ul>Bachelor's Degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or a related field (or equivalent experience.); 10+ years of experience working in the transportation planning field; Strong working relationships with state, regional and local agencies in South Florida; Advanced expertise with consulting practices, and established experience coordinating with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff required; Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC; Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity; Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization; Experience with discipline-specific software (i.e., ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up, CAD); Proficiency with technical business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools; Extensive 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; Occasional in-state travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. - Provides subject matter technical planning support and project management on a range of multimodal transportation, community planning, and environmental planning projects;
- Supports other WSP disciplines with advisory and planning type tasks;
- Helps grow the planning business through business development activities and cultivating client relationships;
- Lead the capture planning and proposal develop for upcoming projects;
- Ensures planning-related project elements and processes are conveyed and acted upon with a high level of quality and compliance;
- Coordinate with clients, resource agencies, and planning and technical staff, providing a high level of strategic advice, consultancy, and subject matter expertise;
- Develop a client base for providing high level transportation 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 transportation 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.