Senior Transportation Planner
Senior Transportation Planner
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$ 85000 - 115000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Forge ahead with WSB. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results and weve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships collaboration and forwardthinking ideas. Weve inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.
What You Will Do:
As a Senior Transportation Planner you will:
- Conduct business development to secure new clients and projects.
- Retain and manage relationships with existing clients and external stakeholders across a range of businesses.
- Respond to RFPs and build teams internally and with partner firms.
- Work independently to lead multidisciplinary teams on complex projects of varying size on time sensitive schedules. This includes managing multiple projects and teams.
- Create the connections to move people and goods by car bus train bicycle or foot within the context of rural suburban and urban settings.
- Solve complex transportation problems using sound professional judgement creativity and innovation.
- Apply transportation methods planning principles and standard industry evaluations and analyses for transportation planning projects.
- Participate in the development and implementation of stakeholder agency and partner engagement and communication strategies with our communications specialists.
- Prepare work deliverables such as reports memos and technical analyses; content for engagement and communications; visions and goals policies; implementation and phasing plans; and other clientidentified items.
- Mentor and train younger staff.
What You Will Bring:
The successful candidate will have:
- A bachelors degree in transportation urban planning civil engineering or related field from an accredited program.
- AICP certification and/or a Minnesota PE license (or an ability to obtain one within 6 months).
- Possess a valid drivers license and have a good driving record.
- At least 10 years of experience in multimodal transportation planning/urban design field.
- Strong sophisticated writing skills and excellent public presence in front of small groups and large audiences.
- Leadership skills as part of a team.
- Experience in building rapport and trust with key clients business leaders and team members.
- Experience developing negotiating and managing scopes schedules and budgets.
Our preferred candidate will have:
- A masters degree in transportation urban planning civil engineering or related field from an accredited program.
Who We Are: WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation Community Planning Environmental Energy Municipal and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.
Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package including medical insurance dental insurance vision insurance life insurance company paid short and longterm disability 401K with match paid time off paid holidays tuition reimbursement and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity veteran or disability status.
WSB strives to ensure that its careers web site is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application please email
As an Equal Opportunity Employer WSB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment please email us at In your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: WSB does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by WSB we reserve the right to pursue and hire any unsolicited candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
