Civil Engineer - Transportation

Overview

At Kimley‐Horn, one of the nation's premier planning and design consultants, our professionals are experts in many disciplines yet share one passion: making our clients successful. Looking for a terrific place to grow your career? Ranked consistently as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” Kimley‐Horn and Associates, Inc. prides itself on hiring high‐achieving, dedicated, and reliable professionals. We are looking for a motivated Civil Engineer to join our Transportation Planning and Traffic Operations (TPTO) team in our Detroit office.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will perform traffic engineering and project management tasks to deliver a wide variety of transportation planning, transit, traffic engineering, safety, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects for many, diverse clients. In addition to serving our existing clients, this individual will have an entrepreneurial spirit, creating a vision for growth in their personal practice while contributing to the growth of our well-established transportation engineering practice in the Detroit area.  

Beyond the professional career satisfaction and growth opportunities, Kimley-Horn’s benefits are exceptional because of our people and their contributions to the success of the firm. Consistent with our core value of “Sharing and Caring,” these benefits include competitive salaries, an exceptional bonus program, healthcare benefit package options with no monthly premium, 401k contribution with 8-percent company match plus additional profit sharing, and the potential to advance to ownership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant, diversified engineering experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering and design, traffic operations, and/or ITS planning and design
• BS or MS from an accredited university in the field of Civil Engineering or Transportation Engineering
• Registered P.E. in Michigan (or the ability to obtain reciprocity within one year)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment, balance priorities among multiple projects, and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage and mentor staff, and direct resources effectively in a positive manner
• Ability to provide high-quality deliverables with exceptional client service
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, developing scopes of work, and assembling budgets for projected work.

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 17 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.