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WSP is currently initiating a search for an Associate Transportation Planner. The ideal candidate would be based in our San Francisco or Oakland, CA office. WSP also has other locations in Northern California that could be considered and WSP has a flexible working office policy.
The Northern California team is made up of a set of planners who are dedicated to making our local communities and neighborhoods more accessible and equitable for all by improving mobility options with seamless and efficient transportation networks. WSP is looking to grow our Planning team for several high-profile, interesting projects in the Bay Area and Sacramento regions. Join our team as a Transportation Planner and work collaboratively with dynamic colleagues across planning and engineering, and help shape the future of Northern California transportation!
The ideal candidate will develop planning efforts to create plans for the safe movement of people through all modes of transport; to optimize transportation systems; and to account for the economic, social, and environmental impact of projects and initiatives. Tasks may include providing support and guidance to project leadership for multi-site/phase or multi-modal planning projects; preparing feasibility studies, corridor studies, and station area plans; and defining public involvement plans for a variety of client projects relating to equitable transportation, transportation demand management, mobility planning, multimodal access, surface transportation, and funding applications.
Prepare and assist with completing station area plans, community plans, corridor studies, and comprehensive plans for assigned projects, with an emphasis on transportation and multimodal projects. This work may include preparing data and visuals (charts, infographics, models and/or 3D illustrations for presentations and existing conditions, data interpretation for analysis or assessments, developing findings or recommendations; preparation of technical memos, meeting minutes and presentations to summarize research with findings and conclusions.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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): $80,000- $95,000
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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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.
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