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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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship in Regional Operations Director
Frame your credentials for specialty occupation
A Regional Operations Director role must require a relevant bachelor's degree to meet the E-3 visa specialty occupation standard. Document that your Australian degree and title-specific experience directly correspond to the DOL's defined job zone for this occupation before approaching employers.
Target multi-state employers with HR infrastructure
Companies managing operations across three or more U.S. states are far more likely to have legal teams familiar with LCA filings. Prioritize employers in logistics, healthcare systems, or manufacturing where regional director roles are standardized and sponsorship processes are already in place.
Address the LCA before negotiating your offer
Your employer files the Labor Condition Application with DOL before you can proceed to the consulate. Confirm during offer negotiations that HR will initiate the LCA promptly, since delays here push back your entire timeline regardless of consulate availability.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for complex structures
Regional Operations Directors often oversee multiple worksites, which can complicate prevailing wage determinations on the LCA. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork accurately across locations so your application reflects the correct wage level.
Prepare for nonimmigrant intent scrutiny at interview
Consular officers assess E-3 applicants for nonimmigrant intent. As a senior director, you'll need to clearly demonstrate that your Australian ties remain intact, since officers view executive roles as carrying elevated immigrant intent risk compared to individual contributor positions.
Align your start date with LCA certification windows
DOL certifies most LCAs within seven business days, but employer HR teams often underestimate prep time for the public access file and job posting requirements. Build at least three weeks between signed offer and your proposed start date to avoid renegotiating with a new employer.
E-3 Visa Regional Operations Director: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Regional Operations 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. Rather than filtering through general job boards where sponsorship status is rarely disclosed upfront, Migrate Mate surfaces employers with active E-3 and LCA filing history so you can focus on companies already prepared to sponsor this visa for senior operations roles.
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 Operations Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, supply chain management, or industrial engineering. Roles where any degree suffices, or where the degree requirement is listed as preferred rather than required, can fail the specialty occupation test. Your employer's job description must be precise about the educational requirement before the LCA is filed with DOL.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for a Regional Operations Director?
The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so your employer can file at any time of year and you can start once the LCA and consulate appointment are complete. The H-1B requires lottery selection in April with an October 1 start date at the earliest, and selection is not guaranteed. For a senior operations hire where timing matters, the E-3 is a substantially more predictable path for both you and your employer.
What happens to my E-3 status if I move from one region to another within the same company?
If the move involves a different work location, your employer typically needs to file an amended LCA with DOL reflecting the new prevailing wage for that location before you begin working there. The E-3 itself doesn't require a new visa stamp for internal transfers, but the LCA underpinning your status must cover your actual worksite. Your HR team should initiate the amended LCA before the relocation takes effect.