Lead Professional, Traffic Engineer

WSP; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Lead Professional, Traffic Engineer in Las Vegas, NV. You will lead a district traffic team, applying advanced analysis and modeling to improve safety and mobility across projects for local, state, and regional clients.

The role emphasizes staff development, client relationships, and delivering high-quality traffic solutions using tools like Vissim, Synchro/SimTraffic, and HCS. Strong leadership, communication, and technical writing are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior traffic design experience.
• Engineer license required.
• Highly proficient with traffic engineering principles, practices, process, capacity and operational analysis.
• Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels.
• Proven ability to lead teams and ensure QA/QC compliance.
• Proficient with traffic engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Develop transportation solutions with the district’s traffic, transit, and planning teams.
• Use cutting-edge analysis, modeling, and simulation techniques to evaluate traffic operations and improve safety, access, and mobility.
• Perform traffic operation analyses and travel demand forecasting for various projects.
• Prepare tables, figures, and technical reports/presentations for communities, public agencies, and decision-makers.
• Manage tasks, scope, schedule, and budget; oversee cross-functional teams.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Technical writing

Critical thinking

Team guidance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Vissim

Synchro/SimTraffic

HCS

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is initiating a search for a Lead Professional, Traffic Engineer position in our Las Vegas, Nevada office. Be involved in projects with our Pacific Mountain West Traffic & Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

WSP is seeking an experienced Traffic Engineer that is innovative, results-oriented, and team focused with strong experience in traffic design or traffic operations. The Lead Consultant, Traffic Engineer position will demonstrate excellence, quality, and effective management techniques to support staff development, project delivery and client relationships for our local, state and regional clients. This position will support our established local and district wide traffic team.

Take advantage of the wide-ranging career development opportunities, international professional networks, and cutting-edge project experiences to advance your technical and management skills and see your passions realized with WSP.

Your Impact

• Develop transportation solutions together with our district’s traffic, transit, and planning teams.


• Use cutting-edge analysis, modeling, and simulation techniques to evaluate traffic operations alternatives to best improve safety, access, and mobility.


• Perform traffic operation analyses and travel demand forecasting for a variety of transportation engineering and planning projects.


• Support development of regional and project-level traffic forecasts.


• Perform traffic operations analysis using Vissim, Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS and other software.


• Prepare tables, figures, and technical reports/presentations to summarize impacts for communities, public agencies and decision-makers.


• Manage tasks and monitor scope, schedule, and budget.


• Ensure excellence in overall project delivery.


• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during field/site investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.


• Apply traffic engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various project phases involving transit and roadway transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.


• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on small and mid-level projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, technical calculations, permit applications, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.


• Develop and design innovative concepts for strategic intersection and corridor improvements, including near term initiatives and longer-term capital improvement projects and studies that require coordination with authorities, sub-consultants, and clients.


• Design communications networks and traffic signal improvements to facilitate remote, real-time corridor operations.


• Collaborate with other professionals on proposal and business development opportunities.


• Remain current in the latest traffic engineering techniques and practices.


• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.


• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
  

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.


• 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior traffic design experience.


• Engineer license required.


• Highly proficient with traffic engineering principles, practices, process, capacity and operational analysis,


• Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.


• Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of transportation corridors, applying applicable regulations and policies.


• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.


• Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.


• Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.


• Ability to plan and conduct investigations on various aspects of transportation corridors, applying applicable regulations and policies.


• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.


• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, and relevant traffic engineering software.


• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.


• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.


• PTOE certification.


• Project management experience.


• Participate in professional societies and conference programs including committees, panels, papers, and presentations.