Senior Traffic Engineer & Project Lead

WSP in the U.S.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Lead Consultant – Traffic Engineer to lead design and delivery of traffic engineering projects from our Herndon-VA, Richmond-VA, or Washington-DC offices.

You will manage concept-to-final design of traffic control devices, perform operations/safety analyses and mentor team members. A VA PE or eligibility within 6 months is expected, with extensive CAD and traffic software experience.

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 a Concept of Operations.
• Experience with traffic safety, operations and capacity analyses, signal optimization, corridor studies, and traffic simulation modeling.
• Special provisions, RFP and cost estimate development.
• Strong communications skills and ability to work on a team and mentor others.
• Hands-on experience with CAD software, including MicroStation and traffic engineering tools: SignCAD, HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM and ArcGIS.

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.

Skills

leadership

teamwork

communication

traffic engineering

CADD software

ArcGIS

HCS

Synchro/Sim Traffic

VISSIM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (VA) or ability to obtain within 6 months

Tools

MicroStation

SignCAD

HCS

Synchro/Sim Traffic

VISSIM

ArcGIS

Job description

WSP USA seeks a Lead Consultant – Traffic Engineer to lead design and delivery of traffic engineering projects from our Herndon-VA, Richmond-VA, or Washington-DC offices.

You will manage concept-to-final design of traffic control devices, perform operations/safety analyses and mentor team members. A VA PE or eligibility within 6 months is expected, with extensive CAD and traffic software experience.