Assistant Vice President, Environmental Planning

Assistant Vice President, Environmental Planner

Locations:
Kansas City, MO;
St. Louis, MO;
Chicago, IL;
Omaha, NE;
Lincoln, NE;
Minneapolis, MN.

WSP is seeking an experienced environmental planner to lead environmental review for Midwest transportation projects. The role serves as a technical expert, client advisor, and staff mentor for transportation projects, collaborating with planning, environmental, civil, and other engineering staff.

• Working alongside our engineering team partners, provide technical leadership as an environmental review expert for a variety of transportation projects across the Midwest. Lead environmental review teams of WSP and subconsultant staff to deliver state‑of‑the‑art projects developed with communities, agencies, stakeholders, and the public.
• Provide oversight with data collection efforts for identifying and compiling observational, spatial, and environmental data concerning a variety of matrices for projects, investigations, and surveys.
• Ensure the appropriate use of topographic maps, aerial photographs, GPS data, and other visualization tools to determine exact locations of project areas, associated physical and wildlife sensitivities, and to uncover primary, secondary, and tertiary environmental impacts.
• Prepare, complete, and/or review environmental survey reports, data entry, impact assessment, and permitting activities for assigned projects (e.g. Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act permitting, CEQA, NEPA, etc.).
• Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to plan, address, prevent, control, or restore larger‑scale environmental challenges and complex problems.
• Perform professional environmental planning work and conduct investigations, inspections, and environmental studies and surveys to gain further information on a particular environmental problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or plan for future environmental needs, site impact, habitat types, and associated physical and wildlife sensitivities.
• Conduct and provide guidance on environmental site assessments (Phase I and II).
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, models, cross‑sections, and other illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex and larger scale data, findings, or analyses.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, and recommendations to address, prevent, control, or restore more complex or larger‑scale environmental problems.
• Oversee and monitor cross‑functional teams in executing project work, environmental planning, permitting strategy, environmental impact assessments, and regulatory strategy, including project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion.
• Participate in the application process for environmental permits to address issues or concerns – undertaking any resulting corrective strategies to minimize impacts to the health of the environment and the population.
• Provide high level oversight for desk‑based research and site work, including measurements, data interpretation, demographics, patterns and trends, and computer modeling.
• Coordinate with clients, resource agencies, and environmental and technical staff, providing a high level of strategic advice, consultancy, and subject matter expertise.
• Develop a client base for providing high level environmental planning services including identifying additional business development opportunities and engaging in proposal writing and submission.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future‑ready solutions for clients.
• Remain current in latest environmental planning subject matter, practices, regulations, and techniques.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental…