Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer
About The Position
WSP is seeking an Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer for their Herndon, VA or Richmond, VA Office. This role is crucial for growing the Traffic Engineering practice, focusing on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)/Traffic Engineering design, signal timing, traffic analysis, and traffic studies. The position reports to the Lead Traffic Engineer and will involve serving as a project engineer or task manager, with the expectation of moving into Project Management roles within two to three years. The successful candidate will work on VDOT Signal Timing, ITS/Signal Design, and Operational Improvements projects, traffic safety, and traffic engineering projects for local governments. Opportunities may also extend to out-of-state design-build or other traffic engineering projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 3 to 5 years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior traffic design experience.
- Engineering Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT) or Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) designation.
- 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.
- Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.
- Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel and Power Point (required)
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AutoCAD, Microstation, and other applicable design software packages (preferred).
- Knowledge of traffic engineering and planning software such as HCS, Synchro, VISSIM, ArcGIS (preferred)
- Project experience - Traffic operations and safety, signal design, signal timing, ITS design, DOT experience (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Collection, organization, research & analysis of project data
- Application of policies, standards, details, specifications, and design guides from different jurisdictions
- Writing technical reports summarizing conclusions and recommendations
- Data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, and illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses
- Interpreting results and identifying engineering issues
- Analysis of improvement alternatives
- Traffic Signal Design
- Traffic Signal Communication Design
- ITS Design
- Signage, signals, pavement markings
- Intersection and corridor improvement studies
- Intersection Justification Reports
- Interchange modification studies
- Signal phasing and timing optimization studies
- Safety studies (crash analysis, collision diagrams, safety improvements)
- Micro-simulation modeling
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
