Transportation Design Engineer

Arlington County Government

Transportation 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

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Roadway DesignTraffic Operational AnalysisSafety InvestigationsTechnical Design DrawingsTransportation Enhancements

Soft Skills

CommunicationCustomer Concerns Investigation

Certifications

Engineer in Training (EIT)Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)