About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

---

What You’ll Do

This entry-level Traffic Engineer role supports roadway and transit projects and offers hands-on experience across traffic studies, analyses, signal design, ITS, and lighting work. You will join a project team and support design, modeling, and construction-phase tasks.

• Work with engineers, planners, and technicians on roadway and transit projects
• Perform field investigations and assist with traffic analyses, design, and construction support
• Learn planning and design aspects of traffic and roadway projects
• Prepare construction cost estimates and quantities
• Design traffic signals and signal timing per agency standards
• Prepare traffic signal plans and documentation
• Learn or apply traffic modeling techniques
• Use or develop skills on tools such as Synchro, HCS, VISSIM, AIMSUN, CUBE, TransCAD, and ARCGIS

Note: This position title references security clearance. Candidates with an existing security clearance are preferred; the role may require the ability to obtain/maintain clearance depending on project needs.

---

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil or Electrical Engineering
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred
• 0–3 years of relevant traffic engineering experience (entry-level)
• Familiarity with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and wireless communications is a plus
• Exposure to NJDOT, NJTA, NYSDOT, NYCDOT, and/or PANYNJ project standards is helpful but not required
• Strong interest in traffic signal design, traffic modeling, and hands-on engineering work
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate on multidisciplinary teams

---

Preferred Tools & Technologies

• Synchro, HCS
• VISSIM, AIMSUN
• CUBE, TransCAD
• ARCGIS
• Traffic modeling and signal timing software
• ITS hardware/software familiarity

---

Compensation & Location

• Location: Bloomfield, NJ (onsite / local) — authoritative job location
• Employment type: Full-time
• Salary range (projected): $84,000 - $86,500 annually (provided by Confidential Client)
• Work authorization: At this time, Confidential Client will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization
• Background checks: Only recipients of an offer will be required to submit to background screening consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law

Confidential Client is committed to hiring practices that comply with federal and New Jersey employment laws, including pay transparency requirements where applicable.

---

Additional details for candidates

• This is an entry-level opportunity designed for new graduates or early-career engineers (0–3 years). New hires typically participate in onboarding and professional development programs with peer cohorts.
• Third-party recruiters: Confidential Client compensates third-party recruiters only when a valid, written, company-approved agreement is in place. Unsolicited candidate submittals without an approved agreement will not be eligible for placement fees.

---

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.