
Civil Engineer - Transportation/Traffic
Saint Paul, MNJob$95–135K/yrPosted 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Kimley-Horn’s St. Paul office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join its Traffic Engineering Team. The role involves delivering transportation planning and design, traffic engineering, safety, transit, and ITS projects, while managing projects, mentoring staff, and contributing to business development. A Professional Engineering license is required or must be obtainable within six months; proficiency in several design and traffic-analysis tools is desired.
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Overview
Kimley-Horn's St. Paul, Minnesota (MN) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join their Traffic Engineering Team!
Responsibilities
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Perform traffic engineering and project management tasks to deliver a wide variety of transportation planning and design, traffic engineering, safety, transit, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects for many, diverse clients including DOTs, county, and municipal clients.
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Has an entrepreneurial spirit, creating a vision for growth in their personal practice while contributing to the growth of our well-established transportation engineering practice
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Manage their projects profitably, engage in hands-on practice and delivery of projects, transition work to qualified staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor
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Contribute significantly to marketing and business development efforts and have the autonomy to pursue their own passions, leads, and clients
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This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
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You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
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You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors
Qualifications
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8+ years of relevant engineering experience in traffic engineering and design, ITS design, and/or traffic operations.
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Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
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Proficiency in OpenRoads Designer and AutoCAD Civil 3D desired.
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Proficiency in Synchro, HCS, and/or Vissim software applications desired
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Ability to work in a team environment, balance priorities among multiple projects, and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels of the organization
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Ability to manage and mentor staff, and direct resources effectively in a positive manner
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Ability to provide high-quality deliverables with exceptional client service
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Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, developing scopes of work, and assembling budgets for projected work
Salary Range: $95,000 - $135,000
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Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
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Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
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Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
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Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
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Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
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Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
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Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
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Posted Date (11/3/2026 11:46 AM)
ID 2026-27532
Education Bachelor's Degree
Discipline/Focus Transportation/TPTO
How this job compares
Set against the 5,110 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–135K/yr
- Minnesota median$89–127K/yr126 salary ranges
- US median$91–145K/yr2,840 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $115K, is 8% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($106K) — in the middle half of Civil Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 160 open Civil Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 5,110 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- State of Minnesota33 open
- Stantec29 open
- Barr Engineering Co.14 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (4,125 postings).
- Education
- 3,870 of the 5,110 open Civil Engineer jobs (76%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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