Director of Traffic Engineering RCS Corporation - 4.0 Pittsburgh, PA Job Details Full-time $150,000 - $170,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Relocation assistance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Flexible schedule Life insurance Qualifications Strategic management Teamwork Bachelor's degree Bachelor's degree in civil engineering Business management Senior leadership Full Job Description RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Director of Traffic Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA. This is a full-time, direct-hire assignment with our client. This position offers a competitive compensation package including benefits, vacation, and holidays. Overview of YOUR Role as a Director of Traffic Engineering Our client is seeking a Director of Traffic Engineering to lead and grow its traffic engineering practice. This is a strategic leadership role combining practice ownership, business development, client and agency relationships, and organizational leadership — reporting directly to firm leadership and playing a key role in shaping the company's long-term growth strategy. This position is ideal for a senior engineering leader who is as comfortable setting practice strategy and building client relationships as they are ensuring technical excellence across a team's project delivery. As a

Director of Traffic Engineering, YOU Will:

Practice Leadership Own the strategic direction, growth targets, and P&L performance of the traffic engineering practice. Lead, mentor, and develop the practice's engineers, designers, project managers, and technical staff — including future team leads and managers as the group scales. Set and uphold technical standards, quality assurance processes, and a culture of accountability and professional growth across the practice. Serve as the firm's senior technical authority for traffic engineering, providing final oversight on complex or high-visibility projects. Project Delivery Provide executive oversight of Transportation Impact Studies (TIS), Traffic Impact Assessments (TIA), traffic operations analyses, parking studies, roadway safety evaluations, and transportation planning projects across the practice. Set standards for project schedules, budgets, staffing, and resource allocation across a multi-project, multi-state portfolio. Maintain senior-level relationships with developers, architects, planners, municipalities, DOTs, and regulatory agencies. Ensure consistent delivery quality across jurisdictions, agency requirements, and company standards firm-wide. Business Development, Client & Industry Leadership Represent as senior spokesperson for traffic engineering at public meetings, planning commission hearings, zoning hearings, agency coordination meetings, industry conferences, and strategic partnership discussions. Own and grow strategic relationships with developers, land development firms, municipalities, transportation agencies, architects, planners, and institutional clients. Set the practice's business development strategy and lead pursuit of new markets, service lines, and strategic growth initiatives. Lead proposal strategy, fee structuring, client presentations, and contract negotiations for major pursuits. Serve as a trusted executive advisor to clients throughout planning, permitting, and approval processes. Participate in firm-wide leadership discussions, contributing to company strategy beyond the traffic practice alone. YOU Are the

Ideal Director of Traffic Engineering Candidate If You Have:

A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (required). An active Professional Engineer (PE) license. 12+ years of traffic engineering and transportation consulting experience, including demonstrated leadership at a practice, department, or business-line level. A proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams, including developing future leaders and managers. Demonstrated business development success — building a client base, winning new work, and growing a practice's revenue. Proficiency with Synchro, SimTraffic, SIDRA, HCS, and related traffic analysis software. Strong working knowledge of traffic engineering principles, transportation planning, traffic operations, and roadway access management. Executive-level communication, leadership, and client relationship skills. It's a

BONUS If You Have:

Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification. Multi-state project and licensure experience. Experience supporting commercial, residential, mixed-use, institutional, and industrial development projects. Existing client relationships within transportation, engineering, land development, or municipal markets. About Our Client Our client is a growing transportation and traffic engineering consulting firm with a strong reputation for technical excellence and client-focused delivery. With an established presence across multiple markets and a collaborative culture that values professional growth and leadership development, offers a rare opportunity to step into a true practice ownership role — where your vision directly shapes the direction, growth, and success of the firm's traffic engineering practice. Who WE Are RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals. Equal Opportunity Employer RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.

Pay:

$150,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Relocation assistance Vision insurance

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Pittsburgh, PA 15212