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WSP is currently initiating a search for a Regional Traffic Operations Center (TOC) Operations Manager!
This role will sit out of Herndon, VA.
The Regional TOC Operations Manager is responsible for the overall management, leadership, and day-to-day operation of one of Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT's) regional TOCs. This position provides operational oversight for a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week transportation management operation supporting incident management, traveler information, weather operations, arterial management, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) system monitoring, emergency response, and special event operations.
The Operations Manager serves as the primary operational liaison between VDOT, the Contractor, partner agencies, and internal management staff. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all contract requirements, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Annual Work Plans (AWPs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), staffing requirements, and operational objectives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Your Impact
- Manage the daily operation of a regional TOC.
- Lead all TOC supervisors, lead operators, operators, analysts, and support staff.
- Ensure continuous 24/7/365 operational coverage.
- Develop and maintain Annual Work Plans (AWPs).
- Monitor contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Ensure compliance with all VDOT policies and SOPs.
- Oversee staffing, scheduling, recruiting, employee development, and performance evaluations.
- Coordinate special events, emergency operations, weather events, and incident response activities.
- Coordinate directly with VDOT Regional Traffic Operations staff.
- Lead monthly operational reviews and performance reporting.
- Develop corrective action plans when operational deficiencies occur.
- Coordinate interoperability between regional TOCs.
- Ensure operational readiness during emergencies.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage operational budgets and reporting requirements.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for regional operational issues.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Transportation, Engineering, Emergency Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible transportation operations experience.
Required Experience
- Five or more years supervising a 24/7 operations center.
- Experience managing transportation operations or traffic management centers.
- Experience leading supervisors and operations personnel.
- Traffic Incident Management experience.
- Experience working with police, fire, EMS, DOT maintenance, and emergency management agencies.
- Experience in preparing executive reports and operational metrics.
- Experience with staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and performance management.
- Experience managing multiple priorities during emergency operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Traffic Operations Center experience.
- Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS).
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
- Performance dashboards and KPI reporting.
- FHWA SHRP2TIM training certification.
- NIMS / ICS 100 / 200 / 700 / 800.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Executive presentation skills.
- Personnel management.
- Strategic planning.
- Conflict resolution.
- Public speaking.
- Emergency management.
- Ability to build relationships with local, state, and federal partners.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Responsible for the supervision of:
- Shift Supervisors
- Lead Operators
- Traffic Operators
- Data Analysts
- Lane Closure Coordinators
- Signal Engineers (where applicable)
- Training personnel
Working Conditions
- Primarily office based within a Traffic Operations Center.
- Occasional travel throughout the assigned VDOT Region.
- Participation in emergency operations.
- On-call availability.
- Evening, weekend, and holiday work as required.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $143,000 - $213,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
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.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Regional Traffic Operations Center (TOC) Operations Manager!
This role will sit out of Herndon, VA.
The Regional TOC Operations Manager is responsible for the overall management, leadership, and day-to-day operation of one of Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT's) regional TOCs. This position provides operational oversight for a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week transportation management operation supporting incident management, traveler information, weather operations, arterial management, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) system monitoring, emergency response, and special event operations.
The Operations Manager serves as the primary operational liaison between VDOT, the Contractor, partner agencies, and internal management staff. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all contract requirements, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Annual Work Plans (AWPs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), staffing requirements, and operational objectives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Your Impact
- Manage the daily operation of a regional TOC.
- Lead all TOC supervisors, lead operators, operators, analysts, and support staff.
- Ensure continuous 24/7/365 operational coverage.
- Develop and maintain Annual Work Plans (AWPs).
- Monitor contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Ensure compliance with all VDOT policies and SOPs.
- Oversee staffing, scheduling, recruiting, employee development, and performance evaluations.
- Coordinate special events, emergency operations, weather events, and incident response activities.
- Coordinate directly with VDOT Regional Traffic Operations staff.
- Lead monthly operational reviews and performance reporting.
- Develop corrective action plans when operational deficiencies occur.
- Coordinate interoperability between regional TOCs.
- Ensure operational readiness during emergencies.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage operational budgets and reporting requirements.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for regional operational issues.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Transportation, Engineering, Emergency Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible transportation operations experience.
Required Experience
- Five or more years supervising a 24/7 operations center.
- Experience managing transportation operations or traffic management centers.
- Experience leading supervisors and operations personnel.
- Traffic Incident Management experience.
- Experience working with police, fire, EMS, DOT maintenance, and emergency management agencies.
- Experience in preparing executive reports and operational metrics.
- Experience with staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and performance management.
- Experience managing multiple priorities during emergency operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Traffic Operations Center experience.
- Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS).
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
- Performance dashboards and KPI reporting.
- FHWA SHRP2TIM training certification.
- NIMS / ICS 100 / 200 / 700 / 800.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Executive presentation skills.
- Personnel management.
- Strategic planning.
- Conflict resolution.
- Public speaking.
- Emergency management.
- Ability to build relationships with local, state, and federal partners.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Responsible for the supervision of:
- Shift Supervisors
- Lead Operators
- Traffic Operators
- Data Analysts
- Lane Closure Coordinators
- Signal Engineers (where applicable)
- Training personnel
Working Conditions
- Primarily office based within a Traffic Operations Center.
- Occasional travel throughout the assigned VDOT Region.
- Participation in emergency operations.
- On-call availability.
- Evening, weekend, and holiday work as required.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $143,000 - $213,000
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, 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.
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.
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation
Regional Director roles must meet the E-3 visa specialty occupation standard. Frame your degree and experience around strategic management, operations, or business administration so your background clearly connects to the job description's degree requirements.
Target multi-site companies with regional structures
Employers operating across multiple U.S. states or territories are far more likely to have Regional Director openings with genuine sponsorship intent. Focus your search on organisations with distributed teams where the role has clear geographic oversight.
Ask about LCA status before accepting an offer
The Labor Condition Application must be filed with the DOL before your visa appointment. Confirm your employer knows this and has a plan in place, since delays in LCA certification can push back your start date by several weeks.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for end-to-end support
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage your LCA, visa paperwork, and consulate preparation. This removes the administrative burden from both you and your employer, which matters when hiring decisions move quickly.
Prepare evidence of regional oversight experience
Consular officers assess whether your background genuinely supports a director-level role. Bring documentation showing P&L responsibility, team leadership across locations, or cross-functional reporting lines, not just a job title that says Regional Director.
Confirm your employer's prevailing wage compliance
The DOL requires employers to pay at least the prevailing wage for Regional Director roles in the specific metro area. Check that your offer reflects the correct wage level for your location, since discrepancies can trigger LCA issues.
E-3 Visa Regional Director: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Regional Director jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. It filters opportunities to show employers open to sponsoring Australian nationals, which removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that may not understand the E-3 visa process or exclude non-U.S. workers outright.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Regional Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as business administration, management, or a related discipline. Generic management roles where any degree is acceptable may not qualify. The job description needs to establish a direct connection between the degree field and the duties performed.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Regional Director positions?
The E-3 has no annual lottery, so there is no random selection risk. Australian nationals can apply at any time of year and receive a decision within weeks of their consulate appointment. The H-1B visa requires registration in a lottery with a roughly one-in-four selection rate, meaning qualified candidates can be excluded entirely through chance alone.
Can I change employers or take on a broader regional role while on an E-3?
Yes, but each employer change requires a new LCA filed with the DOL and a new E-3 visa or amended status before you start with the new organisation. Expanding your regional scope significantly, such as adding countries or business units, may also require updating your LCA if the duties shift materially from the original certified role.