Traffic Engineering Project Manager

WSP • Minneapolis, MN

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is initiating a search for a Traffic Engineering Project Manager for
our Minneapolis, MN office. The position will be located in WSP’s Minneapolis,
MN office and is a home/in-office hybrid position. 

The Traffic Engineering Project Manager is a member of WSP’s Minneapolis, MN
Traffic/ITS Team responsible for providing project delivery to a wide variety of
clients and project scopes. The Traffic Engineering Project Manager will bring
to the position a background in Traffic & Safety Engineering, client management,
and a strong sense of business development.  The primary function of the Traffic
Engineering Project Manager is to focus on identifying opportunities provided by
our clients, capturing those opportunities through effective proposal generation
and then managing these projects throughout their life cycles. The Traffic
Engineering Project Manager position will have an opportunity to impact all
elements of WSP Minnesota’s traffic engineering business and contribute to WSP’s
success through management skills, technical expertise, client relationships,
and effectively working with other WSP offices in the Midwest. As a potential
hire, it is expected that you can effectively balance technical tasks and
traffic engineering deliverables against client management services with special
attention given to identifying new clients, growing existing professional
networks and managing key contacts at each client agency that will help to
further strengthen our relationships in Minnesota. 

We are looking for a strong leader who is successful at managing workload and
people to efficiently balance work across the state between all client types
(state, county, MPO and local) and assist with staff development and Minnesota
market growth opportunities. Our ideal candidate has strong technical
capabilities, advanced client relationship skills, upholds high quality
standards and is committed to staff growth and expansion of our market and
services offerings. 

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our
future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to
build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our
reach and yours as a WSP employee. It is an exciting time to join our team -
Come join us and help shape the future!

Envision. Inspire. Transform. 

With us, you can!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, (traffic emphasized) or other related field
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in traffic engineering projects 
• Minimum 5 years leading and managing traffic engineering projects 
• Proven ability to manage own workload and balance multiple simultaneous projects
• Deep understanding of public sector transportation/traffic project procurement across multiple agencies
• Ability to effectively lead proposal development and ability to form consultant partnerships
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven success in a leadership role
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Experience in leading traffic corridor studies and producing high-quality analysis, alternatives high-level design and final reports
• Strong technical skills relevant to traffic design and analysis.  Categories should include the following: Long range strategic plans Multimodal traffic design/planning Safety studies (e.g. road safety audits) ICE Reports and warrant analysis
• Demonstrated success with marketing, business development and internal strategic planning
• Demonstrated experience with State DOTs and local governments, contractors, transportation agencies and professional organizations 
• Demonstrated experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering or related field
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license 
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
• Recognized industry leader holding prominent role in professional societies such as ITE, ACEC, WTS, COMTO

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight, and overall management of traffic related engineering projects and studies throughout the state of Minnesota.
• Provide assistance and technical expertise to traffic related engineering projects within the Midwest region.
• Assist in growth and development of the Traffic team by collaborating with the local WSP technical leads, regional technical leads and meeting with clients to develop and expand work, and strategic teaming partners.
• Identify opportunities for Traffic service offerings in existing and new markets, work with the talent acquisition team to identify key hires and grow our business.
• Coordinate with other Regional Traffic leaders throughout the country to identify workshare opportunities.
• Manage tasks as part of project development, including technical analysis, plan and report production.
• Interface with staff from a range of other disciplines (civil, planning, structures, geotechnical, facilities, etc.) to support a diverse range of projects across business lines.
• Improve overall quality and delivery of projects throughout the Traffic Engineering discipline.
• Assist in supporting agency coordination, permitting, and public participation activities.
• Perform a range of marketing and business development activities within the region, including gathering client intelligence, leading pursuits and proposal development, presentations, manpower and fee estimates.

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees