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Transportation Design Engineer
Arlington County GovernmentTransportation Design Engineer working within the Transportation Engineering and Operations Bureau, focusing on multi-modal urban safety improvement projects. Collaborating with agencies to enhance traffic operations and design.
Posted 6/29/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $83,158 - $149,240 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in roadway design, safety investigations, and traffic operational analyses, with a strong foundation in Civil or Transportation Engineering. Proficient in GIS programming and CAD design, with a focus on enhancing transportation safety and mobility.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Roadway Design PlansTransportation Safety InvestigationsGIS ProgrammingCAD DesignProject Management
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Hard Skills
Roadway DesignTraffic Operational AnalysisSafety InvestigationsTechnical Design DrawingsTransportation Enhancements
Soft Skills
CommunicationCustomer Concerns Investigation
Tools & Technologies
GISCAD
Certifications & Qualifications
Engineer in Training (EIT)Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
Industry Keywords
Transportation EngineeringComplete Streets ProgramProcedural GuidelinesTechnical StandardsMobility and Access
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Drafting roadway design plans (i.e., sign & marking, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, transit stop improvements, and maintenance of traffic)
- Reviewing site plans to provide technical expertise concerning transportation safety and operations
- Conducting safety investigations to develop short-term and long-term design alternatives for small scale transportation enhancements to improve safety, mobility, and access
- Supporting the County’s Neighborhood Complete Streets (NCS) Program by analyzing safety needs, developing technical design drawings, and providing program guidance
- Performing traffic operational analyses and developing design alternatives for enhancements to the roadway network
- Communicating with the public by gathering transportation-related data to investigate customer concerns
- Developing, reviewing and/or evaluating procedural guidelines, technical standards, and policies
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering or related field
- significant professional-level engineering experience post Bachelor’s; OR considerable professional-level transportation engineering work experience post Bachelor's plus at least 1 of the required certifications
- progressively responsible significant professional-level engineering work experience post Bachelor's; OR significant professional-level transportation engineering work experience post Bachelor's plus at least 2 of the required certifications
- Master's Degree in Civil Engineering may be substituted for one year of Engineering experience
- Experience in project management
- Experience investigating transportation operational and safety concerns
- Experience in GIS programming, coding, manipulation, as well as CAD design and review
- Engineer in Training (EIT) or Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
Benefits
Comp & perks- health, dental, vacation and sick leave
- commuter transportation subsidies
- tuition reimbursement
- generous retirement plan