Traffic Specialist at Barge Design Solutions

What We're Looking For: 

Barge Design Solutions is hiring a Traffic Specialist to support the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) through direct, on-site work. This position will assist GDOT staff in reviewing traffic control device permits, access management applications, and traffic engineering studies to ensure compliance with MUTCD standards and GDOT design policies. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with practical field experience to help maintain safe and efficient roadway operations across Georgia. This position will be an embedded employee at the GDOT District Traffic Operations office in either Jesup Georgia or Tennille Georgia.

Responsibilities:

• Traffic Control Device and Permit Review
• Review signal and traffic control device permits, including traffic signals, pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs), rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), and school zone flashers.
• Verify compliance with applicable standards, such as the MUTCD, AASHTO, GDOT Design Policy Manual, and other design guides.
• Conduct field inspections to verify existing conditions and ensure conformance between permit drawings and field installations.
• Review access management permits (driveway and encroachment permits) for design, safety, and operational compliance.
• Coordinate with permit applicants, local jurisdictions, and internal GDOT reviewers as necessary to clarify submittal requirements and resolve discrepancies.
• Evaluate speed limit change requests through field review, data analysis, and regulatory compliance assessment.
• Review maintenance resurfacing projects for potential pavement marking or geometric improvements and document recommended striping modifications.
• Review and coordinate special event, parade, and film permits, ensuring temporary traffic control plans meet GDOT and MUTCD requirements.

Public and Interagency Coordination

• Respond to public inquiries, complaints, and concerns related to traffic operations, safety, and signal timing.
• Participate in field investigations and prepare documentation summarizing findings and recommended corrective actions.
• Assist GDOT staff with miscellaneous traffic operations or maintenance-related tasks as assigned.
• For senior staff: provide training and mentorship to less experienced GDOT and consultant personnel on permitting, field review procedures, and compliance documentation.
• Traffic Engineering and Design Support
• Assist engineers in the field portions of traffic engineering studies, including data collection and site evaluations.
• Perform traffic data review and validation (e.g., turning movement counts, volume, and speed data).
• Support the development of traffic analyses (Synchro, HCS, VISSIM, or equivalent), including documentation of operational findings.
• Contribute to drafting traffic study reports, including technical summaries, crash data findings, and improvement recommendations.
• Assist in preparing traffic signal design plans, including field verification of existing equipment, intersection geometry, and utility locations.
• Perform MicroStation drafting for signal plans, including phasing diagrams, detection layouts, pole/mast arm details, and power service notes.
• Participate in design review and quality assurance activities to ensure constructability and adherence to GDOT standards.

 Education & Experience Qualifications: 

Education & Skills

• Two-year degree in Engineering Technology, Computer Drafting, Surveying or equivalent with 10 years relevant experience, or other relevant combination of education and/ or experience.
• Applies seasoned knowledge through progressive experience to resolve issues.
• Provides resourcefulness and initiative to perform projects.

Why join us? 

Barge Design Solutions,Inc.,is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinarypractice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 550+ people strong andserves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified GreatPlace To Work®.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company’s core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
  
• Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
  
• Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.
  

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled