Senior Technical Transportation Engineer

Senior Technical Transportation Engineer

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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 responsibilities. 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.

• 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.
• 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; oversee relevant project budgets, monitor external events, track hours and expenses, ensure satisfactory performance, and supervise 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 engineering and construction challenges and programs.
• Ensure that 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.
• Collect, compile, and analyze data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic and geotechnical data for project development, design, and construction.
• Apply high‑level civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases involving complex infrastructure and transportation engineering work including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Conduct 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 permits.
• Manage design and construction of infrastructure projects including rehabilitation and reconstruction, grading, drainage, pavement design, specifications, building materials, phasing, and construction safety plans.
• Oversee development and implementation of advanced technologies, monitoring devices, building materials, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to achieve safety and functionality for end‑users and transportation systems.
• Coordinate work within the team, lead projects, and be on site as required for meetings with clients and mentoring staff.
• Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other…