19 Aug
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WSP in Canada
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Dartmouth
19 Aug
WSP in Canada
Dartmouth
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The Opportunity Build the Future With Us Take the lead in shaping safer, more efficient, and more connected communities across Atlantic Canada. As our Traffic Engineering Lead in Dartmouth, you will provide technical leadership, project delivery oversight, and people leadership for a growing traffic engineering practice serving municipal, provincial, and private-sector clients. Your expertise will influence transportation networks, guide multidisciplinary teams, strengthen client relationships, and support transportation solutions that improve mobility for the communities we serve.
Your Impact You will apply your expertise to deliver high-impact transportation and traffic engineering solutions that support sustainable growth and informed infrastructure decisions:
- Provide technical leadership for transportation and traffic engineering studies, including scope, schedule, budget, technical quality, and client satisfaction.
- Act as a primary technical contact for clients, project managers, road authorities, and internal disciplines on traffic engineering assignments.
- Lead traffic operations assessments using Synchro, SimTraffic, and other appropriate analysis tools.
- Lead the development and interpretation of traffic volumes, trip generation, distribution, assignment, and future horizon analyses to suit the context of each study.
- Review, interpret, and communicate traffic operations results, technical findings, risks, and recommendations to clients, agencies, and project teams.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams of transportation and traffic engineers, planners, designers, and technicians to assess transportation, traffic, transit, active transportation, and parking conditions.
- Provide technical direction, mentoring, workload planning, performance feedback, and quality review for junior and intermediate staff.
- Lead the preparation and senior review of graphics, technical memoranda, reports, proposals, and presentations that clearly communicate technical results and recommendations.
The Skills That Set You Apart
- Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline,
with a focus on transportation or traffic engineering.
- Licensed as a Professional Engineer, or eligible for P.Eng. designation with Engineers Nova Scotia.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in transportation or traffic engineering, including technical leadership, project management, and mentoring or supervision of technical staff.
- Advanced working knowledge of Synchro/SimTraffic, traffic operations analysis, signalized and unsignalized intersection analysis, and related traffic engineering methodologies.
- Experience applying AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoTURN, and related tools to support site plan review, concept design, and transportation facility assessments.
- Experience reviewing technical deliverables, providing constructive feedback, and supporting quality assurance across transportation engineering projects.
- Strong understanding of transportation planning and traffic engineering guidelines, including TAC guidance, municipal standards, and provincial requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, support staff development, and build solid working relationships with clients, road authorities, and internal stakeholders.
Why Choose WSP? Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.
- Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
- A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
- Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition — because your growth drives ours.
- Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
#WeAreWSP Compensation: AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 - $162,800
MB & ON: $112,100 - $154,400
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $11,000 - $147,400
Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills,
seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
Lead What's Next Your expertise can help shape the future of transportation infrastructure across Atlantic Canada. If you're motivated by technical excellence, leadership, and creating meaningful impact through transportation solutions, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us deliver safer, smarter, and more sustainable mobility for the communities we serve.
About Us At WSP , we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.
It’s why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.
As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.
At WSP , you’ll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.
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*Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here .
Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here .*
📌 Traffic Engineering Lead (Dartmouth)
🏢 WSP in Canada
📍 Dartmouth