Lead Traffic Engineer: Drive Signal and Corridor Designs

WSP in the U.S.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 111,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Lead Consultant - Traffic Engineer to join our Herndon-VA or Washington-DC office. You will lead the design, management and delivery of traffic projects and move from concept to final traffic control designs.

Minimum qualifications include a Civil Engineering degree, 7+ years of related experience, VA PE registration or ability to obtain within 6 months, plus hands-on experience with MicroStation, SignCAD, HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM and ArcGIS.

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 ATMS and 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 MicroStation and traffic engineering software such as SignCAD, HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM and ArcGIS.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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.

Skills

Project leadership

Team collaboration

Traffic engineering

Communication skills

VA PE eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

SignCAD

HCS

Synchro/Sim Traffic

VISSIM

ArcGIS

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a Lead Consultant - Traffic Engineer to join our Herndon-VA or Washington-DC office. You will lead the design, management and delivery of traffic projects and move from concept to final traffic control designs.

Minimum qualifications include a Civil Engineering degree, 7+ years of related experience, VA PE registration or ability to obtain within 6 months, plus hands-on experience with MicroStation, SignCAD, HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM and ArcGIS.