Job Description
SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER/TRANSPORTATION PLANNER (Silver Spring, MD)
Wells + Associates, Inc
Wells + Associates, a leading transportation engineering and planning firm, is immediately seeking
candidates for senior-level professionals who are passionate about how transportation planning and traffic
engineering improves communities. This could be the ideal job for you if:
- You are looking for an opportunity to lead the growth of a transportation consulting practice in the Washington Metropolitan area
- You desire a career that allows you tremendous growth potential
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit
DUTIES
• Perform advanced, specialized engineering/planning work requiring independent judgment
• Manage client relationships
• Prepare and manage proposals and budgets
• Coordinate and lead the work of junior staff on multi-faceted projects
• Train and mentor junior staff
• Prepare technical reports
• Perform QA/QC procedures
• Present information and/or findings to public agencies, review boards, governing bodies community groups,
• Participate in W+A internal committees to assist the company in achieving its overall goals
• Other duties as directed by Principal Associates
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or Transportation Planning
• P.E. or AICP
• 10+ years of experience in traffic engineering and/or transportation planning
• Project management experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including public speaking and presentation experience
• Proficiency with traffic analysis software, (HCS, Synchro, VISSIM preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience training and mentoring junior staff
• Drivers’ license and personal transportation
• Authorization to work in the U.S.
BENEFITS + COMPENSATION
Wells + Associates offers a competitive compensation package including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Flexible schedule, optional teleworking
- Great company culture (one of “Virginia’s Best Places to Work” by Virginia Business), mentorship, on- and off-the-job training opportunities
- Great corporate and social events.
**Salary is commensurate with experience.
ABOUT WELLS + ASSOCIATES
Over the last 30 years, Wells + Associates has become a trusted transportation consultant on over 8,000 projects in nearly 40 states, serving clients from our offices in the Washington, DC region and Charlotte, NC. When you join the W+A team, you will be working among the most accomplished and creative leaders in the industry who create and implement cost-effective and sustainable transportation solutions for a wide-range of projects.
Wells + Associates actively embraces diversity in the work force, hiring regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, physical abilities, race, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.