Traffic & Technology Team Leader

Company Overview

JEO is not your typical engineering firm. We have a welcoming, fun, and laid-back culture that encourages communication and collaboration where our greatest strength is our team members. If you value great work-life integration and work best in a relaxed, supportive, and inclusive environment, we may be the place where you ARE the best version of yourself. We are a relationship-based company that prioritizes building people and providing opportunities.

With a rich history and commitment to excellence, JEO has been serving clients since 1937. We are a leading multidisciplinary firm working hard to improve the communities in which we live, work and play. Join us at JEO and become part of our team that blends expertise, fun and passion for serving each other and our communities. Together, we can make a difference while building a rewarding career!

Job Summary

JEO’s Traffic & Technology department is seeking a Traffic & Technology Team Leader, where you will play a key role in shaping and growing our traffic engineering group. This role offers the opportunity to join a traffic engineering team in Omaha and contribute to project delivery, client engagement, and business development efforts throughout the region. You will be supported by a strong team of multidisciplinary professionals, enabling you to lead successful projects that exceed client expectations.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead and manage traffic engineering projects, ensuring successful delivery that meets scope, schedule, and budget expectations
• Oversee and mentor a project team, providing guidance, technical oversight, and performance management
• Manage multiple clients and concurrent projects, maintaining proactive communication and responsiveness
• Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Support client management efforts, identify project opportunities, and collaborate in business development activities
• Prepare project proposals, scopes, schedules, and cost estimates for a wide variety of transportation and traffic initiatives
• Lead technical traffic analyses for highways, arterial streets, and multimodal facilities using relevant software and analysis methodologies
• Prepare high-quality reports, deliverables, and presentations demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills
• Develop Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) alternatives, staging, and plans to safely manage traffic during construction
• Prepare design and construction documents for permanent signing, pavement markings, traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and communication infrastructure in accordance with MUTCD and applicable agency standards
• Manage project budgets, schedules, bids, contracts, and funding documentation

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years’ experience working in the engineering industry on transportation projects including traffic operations, traffic safety, transportation planning and transportation design elements

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with ITS and traffic design
• PTOE certification

With offices throughout the Midwest, JEO is proud to offer a robust benefits package designed to support and protect our employees and their loved ones. In turn, we trust these benefits and rewards will amplify the pride and satisfaction you feel as an integral part of JEO. A few of the highlights include competitive salaries, insurance options, vacation/sick/flex time, 401K matching, wellness incentives, comprehensive career development support, an annual bonus program, participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and much more aimed at enriching your experience with us.

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