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Entry Level Traffic Engineer

SRF Consulting Group

Minneapolis, MNFull-time$81K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$81K/yr
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

SRF Consulting Group is seeking a full-time Entry Level Traffic Engineer for its Minneapolis office. The engineer will support planning, operations, and management of transportation systems, including urban corridors, freeways, and transit systems, for public-sector clients. The role involves traffic analysis, modeling, safety evaluations, and transportation studies. A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a relevant field is required; a master’s degree and specified traffic software experience are a plus.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical SkillsTechnical WritingInterpersonal CommunicationPublic CommunicationTeamworkWord ProcessingSpreadsheetsSynchroSimTrafficVISSIMVISUMRODELHCSTraffic Engineering SoftwareEmerging Transportation TechnologiesMultimodal Transportation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering or Relevant Degree0+ Years Traffic Engineering ExperienceValid Driver's License

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Duties

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

SRF Consulting Group, Inc. creates lasting solutions to strengthen communities. SRF's engineers, planners, and designers collaborate with our clients and their partners to ensure meaningful results for the most challenging projects and enrich everyday experiences. Our award-winning projects range from designing roadways, trails, and bridges to planning statewide transportation systems, to revitalizing neighborhoods and urban spaces. At SRF, our employee-owners help shape the culture and future of our business and our communities. As a 100 percent employee-owned company, team members share in the company's growth and prosperity and receive stock ownership on a vesting schedule for their retirement. Our culture offers frequent companywide events, clubs, and sports teams, as well as opportunities to give back to the community. SRF also provides employees with the following:

401(k) and company match plan, Comprehensive health benefits package.

Competitive salaries, Paid professional certifications and memberships.

Flex-time scheduling, Generous time-off programs, and Vacation time carry-over.

Multiple professional development programs.

SRF's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a cornerstone of our culture and success. Individual differences, life experiences, and talents drive our innovation and our approach. Everyone is welcome, differences are celebrated, and horizons are limitless.

Our dynamic and successful Traffic Operations Group is seeking a full-time Entry Level Traffic Engineer to join our collaborate Traffic Engineering team to deliver exciting projects for state DOTs, Counties, and Cities. As an Entry Level Traffic Engineer, you would be responsible for the planning, operations, and management of dynamic transportation systems, including urban corridors, freeways, and transit systems. This position would be based in our Minneapolis, MN office.

Responsibilities:

Intersection control evaluations and traffic signal/roundabout justification reports.

Traffic data collection and field observations.

Conduct technical analysis using traffic simulation and modeling programs.

Concept development and alternatives analysis.

Corridor signal timing and operations.

Multimodal transportation safety evaluations.

Travel demand modeling.

Dynamic traffic assignment (DTA).

Mine and evaluate big data for transportation analytics and assessing various transportation-related performance measures.

Transportation Management Plans (TMPs), asset management, and benefit-cost analysis (BCA).

Connected vehicle signal applications.

Develop documentation to support analysis work and transportation studies.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering and/or relevant degree; Master's degree a plus.

Zero (0) to four (4) years of traffic or transportation engineering experience.

Strong analytical skills and technical writing ability.

Excellent interpersonal and public communication skills.

Ability to thrive within a cooperative team atmosphere.

Passion for emerging transportation technologies and trends, as well as multimodal transportation including car, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes a plus.

Valid driver's license with an acceptable motor vehicle record.

Desired Qualifications:

Proficiency in several computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and experience with the following traffic engineering software a plus (Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, VISUM, RODEL, and HCS).

Salary: $80,500

Compensation is determined by various factors, including education, experience, skills, job location, internal equity, market analysis, and specific qualifications relevant to the role.

SRF Consulting Group values diverse talent and global experience. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for new employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all individuals feel respected, acknowledged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our diversity drives our innovation; our inclusivity drives our approach. We encourage ALL qualified people to apply.

We will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of hair style or texture -race, genetic testing, military status or unfavorable discharge, citizenship or work authorization status, pregnancy, arrest/conviction and expunged or sealed convictions, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, ancestry, gender identity or expression, status about public assistance, or any other protected class.

SRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Minimum Experience Required

None

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

No

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$11.41 / Hourly

Postal Code

55416

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

4592910

Job Benefits

Not specified

How this job compares

Set against the 861 open Transportation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$81K/yr
  • Minnesota median$87–132K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$87–152K/yr506 salary ranges

This rate, $81K, is 28% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($111K) — in the lowest quarter of Transportation Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Transportation Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 861 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Transportation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 662 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 484 of the 861 open Transportation Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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