Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager - Hybrid

WSP•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is seeking an experienced Senior Traffic Engineer/Project Manager to join their growing North Carolina Traffic practice. This position, which can be based in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC, is crucial for expanding the Traffic Engineering practice, encompassing traffic engineering analysis, feasibility studies, modeling, and traffic studies. The North Carolina group collaborates with clients statewide on diverse projects including corridor studies, complex roadway projects, greenways, and transit. This role offers an opportunity to enhance analysis and production skills while building relationships within WSP and with a wide range of clients. The position involves providing high-level technical assistance and guidance for the operation of streets and highways, their networks, adjacent land uses, and interactions with other transportation modes and terminals. Key tasks include performing capacity analyses, reviewing permitting, collaborating with civil design teams, concept development, and contributing to the construction of roadways and traffic patterns, along with providing recommendations for roadway and traffic design. The role also requires substantiating reports and documentation to advise on materials and construction specifications, ensuring that responsibilities are met with high-quality standards in design, safety, and functionality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior traffic design experience.
Registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina.
Knowledge of traffic engineering and planning software (HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, ArcGIS, TransModeler).
Individual Prequalification with NCDOT for the following: Capacity Analysis Level 1 (026), Capacity Analysis Level 2 (027), Traffic Impact Studies (252).
Prior demonstrated knowledge and experience of DOT advisory circulars and procedures.
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, office automation, or similar software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Responsibilities

Serve as project manager for traffic engineering projects.
Work on traffic analyses, crash analyses, feasibility, Express Design, and transit projects for NCDOT and municipal projects.
Complete traffic studies as well as traffic impact study review.
Support design-build or other traffic engineering projects as needed.
Conduct intersection and corridor improvement studies and interchange modification studies.
Perform safety studies (accident analysis, collision diagrams).
Perform professional traffic engineering work and 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.
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.
Oversee and monitor 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.
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.