What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Transportation Planner position at WSB LLC?
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.
What You Will Do:
As a Senior Transportation Planner, you will:
- Conduct business development to secure new clients and projects.
- Retain and manage relationships with existing clients and external stakeholders across a range of businesses.
- Respond to RFPs and build teams internally and with partner firms.
- Work independently to lead multidisciplinary teams on complex projects, of varying size, on time sensitive schedules. This includes managing multiple projects and teams.
- Create the connections to move people and goods –by car, bus, train, bicycle, or foot – within the context of rural, suburban, and urban settings.
- Solve complex transportation problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation.
- Apply transportation methods, planning principles, and standard industry evaluations and analyses for transportation planning projects.
- Participate in the development and implementation of stakeholder, agency, and partner engagement and communication strategies with our communications specialists.
- Prepare work deliverables such as reports, memos, and technical analyses; content for engagement and communications; visions and goals, policies; implementation and phasing plans; and other client-identified items.
- Mentor and train younger staff.
What You Will Bring:
The successful candidate will have:
- A bachelor’s degree in transportation, urban planning, civil engineering, or related field from an accredited program.
- AICP certification and/or a Minnesota PE license (or an ability to obtain one within 6 months).
- Possess a valid driver’s license and have a good driving record.
- At least 10 years of experience in multimodal transportation planning/urban design field.
- Strong, sophisticated writing skills and excellent public presence in front of small groups and large audiences.
- Leadership skills as part of a team.
- Experience in building rapport and trust with key clients, business leaders, and team members.
- Experience developing, negotiating, and managing scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Our preferred candidate will have:
- A master’s degree in transportation, urban planning, civil engineering, or related field from an accredited program.
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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Notice to Third Party Agencies: WSB does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by WSB, we reserve the right to pursue and hire any unsolicited candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.
