Technical Director, Traffic Engineering

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Director, Traffic Engineering to join our team in New York City, New York
. This senior role will be instrumental in supporting and managing complex and technical projects across Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and general transportation IT.

The ideal candidate is an experienced Traffic Engineer who is innovative, results-oriented, and team focused. The Technical Director, Traffic Engineering will bring leadership and 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 New York and throughout the Northeastern U.S. Some project-related travel may be required.

• Support or manage complex and technical projects related to intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and general transportation IT, from initiation and planning through design, deployment, testing, monitoring, and operations and maintenance.
• 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.
• Lead and contribute to ITS design projects focusing on:
  Traffic management systems, Corridor management technologies and concepts, Roadside devices and technology, Real-time data collection and analysis for transportation.
• Oversee and contribute to broader transportation IT initiatives, which may include: IT infrastructure cloud-based upgrades and deployments, Software development lifecycle (SDLC) for transportation applications, Data governance and analytics within transportation systems, Network security and standards best practices.
• Prepare, review and provide high-level technical input on design specifications, calculations, reports, and plans related to ITS projects.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry best practices, and relevant standards in ITS and transportation IT.
• 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, negotiating contracts, deliver and monitoring 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.
• Assist in building and growing the firm's Intelligent Transportation Systems practice in the specified regions.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology, preferred, or equivalent years of experience.
• 12+ years of demonstrated project management and design experience…