Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for an

• Experienced Professional, Traffic Engineer
• for our
• Herndon, VA or Richmond, VA
• Office Location. Be involved in projects with our
• Transportation Team
• and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

+ This position will be a key hire to help grow our Traffic Engineering practice, including Intelligent Transportation Systems( ITS) /Traffic Engineering design, signal timing, traffic analysis and traffic studies. Position will report to Lead Traffic Engineer and serve as project engineer or task manager for traffic engineering projects, with the expectation that the candidate will assume Project Management roles within two to three years. + Successful candidate will work on VDOT Signal Timing, ITS/Signal Design and Operational Improvements projects, traffic safety, as well as traffic engineering projects for local governments. Candidate may also work on design-build or other traffic engineering projects out of state.

• Job Duties and 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 •Qualifications•Required Qualifications + _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. + 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) + Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel and Power Point (required) + Project experience - Traffic operations and safety, signal design, signal timing, ITS design, DOT experience (preferred)

WSP 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. Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $73,100-$125,410 WSP USA 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 USA 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. \#LI-TH1

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