Traffic Engineering Senior Project Manager

Job-:
Engineering

Location:

Boston, MA, United States;
Glastonbury, CT, United States;
Providence, RI, United States Posted: WSP USA is initiating a search for a Traffic Engineering – Senior Project Managerto join our New England traffic team! This role can sit out of various offices including:

Boston, MAGlastonbury, CTProvidence, RIThis Opportunity The ideal candidate is an experienced Traffic Engineer who is innovative, results-oriented, and team-focused.

The right candidate would be joining a tight-knit team of traffic engineers and transportation planners who value technical excellence, career development, pride in our work, a collaborative team environment, and a passion for finding the right solutions that enhance mobility and safety. The Traffic Engineering Project Manager will bring leadership skills to help grow our business, oversee project delivery and staff development, and provide technical assistance and guidance in engineering and design for our local, state, and regional clients.

Our ideal candidate has a proven track record of successfully delivering projects from initiation through operations and maintenance, with a strong focus on client satisfaction and technical excellence. This position will primarily support projects in Southern New England. Some project-related travel may be required.

Your Impact Support the delivery and execution of project scope, objectives, and requirements, ensuring close collaboration and alignment with clients and stakeholders. Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues. Ensure project deliverables meet high-quality standards and specified requirements. Implement rigorous quality review processes, manage version controls, and track comments and resolutions. Prepare and present comprehensive project progress statuses using reporting tools and dashboards.

Monitor and meet defined performance metrics, tracking budget, time, scope, and communication details to ensure projects meet schedule and client expectations.

Stay current with emerging technologies, industry best practices, and relevant standards.

Lead and direct multi-disciplinary project teams, including internal staff, sub-consultants, contractors, and vendors. Foster a culture of trust, transparency, and accountability.

Manage internal groups or outside vendors to identify, plan, negotiate contracts, deliver and monitor performance to client specifications. Coordinate with various internal and external partners, including cross-discipline and functional teams, government agencies (i.e., DOTs), and other stakeholders.

Comfortably present complex technical and project information to diverse audiences, including executives, client teams, and public forums.

Contribute to and potentially lead the development of technical proposals, scopes of work, and budgeting for projected work.

Foster technical development and mentoring of staff.

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 Civil Engineering;
Transportation/Traffic Engineering, preferred, or equivalent years of experience. 10+ years of post-education, progressive experience in traffic signal design, ITS, Safety, Active Transportation and Complete Streets.

Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut or Rhode Island, or another state and able to obtain reciprocity within 6 months of hire. PTOE certification (highly preferred).Proven experience managing projects with budgets, schedules, and technical requirements

Proven experience with CTDOT, RIDOT, and other…