# Senior Rail and Freight Manager

**Company**: WSP USA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $127,600 - $227,500
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Join WSP USA's Freight & Logistics team within Advisory Services and help public-sector clients strengthen freight networks and supply chains. You'll contribute to a nationwide, industry-leading practice that pairs practical planning experience with clear communication to support client goals and solve real-world challenges.

The role focuses on supporting state and regional rail and freight planning efforts, with an emphasis on plan development and documentation. You will:

- 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 and clarity across multi-author planning documents

- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on statewide supply chains, freight systems, and industry sectors

- Compile and analyze data from public sources, industry reports, and government agencies

- 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

**Requirements:**

- 10+ years of relevant professional experience

- Degree in urban/regional planning, public policy, economics, geography, or related field

- Experience contributing to state rail plans, statewide freight plans, or multimodal freight plans

- Strong understanding of freight and rail systems and supply chain trends

- Exceptional technical writing and editing skills

- Experience using GIS to support planning, analysis, and visual communication

- Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and geographic information systems software (ESRI, QGIS)

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Master's degree or higher

- Experience working with public transportation agencies

- Experience contributing to published plans or formal technical reports

- Familiarity with AI and LLM tools

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; and paid parental leave

**Compensation:**

- Expected Salary: $127,600 - $227,500 (varies by location)

## Skills

### Required
- urban planning
- public policy
- economics
- geography
- freight planning
- rail systems
- supply chain trends
- technical writing
- GIS
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI
- QGIS

### Nice to have
- Master's degree
- public transportation agencies
- published plans
- AI and LLM tools

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