Senior Traffic Engineer & Project Lead

WSP; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Lead Consultant - Traffic Engineer to work from our Herndon, VA or Richmond, VA offices. The role leads traffic engineering projects, develops traffic control device designs and conducts operations/safety analyses with ATMS/ATC experience.

You will coordinate with a project team, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality deliverables while advancing your VA PE registration. Strong CAD and GIS skills are essential for success in this role.

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 mentor.
• Hands-on experience with MicroStation and traffic engineering software such as 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

Project leadership

Traffic engineering

Team mentorship

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

SignCAD

HCS

Synchro/Sim Traffic

VISSIM

ArcGIS

Job description

WSP is seeking a Lead Consultant - Traffic Engineer to work from our Herndon, VA or Richmond, VA offices. The role leads traffic engineering projects, develops traffic control device designs and conducts operations/safety analyses with ATMS/ATC experience.

You will coordinate with a project team, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality deliverables while advancing your VA PE registration. Strong CAD and GIS skills are essential for success in this role.