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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Lead Traffic Engineer

WSP Herndon, VA senior full-time

Salary

$111,000-$189,000 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Lead Traffic Engineer to work out of our Herndon-VA or Washington-DC office.

As a Lead Traffic Engineer, you will serve as Project Lead for the design, management, and delivery of traffic engineering projects. You will develop concept-level to final design traffic control device plans for construction/advertisement and perform traffic operations/safety/capacity studies.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as Project Lead for traffic engineering projects
  • Develop traffic control device plans
  • Perform traffic operations, safety, and capacity studies

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in a related engineering position
  • VA PE registration, or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • Experience with traffic control device design, Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS), and Advanced Traffic Signal Controllers (ATC)
  • Experience with traffic safety, operations, and capacity analyses, signal optimization, corridor studies, and traffic simulation modeling
  • Strong communications skills and ability to work on a team
  • Hands-on experience with CADD software, including MicroStation and traffic engineering software such as SignCAD, HCS, Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM, and ArcGIS

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PTOE, VDOT NOVA experience

Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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; paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation: Expected Salary: $111,000-$189,000

Skills

Required

  • Civil Engineering
  • Traffic Control Device Design
  • Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS)
  • Advanced Traffic Signal Controllers (ATC)
  • Traffic Safety
  • Operations
  • Capacity Analyses
  • Signal Optimization
  • Corridor Studies
  • Traffic Simulation Modeling
  • CADD software
  • MicroStation
  • SignCAD
  • HCS
  • Synchro/Sim Traffic
  • VISSIM
  • ArcGIS

Nice to have

  • PTOE
  • VDOT NOVA experience

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/84982

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