Wsp In The U.S.
Provides engineering, design, and consulting services in various sectors including infrastructure and energy.
Leads transportation planning projects, business development, and team mentorship for WSP New England.
8 hours ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Boston, MA
Office Full-Time
Company Size
50,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Consulting
Engineering
Project Management
Design
Architecture
Construction services
Technical Services
Turnkey
Sector Specialisms
Industrial
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
Chemicals
Food and Beverages
Process Energy
Aerospace
Consumer Products
Power Generation and Delivery
Role
Description
data modeling
data collection
plan development
public engagement
project management
data visualization
- 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.
- Coordinate with clients, resource agencies, and planning and technical staff, providing a high level of strategic advice, consultancy, and subject matter expertise.
- Mentor a team in best practices for developing winning proposals and provide support and review in helping our team members draft winning proposals.
- Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams in executing project work, including project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion.
- Read, interpret, compose, and review planning reports, studies, and other technical documents.
- Perform professional transportation, environmental, regional, and/or urban planning work and conduct investigations, inspections, studies, and surveys to gain further information on a particular problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or to plan for future needs.
- Develop a client base for providing high level transportation planning services including identifying additional business development opportunities and engaging in proposal writing and submission.
- Identify and position for project opportunities early to create a winning strategy for the award of work for the New England Planning team.
- Provide high level oversite for desk-based and on-site study efforts, including measurements, data interpretation, demographics, patterns and trends, and computer modeling.
- Provide oversight of data collection efforts for identifying and compiling observational, spatial, and data concerning a variety of matrices for projects, research, and surveys.
- 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 planning efforts on larger-size or more complex projects.
- Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
- Collaborate across WSP business lines to identify project opportunities and potential work on existing projects or contracts, including collaboration with Transportation & Infrastructure, Earth and Environment, Property & Buildings, Energy, and other groups within Advisory and Planning.
- Prepare applications and represent clients in the approval process with local and regional jurisdictions.
- Provide analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of facts and data obtained during field and site investigations, offering input with developing action plans for more significant to high-level challenges and development activities to minimize impacts on the community, population, local economy, and environment.
- Prepare, complete, and/or review general plans, specific/master plans, community plans, zoning codes, comprehensive plans, permitting policies and/or development standards for assigned projects, with a particular emphasis on transportation and multimodal accommodation. Ensure technical reports and presentations explain research, findings, and recommendations to plan, address, prevent, control, or restore larger-scale planning challenges and complex problems.
- Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
- Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, models, infographics, cross-sections, and 3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex and larger scale data, findings, or analyses.
Requirements
cad
arcgis
sketchup
bachelor’s degree
10+ years
professional licensure
- Experienced with providing critical reviews 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.
- Essential professional licensure/certification.
- Advanced expertise with consulting practices, and established experience coordinating with clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff required.
- Demonstrated proficiency with planning in the fields of Transportation, Environmental, Regional, and/or Urban planning.
- Experience with discipline-specific software (i.e., CAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up).
- Advanced proficiency with the capital project development cycle; including from planning to implementation.
- Remain current in latest transportation planning subject matter, practices, regulations, and techniques.
- Highly proficient with reviewing capital projects and program cost estimates and assessing project readiness for inclusion in the strategic local/regional plans.
- Must be located in New England and will be expected to regularly come into the Boston Office at 100 Summer St.
- 10+ years of experience working in the planning field, actively engaging in projects or pursuit development across any discipline related to Transportation, Environmental, Regional, and/or Urban planning.
- Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pressure work environment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Knowledge and expertise with relevant approval processes, laws, requirements, notification and compliance practices, and applicable Regional/State/Federal regulatory frameworks.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Proficiency with technical business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation Planning, Regional Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or a related field (or equivalent experience.)
- Master’s Degree is preferred.
Benefits
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Training + Development
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship
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Security clearance
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Company
Overview
- A global leader in engineering services, WSP has a strong presence in the U.S., offering innovative solutions.
- Specializes in large-scale infrastructure projects, energy solutions, and advanced building designs.
- Has successfully managed some of the most high-profile transportation, civil engineering, and environmental projects.
- Excels in integrating sustainability and technology into the design and delivery of projects, creating long-term value.
- The company is involved in projects across various sectors, with an emphasis on creating sustainable, resilient communities.
- WSP's approach blends cutting-edge technologies with industry expertise to shape cities, transport networks, and the environment.
Culture + Values
- Be a solution‑driven advisor with outstanding expertise
- Always be the first choice for clients, partners and employees
- INNOVATIVE
- TRUSTWORTHY
- UNITED
- PASSIONATE
- CARING
Environment + Sustainability
60% reduction
GHG emissions target
Reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030.
30% reduction
Scope 3 emissions target
Reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030.
90% reduction
Long-term GHG target
Reduction in absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 2040.
100% renewable
Electricity sourcing target
Goal to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
- Joined SEI SE 2050 Commitment to reduce embodied carbon in structural projects by 2050.
- U.S. operations achieved carbon neutrality in Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 business travel emissions since 2019.
- Emissions reduction strategy deploys energy efficiency, renewables, low-carbon materials, fleet optimization, value-chain engagement, and carbon removals (offsets limited to ≤ 10%).
- SBTi-approved science-based targets aligned with a 1.5 °C pathway.
Inclusion & Diversity
- U.S. workforce development programs aimed at addressing under‑represented groups
- Committed to broad recruitment and development programs supporting diverse talent pipelines
- No publicly disclosed gender‑specific headcount or leadership percentages available