What are the responsibilities and job description for the Traffic Operator position at WSP?
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Traffic Operator for our Newark office. Candidates would be involved in projects with our Mobility Operations Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.
The EWR-AOC/PNEPAMT-POC Traffic Operator will interact/coordinate with Port Authority staff, such as, Operations staff, Technicians, Engineers, and/or law enforcement during work assignments. The Traffic Operator will manage multiple assignments and interact with Port Authority and non-Port Authority staff while maintaining good working relationships at all times. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Your Impact
- Monitoring traffic mitigation measures put in place at various airport terminals
- Observing recurrent locations of congestion and traffic mitigation measures
- Coordinate/communicate with PAPD and Landside Operations.
- Complete SaabSafe Module and maintaining necessary logs of information
- Coordinating with other transportation agencies such as, NJ Turnpike, NJ Transit, NJ State Police, NJDOT, TRANSCOM, State and local police, fire/rescue, and media during day-to-day operations as well as during major transportation incidents, special events, emergencies, and construction projects.
- Ensuring that proper contacts are made, and protocols are followed during incidents. Overseeing shift continuity, assessments, and briefings between shift personnel.
- Evaluating impacts of roadwork information and identifying potential conflicts.
- Keeping Project/Operations Manager abreast of all matters affecting the EWR-AOC/PNEPAMT-POC on a daily basis.
- Overseeing shift continuity, assessments, and briefings between shifts
personnel - Attending external meetings on behalf of EWR-AOC/PNEPAMT-POC.
- Monitoring construction delays, traffic patterns and identifying issues as they relate to safety
and mobility. - Working with the Port Authority Traffic Signal Group and learning the platform TACTICS which controls traffic signals at P.A. facilities.
- 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 Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
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Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 3 years of experience in traffic operations/ traffic management field,
- Background in traffic operations, including prior traffic operations/transportation related field experience.
- Past coordination with operations staff, technicians, engineers, and/or law enforcement on work assignments.
- Ability to read a map and be familiar with major highways in the NY/NJ region. Must be familiar with Port Authority Facilities (Airports and Marine Terminals a plus) and locate them on a map as well know how these facilities connect with other roadways.
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Preferred requirements
Bachelor DegreeWSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Expected Salary: $41,800 - $64,800
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
Salary : $41,800 - $64,800
