Intermediate Traffic Engineer
- 1 Spectacle Lake Drive, Dartmouth, NS, B3B 1X7, Canada
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Original job description
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The Opportunity
Build the Future With Us
Bring your traffic engineering expertise to projects that help create safer, more efficient, and better-connected communities across Atlantic Canada. As an Intermediate Traffic Engineer in Dartmouth, you will contribute to transportation and traffic engineering studies for municipal, provincial, and private-sector clients, applying your technical skills to solve mobility challenges and support informed infrastructure decisions.
Working alongside experienced transportation professionals and multidisciplinary project teams, you will have opportunities to deepen your technical expertise, take on increasing project responsibility, and contribute to transportation solutions that make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.
Your Impact
You will apply your expertise to deliver high-quality transportation and traffic engineering solutions that support sustainable growth and informed infrastructure decisions:
- Deliver transportation and traffic engineering studies, completing technical analyses and contributing to project scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
- Perform traffic operations assessments using Synchro, SimTraffic, and other appropriate analysis tools for signalized and unsignalized intersections.
- Develop traffic volumes, trip generation, distribution, assignment, and future-horizon analyses appropriate to the needs of each project.
- Interpret traffic operations results and translate technical findings into practical recommendations for project teams, clients, and road authorities.
- Collaborate with transportation engineers, planners, designers, and technicians to assess traffic, transit, active transportation, parking, and broader mobility conditions.
- Support site plan reviews, concept designs, and transportation facility assessments using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoTURN, and related tools.
- Prepare clear graphics, technical memoranda, reports, proposals, and presentations that communicate analysis, findings, and recommendations.
- Contribute to technical quality by reviewing project work, coordinating with junior staff, and incorporating feedback from senior technical and project leads.
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.
- Progressive experience in transportation or traffic engineering with demonstrated experience completing traffic studies and technical analyses.
- Strong working knowledge of Synchro/SimTraffic, traffic operations analysis, and signalized and unsignalized intersection analysis.
- Experience using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoTURN, and related tools to support site plan reviews, concept designs, and transportation facility assessments.
- Experience preparing technical reports, memoranda, graphics, and other transportation engineering deliverables.
- Working knowledge of transportation planning and traffic engineering guidance, including TAC guidance, municipal standards, and provincial requirements.
- Ability to coordinate technical assignments, work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, manage competing project priorities, and communicate technical information clearly.
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.
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Compensation:
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $92,000 - $121,900
MB & ON: $84,000 - $115,600
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $83,100 - $110,400
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 traffic engineering expertise can help shape safer, smarter, and more sustainable transportation networks across Atlantic Canada. If you're ready to deepen your technical skills, contribute to meaningful transportation projects, and grow alongside a collaborative team of transportation professionals, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help build better mobility for the communities we serve.
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.
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More about this job
Responsibilities
You will deliver high-quality transportation and traffic engineering studies, including technical analyses and operations assessments for various clients. You will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop traffic solutions and prepare technical reports, graphics, and presentations.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline and be a licensed Professional Engineer or eligible for P.Eng. designation. Strong proficiency in traffic analysis software like Synchro, SimTraffic, and AutoCAD is required, along with progressive experience in the field.
Skills
- Traffic engineering
- Transportation planning
- Synchro
- SimTraffic
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- AutoTURN
- Traffic operations analysis
- Technical reporting
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Infrastructure design
- Signalized intersection analysis
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
Benefits
- Flexible work
- Work-life balance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Consulting
- Construction
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Traffic Engineering
- Transportation Planning
- Civil Engineering
- P.Eng
- Synchro
- SimTraffic
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- AutoTURN
- Traffic Operations
- Infrastructure
- Site Plan Review
- TAC Guidance
- Mobility
- Technical Analysis
- Project Management
- Sustainability
- Multidisciplinary Teams
- Transportation Studies
- Engineering