Goodwyn Mills and Cawood, Inc. (GMC) is one of the region's largest privately held architecture and engineering firms, with more than 700 employees. We are a regional firm with national experience located in eighteen offices throughout the Southeastern United States.  We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference.  

GMC is seeking a motivated Senior Traffic Engineer for our Birmingham, AL office.  This individual will oversee and produce the design of signing and striping, traffic control, traffic signals, traffic signal timing, traffic signal and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This position is expected to prepare project reports, plans, specifications, estimates, grant applications, progress reports and other technical documents. Senior Traffic Engineers also perform traffic and transportation analysis, and design.

At GMC, we are about Building Communities and being committed to our team members and partners. With our team members, our work environment fosters personal growth, resourcefulness, and the ability to solve complex problems through experience, innovation, and creativity.

Essential functions and responsibilities include: 

Technical Responsibilities

• Develops and reviews plans, specifications and estimates for traffic signal systems, illumination, signing and striping, and traffic control. Professionally designs and seals traffic engineering projects and supports other professionals doing design work.
• Designs and directs special traffic studies, including traffic impact studies, capacity analysis, traffic count inventories, traffic signals and signal systems, access management plans and other related traffic problems.
• Works with private developers, governmental entities and other professionals. Reviews engineering and development plans for Traffic Engineering issues. 

Client and Customer focus 

• Ensures projects adhere to GMC's quality control and assurance standards
• Represents GMC standards, Core values, and the firm's reputation to employees, clients, and communities

Teamwork and Communication (10%)

• Collaborate effectively within a team environment
• Collaborate with sub-consultants and project team members
• exhibit strong written and oral communication skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience applying traffic engineering principles and practices, including conducting Traffic Impact Studies, capacity analysis, trip generation, and traffic signal/signal system timing analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Alabama.
• Strong client service and relationship management skills, with the ability to maintain and grow existing client partnerships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and team members at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and meeting competing deadlines.

Travel Expectation 

• This position requires extensive travel across the state. Primarily daytime travel.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with company match
• Professional development support
• Flexible work schedule
• Competitive paid time off and holidays
• Bonus pay opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About GMC

We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference.  Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast's most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.