Lead Professional, Traffic Engineering

WSP in the U.S.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an experienced Traffic Engineer for our Maryland Traffic practice in Baltimore. This role will grow our traffic engineering design, signal design, analysis, and studies for MDOT and municipal projects.

You will lead design and analysis work, coordinate with cross-functional teams, prepare technical memos, and ensure safety and quality across projects. This is a hands-on role to advance corridor improvements and traffic operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or closely related discipline.
• P.E. license.
• 7–10 years of post-education experience in engineering and traffic design.
• Experience with traffic software: HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, ArcGIS.
• Proficient in traffic engineering principles, capacity analyses, and signal design.
• Experience with roadway planning and construction management.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Commitment to safety and policy adherence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Engineer for MDOT and municipal traffic projects.
• Involved from inception to completion in design and construction management.
• Provide technical expertise to cross-functional teams for multiple projects.
• Design traffic control devices, estimates, and specs for bid packages.
• Inspect site conditions and traffic patterns for conformance with standards.
• May support design-build or other traffic projects as needed.
• Develop concepts for intersection and corridor improvements.
• Work on signal design and operational improvement projects.
• Lead traffic and crash analyses; complete traffic studies.

Skills

Traffic engineering principles

Capacity analysis

Traffic signal design

Project management

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

P.E. license

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

HCS

Synchro

VISSIM

ArcGIS

MS Office

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description

WSP is currently seeking an experienced Traffic Engineer for our growing Maryland Traffic practice in our Baltimore Office. This position will be a key hire to help grow our Traffic Engineering practice, including Traffic Engineering design, signal design, traffic analysis, and traffic studies. WSP’s Traffic Group serves clients the Mid-Atlantic area on a wide variety of projects ranging from signal design and ITS system design, corridor studies, complex roadway projects, and more. This position is an excellent opportunity to continue to enhance design, analysis, and production skills and build relationships within WSP as well as with a large number of clients.

Provides high level technical assistance and guidance for operations of streets and highways, their networks, adjacent land uses, and interaction with other modes of transportation and their terminals. Tasks include performing capacity analyses, reviewing permitting, and engaging in the design, concept development, and construction of roadways, traffic patterns, and traffic signal design and timing. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Serve as Project Engineer for traffic engineering projects for MDOT and municipal projects.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of traffic projects.
• Support and provide technical expertise to cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and scientific professionals to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent 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.
• Design of traffic control devices including quantities, cost estimates, and specifications for transportation construction bid packages for federal, state and local agencies (intersections, interstate, roadway and rail corridors).
• Conduct investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, roadways, intersections, signage, signals, pavement markings, and transportation corridors to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
• May support design-build or other traffic engineering projects as needed.
• 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.
• Work on Signal Design and Operational Improvement projects, signal optimization projects.
• Lead and/or conduct traffic analyses and crash analyses
• Complete traffic studies as well as traffic impact study review.
• Signal timing development and implementation.
• Intersection and corridor improvement studies and interchange modification studies.
• Safety studies (accident analysis, collision diagrams).
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• P.E. license
• 7-10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior traffic design experience.
• Knowledge of traffic engineering and planning software (HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, ArcGIS).
• Proficient and extensive 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.
• Experience with roadway planning, design, and construction management; including project involvement in a variety of larger and more complex infrastructure projects, rehabilitation and construction of pavement, navigational aids, grading design, and safety management.
• Highly proficient with technical writing.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Preferred

• PTOE license preferred
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Skills in MS office suite, Microstation, Autocad, GuidSign, Autoturn, Synchro software programs
• ITS design, street lighting design

About WSP

ABOUT US

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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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.

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.

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.