Traffic Engineer

Transportation At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs is actively seeking a creative, self-driven, talented Traffic Engineer to join our team. As a Traffic Engineer, you will perform a variety of work including traffic signal and ITS design, traffic analysis and studies, report writing, and transportation planning tasks supporting our public sector clients.

When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to design innovative traffic engineering solutions including the latest technologies for improving surface transportation. If you are the successful applicant, you can look forward to joining a large, dynamic, and technical team of engineers and technicians who are driven to provide exceptional traffic and ITS services to our clients.

You will utilize your expertise by performing the design of intersection and traffic design projects according to each agency’s standards and plan development processes. We’ll look to you to develop traffic studies, traffic engineering reports, crash analyses, and other traffic engineering tasks.

As a key member of the team, you’ll lead and manage development and implementation of coordinated traffic signal timing plans, including building and optimizing traffic models, developing timing databases, coordinating with agency staff to determine implementation needs/desires, implementing new timings, fine tuning new timings, and conducting before and after studies.

Additional responsibilities in this role will include:

• Assessing performance of traffic signal and communications equipment and prepare reports.

• Developing designs for safety oriented projects.

• Performing screening analysis for traffic and safety forward projects

• Providing on-site assistance to our clients

• Effectively managing assigned projects/tasks and be in responsible charge of task activities and schedule.

• Managing client expectations to ensure client is highly satisfied with project(s).

• Mentoring/training junior staff

• Developing new business by fostering existing and new client relationships

• Periodic travel required within PA, DE, MD and neighboring states.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering

• Progressive experience in ITS/Traffic Engineering projects

• Previous PennDOT, DelDOT, or MDTA/MDSHA experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software

• Previous experience with MicroStation or AutoCAD

• Ability to travel locally as needed

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain in 24 months

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

74,000.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

96,000.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $74,000.00 to $96,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on September 22, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .

Locations

City State Country
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	United States