Senior Maritime & Intermodal Rail Facility Planner

Description

• Serve as a project manager or task lead for multidisciplinary maritime planning projects and provide technical oversight and expertise on maritime and intermodal market analysis, logistics analysis, master planning, feasibility studies, due diligence studies, grant application support, business plans, concept design and port/terminal operator consulting.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• Utilize and continue to develop WSP’s proprietary port planning program to aid in the efficient preparation of master plans, comprehensive land-use models and due-diligence projects.
• Develop a client base for providing high level marine, port, and coastal engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines, other engineers, building, infrastructure, transportation, and port authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
• 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.
• Lead port and intermodal rail terminal infrastructure projects and pursuits with our Maritime Planning Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Requirements

• Experienced with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
• Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card which requires a TSA background check
• Strong knowledge of relevant marine, port, and coastal construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred) or AICP.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Engineering, economics, or closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• 10+ years of relevant post education experience in port planning/engineering discipline and prior marine, port, and coastal design experience.
• Strong management skillset with a proven track record of handling multiple direct reports.
• Remain current in latest marine, port, and coastal engineering techniques and practices.
• Master’s Degree in Planning, Engineering, economics, or closely related discipline.
• 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.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Highly proficient with marine, port, and coastal engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to project work-related issues.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance