Description
WSP USA is seeking a Lead New Mobility Consultant for our New York, NY or San Francisco, CA office.
As a Lead New Mobility Consultant, you will 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.
Responsibilities:
- Lead client meetings, stakeholder and industry engagements, and other business development initiatives.
- Guide and mentor junior staff to perform professional transportation planning, design, and implementation work.
- 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.
Requirements:
- 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.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
Compensation:
- Expected Salary: $122,000 - $208,000