Senior Director, Local Business Leadership

About the role

This opportunity is for a Local Business Leader in Transportation, Environmental, or Land Use Planning for WSP USA, Inc.'s California Planning Practice. The position can be filled in any of WSP’s California offices.

Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and grow WSP’s Planning services in California.
• Be a client advisor, staff manager, and pursue and manage projects and programs in California and regional projects.
• Research, analyze, document, and present information related to various types of transportation projects across the region.
• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams in all phases of feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, site selection reports, NEPA/CEQA compliance documents, comprehensive plan updates, climate action plans, short/long range plans, etc.
• Manage and direct successful outcomes for key performance indicators, ensuring profitability and satisfactory performance.
• Support the long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of transportation and environmental planning work for WSP in assigned areas.
• Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics.
• Maintain and grow a client base for providing high-level Transportation Planning services, including identifying additional business development opportunities and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.
• Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide trusted advisor service and future-ready solutions for clients.

Requirements

• A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in land use, transportation planning, environmental planning, or policy work.
• Experience working on and leading projects similar to those described above, overseeing the work of others successfully and/or managing staff.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Ability to develop business and technical strategy with others as well as develop and manage high-quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals.
• Experience with transit agencies, local municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and/or California regulatory agencies.
• Experience with project administration and project management in the transportation sector.
• Strong communication skills, a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and positive attitude.
• Proficiency with the transportation project development cycle, including from planning to implementation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with MicroStation and/or GIS programs is highly desirable.
• Ability to effectively present and communicate ideas orally and in written form and excellent writing skills are required.
• The successful candidate may be requested to provide prior samples.
• Ability to work in the United States, and possession of a valid driver’s license is required.
• 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.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Policy, or a related field.
• A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in land use, transportation planning, environmental planning, or policy work.
• Experience working on and leading projects similar to those described above, overseeing the work of others successfully and/or managing staff.
• Ability to develop business and technical strategy with others as well as develop and manage high-quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals.
• Experience with transit agencies, local municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and/or California regulatory agencies.
• Experience with project administration and project management in the transportation sector.
• Strong communication skills, a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and positive attitude.
• Proficiency with the transportation project development cycle, including from planning to implementation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with MicroStation and/or GIS programs is highly desirable.
• Ability to effectively present and communicate ideas orally and in written form and excellent writing skills are required.
• The successful candidate may be requested to provide prior samples.
• Ability to work in the United States, and possession of a valid driver’s license is required.
• 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.