other roadway safety devices, such as guiderails etc.
• Be knowledgeable of various Data Driven Safety Analyses, Safe System Approach, New Jersey 2025 Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Crash data analysis, Crash Modification Factors, FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures, and their design and implementation.
• Having knowledge of and interaction with various states' Intersection Control Evaluation tools is a preference.
• Reviews plans, drawings, and other recommendations to ensure solutions meet agency guidelines for complete streets and safe systems guidelines.
• Assists with engineering investigations and planning work which has a well‑defined scope.
• Support the development of planned/unplanned events, traffic data, road geometrics, construction plans, and other inputs to understand and plan for traffic impacts and mitigation strategies.
• Assists in the planning, design, and production of engineering drawings and maps. Carries out specific assignments in preparing and assembling specifications.
• Outlines and prepares relatively straightforward reports of sections of more complex reports, working under the periodic review of a more experienced professional.
• Researches feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.
• Participates in quality control checks, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, checking computations, and/or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others.
• Coordinate with other disciplines as required. Performs field observations of construction where appropriate.
• Perform other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.