Lead Transportation Planner

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Transportation Planner for our Baltimore, MD / Washington, DC offices to support and add to our wide and diverse range of transportation planning services that enables future‑ready growth. The successful candidate(s) will have a thorough understanding of public transit, multi‑modal transportation, principles of transit‑oriented development, new urbanism and complete street design.

This role will provide high level technical planning assistance capturing, modeling, and analyzing work site information, geographical resources, and spatial and tabular data to inform and create plans for the safe movement of people and products by all modes of transport, to optimize logistics / scheduling / systems, and to account for the economic, social, and environmental impact of projects and initiatives.

Individuals will also be required to provide support and guidance for multi‑site/phase planning projects, site and impact assessment, the preparation of general plans, specific/master plans, public involvement, and regulatory compliance for a variety of client projects relating to equitable transportation development and construction, transportation demand management, mobility planning, multimodal access, surface transportation, and funding.

Highest ranked individuals should be able to provide task and project leadership, ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards. As our Planning team continues to grow and expand, having strong leadership and mentorship skills to provide technical and professional growth guidance for junior level staff will also be a key consideration.

Talent is the essence of meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.

• Prepare and complete general plans, specific/master plans, community plans, zoning codes, comprehensive plans, permitting policies and/or development standards for assigned projects, with a particular emphasis on transportation and multimodal accommodation.

• Additional supporting needs include operational assessments and planning of bus and rail networks, corridor studies, analyses of transit and multi‑modal facility designs, and analyses related to the application of complete streets improvements, Vision Zero plans and transit‑oriented development and equity principles.

• Assist with the development and mentoring of junior‑level staff and review technical assignments within the Planning group.

• Visually communicate project content, including graphic production of plans, maps, diagrams, models, and representation of data, design concepts, and processes.

• Assists in development of schedule and budget requirements in monitoring project progress.

• Ensure regulatory requirement compliance pertaining to the data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, reporting, and record compliance and retention.

• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, models, infographics, cross‑sections, and 3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.

• Prepare, coordinate, and facilitate public involvement and consensus‑building meetings in support of client project work, answering public questions on behalf of the client, and assisting with long‑range planning efforts on medium‑to‑large‑size projects.

• Prepare drafts of technical memos, meeting minutes, transmittals, presentations, and other written materials summarizing research with findings and conclusions.

• Read, interpret, compose, and review Planning Reports, Categorical Exclusions, EA’s, EIRs, and other technical documents.

• Oversee and monitor cross‑functional teams in executing project work, approval or permitting strategy, impact assessments, and regulatory compliance, including project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion.

• Coordinate with clients, resource/regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff in a confident and professional manner.

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