WSP

Lead Traffic Engineer

WSP$111K — $189K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in a related engineering position
  • VA PE registration, or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • Experience with traffic control device design (signs, pavement markings, signals, lighting, ITS)
  • Experience with Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) and controllers (ATC)
  • Proficiency in traffic safety, operations, capacity analyses, and simulation modeling
  • Hands-on experience with CADD software, including MicroStation and traffic engineering software

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, management, and delivery of traffic engineering projects
  • Develop plans for traffic control devices for construction and advertisement
  • Perform traffic operations, safety, and capacity studies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid sick leave and vacation
  • Paid parental leave and bereavement leave
  • Paid time off for voting and naturalization proceedings
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Consultant- Traffic Engineer to work out of our Herndon, VA or Richmond, VA office.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Serve as Project Lead for the design, management and delivery of traffic engineering projects
  • Develop concept level to final design traffic control device plans for construction/advertisement
  • Perform traffic operations/safety/capacity studies

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in a related engineering position
  • VA PE registration, or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • Experience with traffic control device design in signing, pavement markings, signals, lighting, maintenance of traffic and ITS design
  • Experience with Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) and Advanced Traffic Signal Controllers (ATC) including the development of a Concept of Operations
  • Experience with traffic safety, operations and capacity analyses, signal optimization, corridor studies, and use of traffic simulation modeling
  • Special provisions, RFP and cost estimate development
  • Strong communications skills and the ability to work on a team and perform projects with guidance and mentoring
  • Hands-on experience with CADD software, including the most recent version of MicroStation and traffic engineering software such as SignCAD, HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM and ArcGIS

Preferred Qualifications:
  • PTOE, VDOT NOVA experience


WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $111,000-$189,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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