Transportation Planner

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Associate Transportation Planner for our Baltimore, MD office. Be involved in projects with our Planning Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

Provides technical planning assistance for 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 transportation, to optimize logistics / scheduling / systems, and to account for the economic, social, and environmental impact of projects and initiatives.

Tasks may include assisting with the preparation of segments 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.

Generates accurate and concise documentation by applying and integrating transportation, environmental and regional planning. Assist in developing assessments of existing transportation infrastructure and process, particularly with 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.

Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.

• Assist with collecting, identifying, and compiling observational, spatial, operations, and environmental data from multiple matrices for projects, research, field work, and surveys.
• Use topographic maps, aerial photographs, GPS data, and other visualization tools to determine exact locations of project areas, site impact, and associated physical, urban, population, economic, and political sensitivities.
• Under general supervision, assist with preparing general plans, specific/master plans, zoning codes, permitting policies and/or development standards for assigned projects, with a particular emphasis on transportation and multimodal accommodation.
• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, demographics, patterns and trends, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Perform basic professional transportation planning work to gain further information on a particular problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or to assist with planning for future needs affecting equitable development, construction, transportation demand management, mobility planning, and multimodal access.
• Assist with preparing data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, models, infographics, and 3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses.
• Contribute to the preparation of technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions, generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation of technical memos, meeting minutes, transmittals, presentations, and other written materials.
• Assist technical staff and project managers with the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of facts and data obtained during field and site investigations, offering input with developing action plans to minimize impacts to the community, population, local economy, and environment.
• Work with cross-functional teams from a variety of disciplines in executing project work and providing future ready solutions for clients.
• 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.
• Coordinate with clients, resource/regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff in a confident and professional manner.
• Assist in updating project reporting for a variety of major infrastructure projects.
• Support and engage in…