Lead Professional, Transportation Planning
On-site · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Job Summary
Lead transportation planning professional to provide high-level planning leadership across multi-site projects, including preparing general and master plans, zoning updates, public involvement, and regulatory compliance for equitable transportation development. Responsibilities include guiding data collection and visualization, preparing plans and technical memos, coordinating with clients and regulatory agencies, facilitating public involvement, supervising cross-functional teams, ensuring QA/QC, and contributing to business development and proposals. Proficiency with CAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up, and strong analytical and written communication skills are required. Occasional travel may be needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation Planning, 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 demand management, mobility planning, multimodal access, surface transportation, and funding.
- Proficiency with the transportation project development cycle, including from planning to implementation.
- Proficient with reviewing surface transportation projects and program cost estimates and assessing project readiness for inclusion in the strategic local/regional Transportation Plan.
- Highly proficient analytical skills and prior experience with research techniques, local/regional geography, transportation networks, systems, and modalities.
- Expertise and experience with relevant approval processes, zoning laws, permitting requirements, notification and compliance practices, and applicable Regional/State/Federal regulatory framework.
- Demonstrated experience leading and reviewing transportation planning technical reports, impact assessments, evaluations, siting reports, logistics, and permit applications.
- Well-developed expertise with consulting practices, and established experience coordinating with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff required.
- Highly proficient self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
- Experience with discipline-specific software (i.e., CAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up).
- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most effective solutions to accomplish objectives of assigned projects.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Essential professional licensure/certification.
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