Traffic Engineering Team Manager Denver, CO, United States Posted on 11/21/2023 Be the First to[...]

Denver, CO, United States

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Traffic Engineering Team Manager for our Denver, CO office. Be involved in projects with our Colorado Traffic Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Come lead our Colorado Traffic Team and solve some of the most challenging transportation projects in the region. Work with local leaders and national experts to make a real difference in how our cities and communities work.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and manage tasks in traffic engineering, transportation engineering design, traffic operations analysis, and planning and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Your Impact

Perform traffic design tasks requiring creativity, foresight and mature engineering judgment in the evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation and modification of standard design or engineering techniques and procedures.

Design traffic elements (Traffic Signal, Signing and Striping, ITS, and Lighting plans)

Develop maintenance of traffic and traffic control concepts and plans.

Manage projects or direct traffic tasks on projects and monitor project progress for technical accuracy and adherence to schedule and budget.

Attend project progress meetings, design review, operations, and project production and delivery.

Coordinate with other design disciplines including roadway, structures, environmental, drainage, electrical, utilities, and right of way.

Prepare project reports, plans, specifications, and estimate bid packages.

Ensure that production of specifications, reports, and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.

Supervise and perform MicroStation or AutoCAD drafting to support various design teams.

Take an active role in business development related to traffic/ITS engineering projects in the regional market.

Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.

Manage staff by coordinating project workload while supporting their professional growth and development.

Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline.

10+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and traffic design.

Colorado PE registration, or ability to receive within 6 months.

Prior demonstrated knowledge and experience of DOT advisory circulars and procedures.

Highly proficient with traffic engineering principles, practices, process, and design/build related to traffic control equipment, capacity and operational analysis, project management, and related communications systems.

Experience with roadway planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of larger and more complex infrastructure projects, rehabilitation and construction/reconstruction of pavements, routes, navigational aids, grading design, and safety management.

Strong knowledge of relevant roadway transportation construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.

Highly proficient with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.

Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.

Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, AutoCAD, Microstation, or similar software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.

Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.

Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.

Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.

Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.

Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience directing tasks and performing QA/QC

Experience with alternative delivery projects

Experience with transportation projects in Colorado

Experience with Vissim, HCS, TranSync, SignCAD, OpenRoads Designer

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: $122,000 - $181,500

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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.

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