Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer

WSP USA; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 73,100 - 125,410; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings

Paid sick leave

Flexible workplace model

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for an Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer in Richmond, VA. This role involves project and task management, traffic signal design, safety studies, and more. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 3-5 years experience in traffic design. WSP USA offers a benefits package that includes health, financial stability, and a flexible work model. The salary range for this position is $73,100-$125,410, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Traffic design experience required.
• Ability to coordinate with agency regulators.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze project data.
• Write technical reports summarizing findings.
• Design and optimize traffic signals.
• Conduct safety studies and traffic analysis.

Skills

Knowledge of traffic engineering principles

Engineering Intern (EI) or Engineer in Training (EIT)

Project management

Interpersonal and communication skills

Experience with AutoCAD

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microstation

HCS

Synchro

VISSIM

ArcGIS

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer for our Herndon, VA or Richmond, VA Office Location. Be involved in projects with our Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

• This position will be a key hire to help grow our Traffic Engineering practice, including Intelligent Transportation Systems( ITS) /Traffic Engineering design, signal timing, traffic analysis and traffic studies. Position will report to Lead Traffic Engineer and serve as project engineer or task manager for traffic engineering projects, with the expectation that the candidate will assume Project Management roles within two to three years.

• Successful candidate will work on VDOT Signal Timing, ITS/Signal Design and Operational Improvements projects, traffic safety, as well as traffic engineering projects for local governments. Candidate may also work on design-build or other traffic engineering projects out of state.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Collection, organization, research & analysis of project data

• Application of policies, standards, details, specifications, and design guides from different jurisdictions

• Writing technical reports summarizing conclusions and recommendations

• Data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, and illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses

• Interpreting results and identifying engineering issues

• Analysis of improvement alternatives

• Traffic Signal Design

• Traffic Signal Communication Design

• ITS Design

• Signage, signals, pavement markings

• Intersection and corridor improvement studies

• Intersection Justification Reports

• Interchange modification studies

• Signal phasing and timing optimization studies

• Safety studies (crash analysis, collision diagrams, safety improvements)

• Micro‑simulation modeling

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• 3 to 5 years of relevant post‑education experience in engineering discipline and prior traffic design experience.

• Engineering Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT) or Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) designation.

• Knowledge of traffic engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build related to traffic control equipment, capacity and operational analysis, project management, and related communications systems.

• Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.

• Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non‑engineering audience.

• Experience with AutoCAD, Microstation, and other applicable design software packages (preferred).

• Knowledge of traffic engineering and planning software such as HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, ArcGIS (preferred)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel and Power Point (required)

• Project experience - Traffic operations and safety, signal design, signal timing, ITS design, DOT experience (preferred)

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.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $73,100-$125,410

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.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA Equal Opportunity Statement

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.