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WSP USA Administration Inc. Associate Consultant, Traffic Engineer in Seattle, Washington
WSP USA Inc.
Job title: Associate Consultant, Traffic Engineer
Location: 1001 Fourth Ave., Suite 3100, Seattle, WA 98154
Salary: $93,912/yr and standard benefits
Duties:
Assist with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the physical work site, surveys, blueprints, GIS data, maps, technical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.
Perform basic professional traffic engineering work relating to conducting investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, roadways, intersections, signage, signals, pavement markings, and transportation corridors to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
Assist with the development of technologies, monitoring devices, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of endusers, transportation vehicles/systems, and incorporate future-ready solutions with traffic engineering design standards.
Assist with verifying the assigned characteristics of a site and providing technical assistance on traffic engineering studies, capacity analyses, traffic complaint investigation, traffic plan review, signal system design, monitoring and control, and operations analysis to ensure roadways are designed in a safe and efficient way and the driver is provided with all of the necessary information and safety metrics to help ensure that their driving experience is safe and efficient.
Assist with conducting traffic counts for roadways and intersections to determine the volume of traffic, where the traffic is going to and from, and the type of traffic on the roadway.
Write technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems, spreadsheets, and software.
Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
Assist with work plan preparation and coordination of field/site work.
Complete training on assigned tasks.
Work collaboratively with other engineers, planners, scientific professionals, and DOT authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded road and transportation improvement and development projects.
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.
Requirements:
Bachelor's (or foreign equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related. 2 years of experience as a Traffic Engineer, Transportation Engineer, Civil Engineer, or related. Internship experience accepted. Experience must include: Processing and balancing traffic volume counts via traffic modeling software Visum. Utilizing traffic simulation software CORSIM to conduct traffic operational analysis for Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). Utilizing computer-aided design and drafting software MicroStation to draft roadway designs. Utilizing geospatial analysis software ArcGIS with ArcPy programing tool to analyze the spatial distribution of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and crash data.
To apply, email: jobs@wsp.com, Ref #6362