Lead Consultant, Traffic Engineering

WSP USA is seeking a Lead Traffic Engineer to join our team in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area. The role involves providing high-level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase project investigation, remediation, analysis, improvement, planning, engineering, design, and operation of streets and highways.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, design plans, GIS data, maps, technical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
• Apply high-level traffic engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various project phases involving roadway transportation engineering work.
• Perform professional traffic engineering work and conduct investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, roadways, intersections, roadside safety measures, signing, signals, pavement markings, and transportation corridors.
• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers and planners to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects.
• Verify the characteristics of a site, providing technical assistance on complex or larger-scale traffic engineering studies, capacity analyses, traffic complaint investigation, traffic plan review, signal system design, monitoring and control, and operations analysis.
• Coordinate, review and approve traffic design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Work closely with the client as a “trusted advisor” to determine the impact that a new structure, development, or construction project might have on the road system and makes recommendations to mitigate or offset the impact.
• Initiate, direct, and apply the results of studies and program reviews to evaluate existing and projected roadway and transportation layouts, traffic impacts of proposed developments.
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during field/site investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, models, cross-sections, and other illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, concepts, and recommendations.
• Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and DOT authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded road and transportation improvement and development projects.
• Remain current in latest traffic engineering techniques and practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior traffic design experience.
• Valid Driver’s License
• Proficient and extensive knowledge of traffic engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build related to traffic engineering preliminary and final design.
• Experience with roadway planning, design, and construction management.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant roadway transportation construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles.
• Experience in preparing cost estimates, with a focus on construction costs of traffic design elements.
• Ability to plan and conduct inspections and investigations on various aspects of transportation corridors.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members.
• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, AutoCAD, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subconsultants and others.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

• Expected Salary: $122,700.00 - $175,230.00