Senior Technical Transportation Engineer

Job Description WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Technical Transportation Engineer with experience in Highway design to join our dynamic Civil Engineering group in the Mid-Atlantic District. The candidate may be located in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, Herndon, VA, Baltimore, MD, Virginia Beach, VA or Richmond, VA. The ideal candidate should have experience in the design of highways, roadway geometric design, roadway plan production, and drainage design for traditional delivery and/or alternative delivery projects. Responsibilities include design and plan production and project management support. The successful candidate will have a comprehensive range of roadway design experience related to transportation infrastructure projects which may include geometric design, complete streets, temporary traffic control, and highway design. This role will be a key contributor in assisting in daily activities and mentoring of our transportation team. Primary duties center on supporting flagship infrastructure programs across the transportation, transit, site, and environmental sectors. Ideal candidates would be responsible for leading technical design programs, facilitating client engagement sessions, reinforcing internal design standards, and identifying future contract opportunities. Candidate will partner with senior team to grow the technical expertise across the region. Responsibilities Develop construction plans, specifications, reports and cost estimates; prepare construction safety and phasing plans and update infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub‑consultants, and clients in accordance with required level of effort and detail at deliverable milestones. Approve and sign‑off on work. Lead client‑facing engagement sessions centered on technical memoranda. Lead and manage large‑scale heavy civil engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees. Assist with engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, standby plans and engineering contracts, integrated waste management plans and periodic construction inspections to ensure compliance with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards. Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues related to a variety of engineering/construction challenges and programs. Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to prevent, control, restore, or address engineering, design, and/or construction issues or opportunities. Develop a client base for providing high‑level civil engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities. Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development. Provide oversight with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction. Apply high‑level civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving more complex infrastructure and transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation. Perform professional civil engineering work and conduct more complex/comprehensive investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, resources, facilities, water supply, pipelines, pollution sources, buildings, transportation channels, and power plants to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits. Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of infrastructure projects, including rehabilitation and reconstruction, grading, drainage, pavement design, specifications, building materials, phasing, and construction safety plans. Oversee the development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end‑users, transportation vehicles/systems, and implementing future‑ready solutions with civil engineering design standards. Coordinate work within the team, lead projects, and be on site as required for meetings with clients and mentoring staff. Remain current in the latest civil engineering techniques and practices. Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities. 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. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or closely related discipline. 10+ years of relevant post‑education experience in engineering and civil design. P.E. license required (multi‑state preferred). Highly proficient with civil engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work‑related issues. Highly proficient with infrastructure design. Experience with infrastructure planning, design, and program/construction management; including project involvement in a variety of rehabilitation and reconstruction, new design, and construction projects. Strong knowledge of relevant civil 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. Experience with planning and conducting inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of facilities or structures, applying applicable regulations and policies. 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, discipline‑specific design software (MicroStation, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, GeoSlope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC‑RAS, HEC‑HMS), 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, computations, 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 Master’s Degree in Engineering (graduate level courses, master’s, PhD). Enhancing credentials and certifications. WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $111,200.00 – $198,300.00. The range is based on education, experience, skills, and geographic location and is subject to change. Equal Opportunity Employer WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. Notice to Third‑Party Agencies WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. 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