Civil Engineer
Actalent
New York, NYFresher3h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- AutoCADCivil 3DProject managementStakeholder management
- Work
- On-site in New York
- Pay
- $100K–$110K a year
- Skill demand
- AutoCAD68%Civil 3D54%Project management40%Stakeholder management11%of 91 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 11, 2026 · still open
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Job Title: Civil Traffic Design Engineer
Location: New York, NY
About the Role
Seeking a Civil Traffic Design Engineer to support transportation and transit infrastructure projects throughout the New York City metropolitan area. The ideal candidate will have hands-on civil/traffic design experience and a strong understanding of NYC-area transportation agency standards. This is a Permanent, fully onsite position.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop civil and traffic engineering design plans for transportation, roadway, and transit infrastructure projects.
- Prepare traffic control designs, including Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT), Work Zone Traffic Control (WZTC), construction staging, detour plans, signing, striping, pavement markings, and signal improvements.
- Prepare engineering drawings, design sketches, specifications, quantity takeoffs, and cost estimates.
- Support roadway and intersection design, traffic impact studies, feasibility assessments, intersection capacity analyses, and access/circulation studies.
- Develop and modify design packages using MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Review engineering drawings, contractor submittments, RFIs, design markups, and construction documents.
- Coordinate with project managers, engineers, multidisciplinary design teams, clients, and public agency stakeholders.
- Conduct site visits and field investigations to document existing roadway and traffic conditions.
- Ensure designs comply with applicable agency standards, project specifications, and design requirements.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Professional experience in civil, traffic, roadway, or transportation design.
- Project/design experience supporting DDC, PANYNJ, and MTA projects is mandatory.
- Experience developing transportation design plans, particularly MPT/WZTC, construction staging, traffic control, roadway, signing, striping, and/or pavement marking plans.
- Proficiency with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Strong understanding of transportation design standards and agency requirements within the NYC market.
- Ability to read, interpret, and develop civil and transportation engineering plans.
Preferred Qualifications
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred.
- Experience with OpenRoads Designer.
- Experience with traffic analysis/modeling programs such as Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, VISSIM, AutoTurn, or GuideSIGN.
- Experience working on complex NYC transportation, transit, roadway, airport, or infrastructure projects.
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay range: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00/yr
- 8 paid federal holidays
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits
- Access to Teladoc and NurseLine
- Reimbursement for professional licensing and professional society dues
- Employer paid group term life insurance
- Guaranteed coverage in voluntary life insurance
- Long- and short-term disability insurance
- 401K with company match
- TransitChek
Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2026