Traffic Design / ITS / Smart Mobility Project Engineer

A. Morton Thomas, Inc. (AMT, Inc.) is seeking a highly motivated Traffic Design Engineer to assume a key role in the firm's growing Carolinas ITS / Smart Mobility design team in either our Charleston, SC, Raleigh, NC, or Charlotte, NC office. Qualified candidates will possess a minimum of 4 years of experience working on ITS / Smart Mobility & Traffic Signal projects.

The Position :

We are looking for a Traffic Design Engineer with experience in Traffic Signal, ITS / Smart Mobility Design to support the design and plan development for transportation projects. The position has the flexibility to allow for either advancement into Project Management or a Technical Lead position within the company.

Responsibilities

• Typical duties will include :
• Design and drafting of NCDOT and SCDOT ITS and Signal plans using Bentley CADD programs.
• Support or supervision of junior engineering staff.
• QA / QC of plans and construction specifications.
• Field reviews and inventory of traffic signals and ITS equipment
• Signal and Corridor retiming involving travel time studies, simulation modeling, field implementation and fine-tuning of traffic signal timing plans.
• Existing condition surveys of utilities, signal systems, and ITS components for development of signal plans, fiber-optic communication plans and ITS design plans.
• Signal cabinet testing electrical designs,
• Testing and review of ITS equipment
• Anticipated projects will include :
• Traffic Signal and Signal System Design (primarily using NCDOT and SCDOT design guidelines)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems Design and Planning
• Traffic Signal and Corridor Retiming
• R&D into New ITS and Traffic Technologies
• Traffic Signal and ITS Equipment In-Lab Testing
• Roadway and Interstate Lighting Design
• Signing and Pavement Marking Design
• This position will be assigned to our ITS / Smart Mobility Group with the opportunity to work on projects managed at any of our AMT office locations.

Qualifications

Why Join AMT?

At AMT, we understand that our most valuable asset is our staff. For 70 years, we have worked diligently to build a team of talented employees who fully embody our values as an organization - values such as teamwork, integrity, and innovation. Now that we have transitioned into an employee-owned firm, we are excited to place the future of AMT into over 500 sets of dedicated hands.

The AMT Difference

Our company culture is characterized by a workforce that holds the highest standards of ethics and integrity, focused client care, and commitment to AMT's Core Values of safety, respect, integrity, commitment, quality, teamwork. leadership, responsibility, and profitable growth. Operating as an ESOP allows us to reward our dedicated and loyal employees with additional benefits from the company's stock as well as an incentive to continue building a high-performance ownership culture.

To strengthen and support its employees, AMT invests in programs and processes to sustain an engaging work environment. AMT also recognizes the importance of employee benefits and policies and remains committed to providing programs that are both comprehensive and competitive in the industry.

Competitive Benefit Package

To strengthen and support its employees, its greatest asset, AMT invests in programs and processes to sustain an engaging work environment. AMT also recognizes the importance of employee benefits and policies and remains committed to providing programs that are both comprehensive and competitive in the industry. With AMT, you will get :