Senior Traffic Engineer

Freese and Nichols, Inc.

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Greenville, South Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Until 8/21/2026 6+ years exp First posted January 27, 2026 Last posted January 27, 2026
Job description

Freese and Nichols is looking for a Senior Traffic Engineer in the Greenville, Columbia, or Raleigh offices. As a Senior Traffic Engineer, you will lead traffic analyses and studies that support transportation planning and design projects across the Carolinas. You will work closely with transportation planners and engineers to deliver technically sound solutions that improve safety, operations, and mobility.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead traffic impact studies, operational analyses, and corridor studies
  • Prepare traffic forecasts, modeling, and technical reports
  • Collaborate with transportation planners and design teams on integrated solutions
  • Support agency coordination and technical reviews
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior traffic engineers

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • 6+ years of traffic engineering experience

Preferred

  • Experience supporting DOT or public-sector transportation projects
  • Background in multimodal or corridor-level studies

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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About this role

Summary

Lead traffic studies, analyze traffic, collaborate with planners, support projects, mentor juniors

Job title

Senior Traffic Engineer

Experience level

6+ years

Minimum experience

6+ years exp

Industry

engineering

Location requirements

Hybrid work allowed in Greenville, Raleigh, or Columbia area.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

civil engineeringPE licensetraffic engineering

Preferred skills

DOT experiencemultimodal studies

Specializations

traffic analysistransportation planningtraffic modelingcorridor studiestransportation engineering
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Greenville, SC, USA

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Raleigh, NC, USA

Hybrid City

Columbia, SC, USA

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