Senior Freight & Rail Planning Leader

WSP Global Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Freight & Logistics Senior Manager to support statewide rail and freight planning via analysis, documentation, and storytelling. The role focuses on plan development, synthesis of complex material, and clear communication for public-sector clients.

The successful candidate will author and edit planning documents, coordinate inputs from multiple disciplines, and contribute to marketing and business development while leveraging GIS to support planning and visualization needs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience (includes relevant graduate research experience).
• Degree in urban/regional planning, public policy, economics, geography, or related field.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds and resources, and adhere to Code of Conduct.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by policies.
• Experience contributing to state rail plans, statewide freight plans, or multimodal freight plans.
• Strong understanding of freight and rail systems and supply chain trends.
• Knowledge of rail markets and operations.
• Exceptional technical writing and editing skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex technical material for public-sector audiences.
• Experience coordinating inputs from multiple technical disciplines.
• Experience using GIS to support planning, analysis, and visual communication.
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
• Geographic information systems software (ESRI, QGIS).
• Familiarity with freight datasets and analytical outputs.

Responsibilities

• Support state DOTs, rail agencies, MPOs, and other public-sector clients in developing state rail plans, statewide freight plans, and related policy documents
• Serve as a lead technical writer and content integrator, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment across multi-author planning documents
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on statewide supply chains, freight systems, and industry sectors (e.g., manufacturing, logistics, ports, warehousing, agriculture, retail)
• Compile and analyze data from public sources, industry reports, economic databases, and government agencies. Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear narratives
• Analyze and communicate freight system and supply chain trends
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to shape plan structure, messaging, and implementation frameworks
• Prepare presentations, executive briefings, and public-facing materials.
• Support marketing and business development efforts

Skills

Technical writing

Content integration

Public-sector storytelling

Data storytelling

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Urban/regional planning degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ESRI

QGIS

MS Office

Job description

WSP USA seeks a Freight & Logistics Senior Manager to support statewide rail and freight planning via analysis, documentation, and storytelling. The role focuses on plan development, synthesis of complex material, and clear communication for public-sector clients.

The successful candidate will author and edit planning documents, coordinate inputs from multiple disciplines, and contribute to marketing and business development while leveraging GIS to support planning and visualization needs.