WSP in the U.S. · 8 hours ago
Traffic Engineering Technical Director
Las Vegas, NV
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
12+ years expWSP is a leading engineering and professional services firm seeking a Traffic Engineering Technical Director to lead their Las Vegas traffic group. The role involves overseeing project delivery, staff development, and providing technical guidance for local, state, and regional clients.
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Responsibilities
Lead a local team of dedicated traffic design and operations professionals, providing mentoring and fostering development
Provide traffic engineering technical expertise on projects
Lead traffic focused projects. Lead traffic tasks on multi-disciplinary projects
Leverage client relationships to cross-sell services of WSP
Engage in professional societies and conference programs including committees, panels, and presentations
Collaborate with other traffic office and practice area leads within the pacific mountain west district for staff workload balance and work-sharing opportunities
Collaborate with local business unit leads in all disciplines to assist with business development opportunities and to ensure excellence in overall project delivery
Assure that engineering services lead the industry in professional standards, client requirements, budget controls, cost control, quality control, and project objectives
Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff
Remain current in latest traffic engineering techniques and practices
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline
12+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering and traffic design and infrastructure
Engineer license required (multi-state preferred)
Staff management experience
Project management experience
Advanced proficiency with traffic engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, operational analyses, standard of care, and the application to DOT approvals, permitting, and project work-related issues
Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations
Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization
Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment
Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits
Advanced proficiency with office automation, AutoCAD, Microstation, or similar software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
Preferred
Master's Degree in Engineering
4+ years supervisory experience
PTOE certification
PTP certification
Proficiency with technical writing, spreadsheets, Office suite, and pdf markup tool (e.g. Bluebeam)
Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of transportation corridors, applying applicable regulations and policies
Experience with traffic operations and analysis software such as Synchro, Vissim, and Sidra
Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and directing subconsultants and others to consistently complete tasks efficiently
Substantial project experience with local agencies
Active in local and/or national professional societies
Benefits
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Retirement savings
Company
WSP in the U.S.
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