Lead New Mobility Consultant

WSP USA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Lead New Mobility Consultant for our New York, NY or San Francisco, CA office. You will lead planning, design, and implementation of cutting-edge mobility solutions and mentor junior staff.

The role requires deep knowledge of new mobility, microtransit, paratransit, and connected or automated vehicles, with strong analytical and communication skills. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation Planning or Engineering or a related field; 7+ years of related experience.
• Familiarity with new mobility, microtransit, paratransit, shared mobility, alternative-fuel technologies, connected and automated vehicles.
• Analytical skills and familiarity with research techniques, geography, transportation networks, systems, and modalities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-leadership with attention to detail; able to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team to meet objectives.
• Proficiency with Python, ArcGIS, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Business writing, office software, and communication tools proficiency.
• Commitment to workplace safety and company policies.
• Ability to travel occasionally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and implementation of new mobility solutions or technologies.
• Mentor junior staff in transportation planning and mult modal projects.
• Lead client meetings, stakeholder engagements, and business development efforts.
• Collect and compile observational, spatial, or operations data from multiple sources.
• Maintain quality control for measurements, demographics, patterns, trends, analyses, and reporting.
• Prepare data visuals and reports, including tables, charts, models, infographics, and 3D illustrations.
• Create documentation of memos, meeting minutes, transmittals, and presentations.
• Use current tech to study project areas and sensitivities, including urban, economic, and demographic factors.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and company policies; manage resources responsibly.
• Perform additional duties as required by business needs.

Skills

New mobility knowledge

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Self-leadership

Independent work

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation Planning or Engineering

Master’s Degree in Transportation Planning or Engineering

Tools

Python

ArcGIS

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP USA is seeking a Lead New Mobility Consultant for our New York, NY or San Francisco, CA office!

Your Impact

• Lead planning, design, and implementation of new mobility solutions or technologies including but not limited to on-demand transportation, microtransit, paratransit, alternative-fuels, automated vehicles, and digital solutions.

• Guide/mentor junior staff to perform professional transportation planning, design, and implementation work to further inform a particular problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or to plan for future needs affecting new mobility, public-private partnerships, and multimodal planning.

• Under minimal supervision, lead client meetings, stakeholder and industry engagements, and other business development initiatives.

• Collect, identify, and compile observational, spatial, or operations data from multiple matrices for projects, research, and surveys.

• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, demographics, patterns and trends, statistical analysis, and reporting.

• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, models, infographics, and 3D illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses.

• Generate complete, accurate, and concise documentation of technical memos, meeting minutes, transmittals, presentations, and other written materials.

• Utilize the latest technologies and techniques in performing studies and analysis of project areas, sites, and any associated physical, urban, economic, population, community, and political sensitivities.

• 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation Planning or Engineering or a related field, and 7+ years of experience related to the degree of study and the specific discipline.

• Demonstrated familiarity with new mobility, microtransit, paratransit, shared mobility, alternative-fuel technologies, connected and automated vehicles.

• Analytical skills, and familiarity with research techniques, local/regional geography, transportation networks, systems, and modalities.

• Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.

• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.

• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.

• Familiarity with discipline-specific software (i.e., Python, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite).

• Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Transportation Planning or Engineering, or a related field

• A member of and/or actively participates in local professional practice organizations.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $122,000 – $208,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation — no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.