Transportation Planning Co-op Student

The Opportunity :

WSP is currently seeking a Co-op Student to join our Transportation Planning group, located at our Winnipeg office. Reporting to the Manager, this position will be responsible for working on projects for municipal and provincial government or development clients focusing on traffic impact studies, parking studies, micro-simulation, road safety, transit studies and active transportation studies amongst others.

Why WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work.

Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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A day in the life :

• You will work with a team of transportation / traffic engineers, planners and designers to assess transportation, traffic and parking conditions.
• You will analyze transportation data and assist in traffic, active mode, and transit analysis.
• You will apply best practice engineering principles and undertake engineering calculations, analyses and studies as required for the design and implementation of transportation, transit and traffic projects.
• You may prepare of roadway, parking and other drawing details using AutoCAD;
• You will prepare graphics, technical memos, and reports to communicate technical results and recommendations.
• You will conduct field studies (site visits, inventories, transit, traffic and parking counts); and
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring to WSP :

• Enrolled in a Civil / Transportation Engineering Degree or Transportation Planning Program;
• Experience in or the willingness to learn Synchro, SimTraffic, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office;
• Experience with or the willingness to learn Vissim, Aimsun, EMME and ARC GIS;
• Knowledge of local, provincial and TAC design procedures / guidelines and standards;
• Exposure to field work, such as site visits and traffic surveys;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Dedicated team player; and
• Valid MB driver's license.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

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.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview.

This may include the ability to 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. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.