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Traffic Engineer

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Location
Nashville, TN
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Jacobs’ Nashville Transportation Group is seeking a Traffic Engineer to design traffic engineering solutions for major infrastructure projects. The role includes traffic signal and ITS design, operations, studies, signing and marking, and guiding projects through agency approvals. The engineer will coordinate with agencies and clients, manage project scope and quality, mentor junior staff, and support business development. Periodic travel throughout Tennessee and neighboring states is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Traffic Engineering, requiredTraffic Operations, requiredIntelligent Transportation Systems, requiredMicrosoft Office Suite, requiredOpenRoads Designer, requiredMicroStation, requiredTDOT Traffic Engineering, requiredLocal Agency Traffic Engineering, requiredTraffic Signal Design, nice to haveITS Design, nice to haveTSMO Projects, nice to haveSynchro, nice to haveSimTraffic, nice to haveVISSIM, nice to haveHCS, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related, required6+ Years Traffic Engineering Experience, requiredProfessional Engineer License, nice to haveTennessee PE Reciprocity, nice to have

Full job description

Jacobs’ Nashville Transportation Group is seeking a driven, talented Traffic Engineer to join our team. When you join Jacobs’s growing Nashville team, you will have the opportunity to improve peoples’ lives by designing innovative traffic engineering and design solutions, including work on major infrastructure projects that utilize the latest technologies to improve surface transportation. You can look forward to joining a dynamic technical team of engineers and technicians who are driven to provide exceptional traffic planning and design services to our clients throughout Tennessee and the Southeast.

As a Traffic Engineer, you will be asked to demonstrate leadership in a variety of work including traffic engineering, traffic signal and ITS design, traffic signal timing/operations, traffic engineering studies, signing and marking and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) planning and design. You will utilize your expertise by performing the design of intersection and traffic design projects according to each agency’s standards and will guide teams through local, State and Federal approval processes.

As a key member of the team, you will coordinate with agency staff to determine implementation needs and goals, implementing new solutions, fine-tuning operations, and conducting before-and-after studies. You will be a part of building strong relationships with our clients that help us anticipate upcoming opportunities, understanding client needs and delivering quality work.

What you'll do

  • Developing and reviewing traffic elements and designs and signing and marking for major projects.

  • Performing design, programming, and review of traffic signal and communications equipment and preparing related documentation.

  • Assessing the performance of traffic signal operations and preparing recommendations and technical reports.

  • Effectively managing assigned projects and tasks while maintaining responsibility for scope, schedule, and quality.

  • Managing client expectations to ensure a high level of client satisfaction.

  • Mentoring and developing junior staff.

  • Supporting business development efforts by fostering existing client relationships and developing new opportunities.

  • Periodic travel required throughout Tennessee and neighboring states.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our global teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams as we work to build a company like no other.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

  • 6-10 years of progressive experience in Traffic Engineering, Operations and ITS projects.

  • Previous TDOT or Tennessee local agency traffic engineering experience.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

  • Previous experience with OpenRoads Designer and/or MicroStation.

  • Ability to travel locally as needed.

Ideally, you'll also have

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license, preferably in Tennessee or the ability to obtain Tennessee reciprocity.

  • Experience supporting TDOT traffic signal, ITS, and transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) projects.

  • Familiarity with Synchro, SimTraffic, VISSIM, HCS, or similar traffic analysis software.

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Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 732 open Transportation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$97–135K/yr367 salary ranges
  • US median$29–42/hr39 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Transportation Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 732 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Transportation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (533 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 483 of the 732 open Transportation Engineer jobs (66%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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