Lead Transportation Planner

Lead Transportation Planner – WSP, U.S.

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

As a Lead Planner, you will provide high‑level technical planning assistance by 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. You will optimize logistics/scheduling/systems and account for the economic, social, and environmental impacts of projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities include multi‑site/phase planning projects, site and impact assessment, preparation of general plans, specific/master plans, public involvement, and regulatory compliance for a variety of client projects.

• 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.
• Support operational assessments and planning of bus and rail networks, corridor studies, transit and multi‑modal facility design analyses, and analyses related to 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.
• Assist in development of schedule and budget requirements and monitor project progress.
• Ensure regulatory requirement compliance pertaining to 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‑sized 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, EAs, 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, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff in a confident and professional manner.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future‑ready solutions for clients.
• Actively engage in business development and proposal writing.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Education and Years of Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 7 to 10 years of experience working in the transportation planning field, actively engaging in general plans, specific/master plans, zoning code updates, public involvement, and regulatory compliance for a variety of client projects relating to equitable transportation development and construction, transportation…