Transportation Planning Engineer/Project Manager

WSP in the U.S.; Nebraska; On-site; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Transportation Planning Engineer to join our Winnipeg team, stepping into a Project Manager role and delivering multi‑modal transportation planning and engineering across Canada. You’ll work on-site in Winnipeg with a multidisciplinary team and help lead projects that improve mobility and community outcomes.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Transportation Engineering, a P.Eng license, 5–8+ years of experience, proficiency with Synchro/SimTraffic and other transport software,

Qualifications

• Degree in Transportation Engineering (BEng/MEng) and P.Eng license.
• 5–8+ years of experience in transportation engineering and planning, including impact assessments and project management.
• Proficiency with major transportation software and strong technical writing.
• Experience in traffic operations and site analysis with data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on multi-disciplinary transportation projects from data collection to reporting.
• Lead and coordinate analysis for multi-modal transportation, transit, and traffic projects.
• Develop and oversee technical memos and reports communicating results and recommendations.
• Engage with clients and communities through meetings and public consultations.
• Support project coordination and progression toward leadership opportunities.
• Mentor team members and manage client relationships effectively.

Skills

Transportation software proficiency

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master\'s Degree in Transportation Engineering

P.Eng license

Tools

Synchro/SimTraffic

HCS

Sidra

VISSIM

VISTRO

Aimsun

Job description

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can. You want

Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it. We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here – Are you ready to tackle some of the most complex and rewarding challenges in transportation planning? This is your chance to join a team shaping the future of mobility and infrastructure across Canada. In this role, you’ll collaborate with brilliant minds and contribute to high-profile projects that make a real difference in communities nationwide.

We are seeking a Transportation Planning Engineer ready to assume a Project Manager role and meaningfully contribute to a team working on a broad variety of transportation planning and engineering projects across Canada.

This position is on-site in Winnipeg and is not remote. We welcome applications from candidates across Canada and the United States and offer relocation assistance.

Your Impact

• Collaborate on exciting projects, from data collection and analysis to reporting and supporting your team on in-field and in-office technical tasks.
• Apply best practices and identify innovative solutions in active transportation master planning and design assignments, engineering analyses, and studies for multi-modal transportation, transit, and traffic projects.
• Develop progressive experience in project management and coordination, preparing you for leadership opportunities.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team including transportation/traffic engineers, planners, designers, and landscape architects.
• Prepare and oversee technical memos and reports to communicate results and recommendations that influence project decisions.
• Engage with clients and communities through meetings and public consultations.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A passion for transportation and designing multi-modal solutions that improve safety and connectivity.
• Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Transportation Engineering and a P.Eng license.
• 5-8+ years of experience in transportation engineering and planning, including transportation impact assessments, active transportation infrastructure design, and project management.
• Proficiency in transportation software and methods (e.g., Synchro/SimTraffic, HCS, Sidra, VISSIM, VISTRO, Aimsun) and strong technical writing skills.
• Experience in traffic operations and site analysis, with the ability to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions.
• A collaborative mindset and leadership skills to manage projects and client relationships effectively.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors, and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether its across the country or around the globe, we'll help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. #WeAreWSP

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YK: $104,100 - $138,000

MB & ON: $95,000 - $130,800

NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $94,100 - $124,900

Disclosure

WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP Canada reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

WSP Benefits

• coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life;
• retirement savings;
• paid sick leave;
• paid vacation (or other personal time);
• paid parental leave;
• paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

Its why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine whats possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the worlds leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.

Please Note

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here .

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here .