Senior Arterial Operations Engineer

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Arterial Operations Engineer to work on a client site out of Bradenton, FL.

The Senior Arterial Operations Engineer will work from the client building.  Scheduled shift hours will fall within the range of 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM on weekdays with on-call availability to provide operations guidance/supervision to staff after hours and on weekends.

Some of the high-level responsibilities include: 

• Monitor actively the signal systems and other arterial ITS infrastructure, analyze traffic data and recommend/perform actions to improve arterial traffic operations. 
• Provide guidance to develop, update, and maintain signal timing changes. 
• Implement or provide guidance to Lead Operators to implement real-time signal operation changes from the operations center using Signal Central Systems. 
• Provide supervision and directions for signal operational modifications. 
• Conduct field reviews when it is necessary to evaluate traffic operation issues as well as to resolve signal operation issues. 
• Ensure signal operation modifications are signed and sealed and properly documented in accordance with client policies and guidelines. 
• Implement, monitor and fine tune diversion/evacuation route timings when roadway closures or evacuation orders occur on the freeways or arterials. 
• Monitor potential off ramp traffic backups and implement flush timing patterns to clear the ramps before spilling over to the freeway mainline. 
• Prepare system performance reports. 
• Track and respond to system alarms to ensure system downtime is minimal. 
• Coordinate with the freeway operations staff in managing congestion on arterials caused by freeway incidents and special events. 
• Coordinate with stakeholders in managing congestion on arterials caused by 
• Ensure traffic performance and monitoring dashboards are kept up to date and enhancements to the dashboards are made when opportunities for improvement are identified, new technologies available or at the direction of the client in coordination with the IT Consultants. 
• Ensure ATSPM performance monitoring tools are developed and configured correctly, maintained properly in coordination with IT consultants. 
• o. Ensure Arterial operators are effectively using ATSPM tools to improve efficiency of arterial operations. 
• Routinely monitor live traffic applications, dashboards and ATMS applications to ensure operators are proactively identifying potential and ongoing traffic/signal operation issues and coordinating signal operational changes quickly to minimize the impact to traffic movement. QA/QC measures shall be set in place to ensure fast identification of traffic issues and proactive implementation of signal operational changes. SOPs shall be modified immediately if and when opportunities are identified to improve the efficiency of  the operations center. 
• Ensure all traffic controlling and monitoring applications and devices are functioning as intended and coordinate with IT consultants, Maintaining Agency staff, and/or ITS Maintenance Contractor to resolve issues. 
• Ensure all signalized intersections are configured correctly in the Detection Failure Monitoring and Alerting Application (Watchdog) and coordinate with IT consultants in resolving issues with the Application. 
• Support CV/AV Technology implementation, monitor/operate CV/AV related applications and devices, and coordinate with IT consultants, Maintaining Agency staff and/or ITS Maintenance Contractor to resolve CV/AV system issues. 
• Provide signal operation support for signals under construction from the operations center in coordination with the construction contractor staff. 
• Assist signal timing consultants or agency staff with signal/system retiming efforts. 
• Assist in reporting results and effects of signal retiming efforts. 
• Prepare quarterly reports on the performance of the signal systems based on predefined measures of effectiveness and other arterial reports.
• Performance monitoring, cost/benefit reporting, and benchmarking of the arterial network. 
• Lead weekly major arterial incident evaluations, develop and track action items resulting from these evaluations. 
• Participating in Traffic Incident Management (TIM) meetings and ensuring appropriate interagency coordination. 
• Participate in progress meetings and other meetings as requested by the client. 
• Manages the daily operational activities of the arterial program, in accordance with the requirements of MUTCD, TEM, client operations SOP, client Guidelines for the Development of Traffic Signal Timings, District 1 Signal Operations Filing Process, protocols, policies and all applicable standards and policies, and is responsible