South Florida Section of ITEWhat is SFITE?The South Florida Section of ITE (SFITE) covers Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties in southeast Florida. SFITE organizes lunch meetings with industry speakers, volunteering opportunities, social outings, and an annual awards banquet.
ITE is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific principles to research, planning, functional design, implementation, operation, policy development, and management for any mode of ground transportation. Section LeadershipOfficers
President: Sultan Ali Vice President: Lorenzo Fuchs Treasurer: Saurabh Basnet Secretary: Ian Stubbs Past President: Yue Liu Section Representative: Andrew Velasquez |
.Committe Chairs
Scholarship & Student Chapter Relations Liaison Committee: Tatiana Mitchell Sponsorship: Shelby Coke Nominations: Yue Liu Communications: John Izquierdo Awards: Alexandra Lopez Events: Lance K. Jones Outreach: Jorge Montesino Membership: Ian Stubbs Mentorship Roundtable: Nelson Huezo Section Official Photographer: Wanyang Wu |
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FDOT District 4 opportunities:
Bowman opportunities:
Bowman is currently hiring transportation professionals, civil engineers, designers, planners, surveyors and more. Nationwide opportunities include open positions in Florida: West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Stuart, Orlando, Fort Myers & Naples. Browse position by keyword or location, here: https://careers.bowman.com/jobs or apply via LinkedIn.
Kimley-Horn Opportunities:
Coke Consulting opportunities:
Coke Consulting is currently hiring a Transportation Data Analyst for our West Palm Beach, FL office. We serve Florida Department of Transportation through various contract opportunities statewide. Your duties and responsibilities will be focused on data supporting arterial traffic signal retiming efforts, Transportation Systems Management and Operation (TSM&O) dashboards, TSM&O studies, and execution. Our goal is to provide you with knowledge, experience, training, and support for your success professionally and personally. Engineering degree not required. Proficiency with Excel and exposure to PowerBI is desired. Interested candidates with a college degree and 0-4 years’ experience can send an email with resume to HR rep Anne Coke, [email protected]
Coke Consulting is hiring a 0-4 years’ experience EI or PE level candidate as a Transportation Engineer 1 for our West Palm Beach, FL office. We serve Florida Department of Transportation through various contract opportunities statewide and we are working closely with FDOT in their “Vital Few Initiatives: Safety, Innovation and Mobility.” Your duties and responsibilities will be focused on arterial traffic signal retiming efforts, TSM&O dashboards, TSM&O studies, and execution. TSM&O encompasses arterial management, monitoring and surveillance; advanced transportation management systems (ATMS); traffic operations; traffic safety; and studies. This is the Company’s focus and with you our goal will be to expand our geographic reach as well as expand our Company’s skill set. Interested candidates can send an email with resume to HR rep Anne Coke, [email protected]
HDR opportunities:
Via Planning Opportunities:
Established in 2014, via planning, inc. is a certified small women-owned business enterprise located in southeast Florida. We specialize in traffic engineering and transportation planning. Our clients include FDOT, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Cities and Planning Council. We are seeking 2 to 3 outstanding candidates to join us. Please send resume to [email protected]
Mid-Level Traffic Engineer ($100,000 to $135,000 base salary + benefits)
Mid-Level Traffic Engineer ($100,000 to $135,000 base salary + benefits)
- Remote or onsite, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- PE or the ability to obtain a PE within 6 months of employment
- BS in Civil Engineering with at least 5 years of practical experience, or MS/ME in Transportation Engineering with at least 4 years of practical experience
- Solid knowledge of traffic engineering and transportation planning concepts
- Proficient in traffic analysis software packages such as HCS, Synchro, SIDRA, and VISSIM
- Knowledge in spatial science and data analysis; experience in ArcGIS is a plus
- Working knowledge of Cube/TransCAD/TransModeler
- Relationship with FDOT, traffic engineering/planning agencies, and municipalities
- Basic knowledge of project management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated, organized, adaptive, and flexible
- Remote or onsite, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- BS in Civil Engineering
- MS/ME in Transportation Engineering preferred
- Engineering Intern/Engineering in Training (EI/EIT) license or the ability to obtain a EI/EIT within 6 months of employment
- Fundamental understanding of traffic operations, transportation planning, safety, and design
- Knowledge in spatial science and data analysis; experience in ArcGIS is a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Basic understanding of HCM/HCS, Synchro, SIDRA, TranCAD, and HSM
- Self-motivated, eager to learn, adaptive, and flexible
- Retirement contribution of 15% of base salary
- Holidays and Paid Time Off
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Membership to professional organization
- Approved trainings, travel expenses, and cell phone expense
Choice Engineering Opportunities:
Street Plans Opportunities:
Plangineer
What we’re looking for: A skilled transportation engineer and/or planner with a broad skill set interested in working on designing and delivering a variety of complete streets planning, urban design, and implementation projects in Miami-Dade County. In this role, the “plangineer” will support and participate in all stages of project development including design, implementation, operation and oversight of bicycle/pedestrian projects, conducting engineering analyses, and overseeing the production of conceptual drawings, detailed striping and signage plans, and technical plans and reports.
