# Senior Traffic SME

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Riyadh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Traffic Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our Transport & Infrastructure team for a major project based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing all traffic engineering and traffic management aspects during the construction and operational phases of a large-scale transport infrastructure project.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the review, approval, and supervision of temporary and permanent traffic management plans and detour strategies.

- Ensure traffic management designs comply with local standards, project-specific requirements, and international best practices.

- Coordinate with municipal authorities, contractors, and traffic enforcement for successful implementation of traffic diversions and staging.

- Monitor and supervise on-site implementation of traffic control measures, ensuring safety and minimal disruption to road users.

- Identify and mitigate traffic-related risks, and support interface coordination across multiple contractors and project zones.

- Provide strategic guidance on traffic flow optimization, congestion reduction, and public access during construction.

- Lead the development of incident response plans and ensure emergency access routes are maintained at all times.

- Mentor junior staff and contribute to capacity building within the project team.

- Prepare and present technical reports, dashboards, and briefings to project stakeholders.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.

- Minimum 15 years of experience in traffic engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior or SME-level role.

- Proven experience working on large-scale infrastructure or transport projects within Saudi Arabia or the GCC.

- Strong knowledge of KSA regulatory frameworks, including MOT, Riyadh Municipality, and Royal Commission standards.

- Expertise in temporary traffic management (TTM), construction staging, and traffic impact mitigation.

- Proficiency in software such as AutoCAD, Synchro, SIDRA, VISSIM, or similar tools.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic is a plus but not mandatory.

- Experience coordinating with public sector authorities, contractors, and multidisciplinary supervision teams.

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Traffic Engineering
- AutoCAD
- Synchro
- SIDRA
- VISSIM
- Temporary Traffic Management
- Construction Staging
- Traffic Impact Mitigation

### Nice to have
- Master’s degree
- Arabic

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