Associate Transportation Planner

This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an early career Transportation Plannerfor our Minneapolis, MN office. We have an immediate opening for a motivated and highly skilled planner who can map their career with us and grow through experience on US transportation projects. This position will work closely with our Midwest planning, environmental, civil, and transit/rail staff across WSP's West region to research, analyze, document and present information related to various types of transportation and transit projects.
The successful candidate must be a motivated team player, able to provide high-level technical planning assistance and excited to help clients grow new processes, projects and programs. The candidate should be proficient in GIS to support a variety of client projects related to equitable transportation development, environmental review, mobility planning, multimodal access, and funding.
Your Impact
• Provide guidance with data collection and spatial analysis for identifying and compiling observational, spatial, operations, and other data for projects, research, and surveys.
• Perform planning investigations, inspections, studies, and surveys to gain further information on a particular problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or to assess for future needs and proposed project effects.
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, models, infographics, cross-sections, and 3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.
• 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 long-range planning efforts on medium- to large-sized projects.
• Prepare drafts of technical memos, meeting minutes, transmittals, presentations, and other written materials summarizing research with findings and conclusions.
• Read, interpret, compose, and review Planning Reports, NEPA documents, and other technical documents.
• Work in cross-functional teams in executing project work, approval or permitting strategy, impact assessments, and regulatory compliance, including project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion.
• Coordinate with clients, resource/regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and technical staff in a confident and professional manner.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.
• Adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
• 1 to 3 years experience in transportation planning or policy work
• Bachelor's Degree in Transportation Planning, Biology, Natural Resources, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Public Policy, or a related field
• Ability to effectively present and communicate ideas orally and in written form
• Critical, strategic and creative thinking skills
• Computer skills (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ArcGIS Pro)
• Ability to gather and analyze data critically and develop supporting information and reports
• Possess strong communication skills, a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and positive attitude
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Active involvement in planning/transportation/environmental-related organizations or societies