The role will support local municipalities in delivering key bicycle-pedestrian projects and initiatives as well as address current bicycle-pedestrian safety and accessibility issues.
Location: Miami Office
Role Overview
Experience
Skills
The Plangineer position combines urban and land use planning skills with professional engineering and project management expertise. More specifically, the ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate:
To Apply: Email [email protected] with “Plangineer” in the subject of your email. Please include your Resume, Cover Letter, and any relevant work samples you’d like to highlight for this position – and a short description of your favorite street or public space – tell us why you love it in 250 words or less.
What we’re looking for: A skilled transportation engineer and/or planner with a broad skill set interested in working on designing and delivering a variety of complete streets planning, urban design, and implementation projects in Miami-Dade County. In this role, the “plangineer” will support and participate in all stages of project development including design, implementation, operation and oversight of bicycle/pedestrian projects, conducting engineering analyses, and overseeing the production of conceptual drawings, detailed striping and signage plans, and technical plans and reports.
The role will support local municipalities in delivering key bicycle-pedestrian projects and initiatives as well as address current bicycle-pedestrian safety and accessibility issues.
Location: Miami Office
Role Overview
- Assisting cities with creation of Vision Zero Action Plans, working with FDOT and Miami-Dade County Transportation and Public Works on bike/ped projects
- Catalyze long-term street transformations by assisting with the design and implementation of Tactical Urbanism demonstration, pilot, and interim design projects;
- Support Street Plans’ Principals with the development and management of complete streets planning projects (such as citywide bicycle and pedestrian master plans, corridor plans, policy development etc.);
- Lead or contribute to multi-modal traffic studies with an emphasis on moving people, not just vehicles, safely;
- Assist with design and execution of public meetings and workshops;
- Develop data collection and evaluation plans
Experience
- Min. 5 years’ experience contributing to or leading community and key stakeholder engagement efforts, with a minimum of three years managing the planning and implementation of active transportation projects.
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in civil or transportation engineering is required; any additional degrees in urban planning, urban design, architecture is a plus but not required.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license or Professional Transportation Operations Engineer (P.T.O.E.) is a plus;
- Experience designing and delivering tactical “quick build” projects is a big plus!
Skills
The Plangineer position combines urban and land use planning skills with professional engineering and project management expertise. More specifically, the ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- Interest and passion for multimodal, context-sensitive transportation!
- Capacity for community-facing activities such as in-person and digital workshops, charrettes, community meetings etc.
- Fluency with Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Meet, Chat)
- Experience in design software (i.e. AutoCAD, MicroStation, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, etc.)
- Experience with traffic analysis using modeling software (Synchro Studio, AutoTURN, SimTraffic, PTV Vissim, etc.), roadway geometric design software (Civil 3D, GEOPAK or InRoads)
- Non-software traffic engineering tasks (network assessment, crash analysis, safety studies)
- Spanish language fluency is a plus!
- $80,000 - $130,000 / yr
- IRA match
- Medical & Dental Health coverage through United Healthcare
- Flex PTO
- Paid family leave
- 12 paid holidays off
- Winter Break holiday from Dec 26 - Dec 31
- early closure for Summer Fridays
- Flexible and casual work environment
- Hybrid schedule – staff are expected to split their time between the office and working from home
To Apply: Email [email protected] with “Plangineer” in the subject of your email. Please include your Resume, Cover Letter, and any relevant work samples you’d like to highlight for this position – and a short description of your favorite street or public space – tell us why you love it in 250 words or less.
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