Job Description

Forge ahead with WSB. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and we've dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We've inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.

The Sr Planner, Transportation Planning leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex transportation planning projects, ensuring innovative solutions that move people and goods across diverse settings. The ideal candidate would also have experience in preparing federal environmental documents for transportation projects.This role drives business development, manages client relationships, and mentorsearly careerstaff, directly contributing to the company’s growth and reputation for excellence in infrastructure planning.

What you will do:

• Conduct business development to secure new clients and projects.

• Retain and manage relationships with existing clients and external stakeholders.

• Respond to RFPs and build teams internally and with partner firms.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams on complex transportation planning projects, managing multiple projects, and teams on time-sensitive schedules.

• Develop solutions for moving people and goods by various modes (car, bus, train, bicycle, foot) in rural, suburban, and urban contexts.

• Solve complex transportation problems using professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.

• Apply transportation methods, planning principles, and standard industry evaluations and analyses.

• Develop and implement stakeholder, agency, and partner engagement and communication strategies.

• Prepare deliverables such as reports, memos, technical analyses, engagement content, visions and goals, policies, implementation and phasing plans, and other client-identified items.

• Leador oversee multidisciplinary teams in preparinggrant applications and provide guidance on relevant funding resources for projects

• Develop content and strategy for federal environmental documents for transportation projects. This includes preparing purpose and need statements, developing and refining evaluating criteria, and conducting alternatives analyses.

• Mentor and train early career staff.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you will bring:

• Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation, urban planning, civil engineering, or related field from an accredited program.

• Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in multimodal transportation planning/urban designand/or federal environmental documentation

• Licenses/Certifications:

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license

• Software:

• Microsoft Suite Products (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc)

• Working Conditions/Schedule/Location

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment with standard office equipment

• Must be able to work onsite at a WSB office, as needed, up to five days per week, as required by the project, client, or hiring manager.

• Occasional travel or field visits may be required to support project needs or stakeholder collaboration.

PreferredQualifications

• Education:

• Master’s degree in transportation, urban planning, civil engineering, or related field from an accredited program preferred.

Who We Are:

WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short-and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

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