Sr Planner, Transportation Planning

WSB; Burnsville (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

WSB is seeking a Sr Planner, Transportation Planning to lead multidisciplinary teams on complex transportation planning projects, with experience in federal environmental documents. The role drives business development, manages client relationships, and mentors early career staff, contributing to growth and excellence in infrastructure planning.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in a related field, 10+ years of multimodal planning, and AICP/PE credentials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation, urban planning, or related field.
• 10+ years in multimodal planning and/or federal environmental docs.
• AICP certification and/or PE license.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development to secure new clients and projects.
• Manage client relationships and external stakeholders.
• Respond to RFPs and coordinate internal/partner teams.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams on complex transportation projects.
• Develop solutions for moving people and goods across rural to urban contexts.
• Prepare reports, analyses, and implementation plans.
• Mentor early career staff.

Skills

Transportation planning

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Business development

Mentoring

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

AICP certification

PE license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Forge ahead with WSB. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and we've dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We've inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.

Overview

The Sr Planner, Transportation Planning leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex transportation planning projects, ensuring innovative solutions that move people and goods across diverse settings. The ideal candidate would also have experience in preparing federal environmental documents for transportation projects. This role drives business development, manages client relationships, and mentors early career staff, directly contributing to the company’s growth and reputation for excellence in infrastructure planning.

What You Will Do

• Conduct business development to secure new clients and projects.
• Retain and manage relationships with existing clients and external stakeholders.
• Respond to RFPs and build teams internally and with partner firms.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams on complex transportation planning projects, managing multiple projects, and teams on time-sensitive schedules.
• Develop solutions for moving people and goods by various modes (car, bus, train, bicycle, foot) in rural, suburban, and urban contexts.
• Solve complex transportation problems using professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
• Apply transportation methods, planning principles, and standard industry evaluations and analyses.
• Develop and implement stakeholder, agency, and partner engagement and communication strategies.
• Prepare deliverables such as reports, memos, technical analyses, engagement content, visions and goals, policies, implementation and phasing plans, and other client-identified items.
• Lead or oversee multidisciplinary teams in preparing grant applications and provide guidance on relevant funding resources for projects.
• Develop content and strategy for federal environmental documents for transportation projects. This includes preparing purpose and need statements, developing and refining evaluating criteria, and conducting alternatives analyses.
• Mentor and train early career staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in transportation, urban planning, civil engineering, or related field from an accredited program.
• Experience:
• At least 10 years of experience in multimodal transportation planning/urban design and/or federal environmental documentation.
• Licenses/Certifications:
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Software:
• Microsoft Suite Products (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc).
• Working Conditions/Schedule/Location:
• Work is primarily performed in an office environment with standard office equipment.
• Must be able to work onsite at a WSB office, as needed, up to five days per week, as required by the project, client, or hiring manager.
• Occasional travel or field visits may be required to support project needs or stakeholder collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education:
• Master’s degree in transportation, urban planning, civil engineering, or related field from an accredited program preferred.

Who We Are

WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

• Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short-and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

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