Senior ITS/ Traffic Specialist

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.

Job Description

Senior ITS/ Traffic Specialist

The ITS/Traffic Department is actively seeking a creative, self-driven, highly talented Senior Traffic Signal and ITS Operations Technician for employment in the Atlanta AECOM office. On AECOM projects, in the ITS/Traffic Department, you will work on ITS/Traffic signal projects with a variety of tasks maintaining, designing, specifying, and supporting traffic signal systems and ITS devices, communication networks, and operations centers. You will have the opportunity to work on a mixture of ITS project including planning, design, communications networks, operations, data analysis, and maintenance. Many of these will be cutting-edge projects that implement the latest technologies for improving surface street transportation. If you are a successful applicant, you can look forward to joining a large, dynamic, and highly technical team of engineers and technicians who are driven to provide exceptional traffic and ITS services to our clients. Activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in ITS and traffic signal operations projects for various clients, following each agency's standards and procedures
• Serve as Task Manager and Lead Field Technician as appropriate
• Manage client expectations to ensure the client is highly satisfied with the project(s), and develop new business by fostering existing and new client relationships
• Effectively manage project individual and team tasks, coordinating with client, AECOM, and partner members including engineers, planners, and technicians
• Work on projects with traffic signals and ITS devices, communication networks, physical infrastructure, traffic signal controller configuration and timing data, plans and specifications, construction management, materials specifications review, connected/automated vehicle systems, infrastructure asset management, and data and operations center facilities
• Assess the performance of traffic signal and communications equipment (including switches, CCTV, traffic detection units, connected/automated vehicle components, and various other transportation management equipment), central software systems (including transportation management, data analysis and dissemination, and network/infrastructure management systems), and prepare reports
• Coordinate with agency DOT operations and network administrator clients to implement or manage the implementation of any of the above
• Effectively manage assigned projects/tasks and be in responsible charge of task activities and schedule
• Develop and maintain complex infrastructure documents, diagrams, and audits
• Serves as a fully capable professional in the field with minimal direction
• Applies advanced knowledge to develop design procedures software and tools to facilitate high quality cost-effective technical project activities.
• Oversees the development and implementation of technical approach and the completion of complex work which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Periodic travel required within Georgia and neighboring states

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS with 6 plus years of related technical traffic signal and ITS design, construction, operations, and maintenance experience
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Georgia and municipal DOT traffic signal and ITS infrastructure
• Experience with Georgia DOT Traffic Operations office management systems including TEAMS, NaviGAtor, NexusWorx, and MaxTime/MaxView
• One or more IMSA Workzone, Traffic Signal, or Traffic Signal Inspection certifications

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Relocation is not available for the position

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

ReqID: J10081434

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: On-Site