Description
WSP USA, Inc. is seeking a Local Business Leader to oversee its Central and Western Pennsylvania Planning Practice as a Vice President in Transportation Planning. The successful candidate will work out of the Pittsburgh office and be responsible for organizing, planning, and growing Advisory & Planning services in western and central Pennsylvania.
Your Impact
- Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the planning discipline and function.
- Manage multi-disciplinary project teams for siting, impact assessment, approval, and permitting projects.
- Lead large-scale transportation planning projects, ensuring contributors know their roles and schedules, and overseeing project budgets and profitability.
- Grow a client base for high-level Transportation Planning services and identify business development opportunities.
- Foster compliance with Federal, State, and Local Agency laws, policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Support the long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Transportation Planning work.
- Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.
- Prepare annual updates to business tactical action plans.
- Ensure planning discipline certifications and value proposition are developed and improved.
- Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys.
- Schedule planning discipline meetings and provide updates.
- Serve as a liaison to external entities, including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, clients, and subcontractors.
- Develop proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics.
- Interpret and summarize data to minimize impacts to the community, population, local economy, and environment.
- Manage and provide performance guidance to assigned staff.
- Remain current in the latest transportation planning subject matter, practices, regulations, and techniques.
- Collaborate with professionals to provide trusted advisor services and future-ready solutions.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making.
Who You Are
- A minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, environmental planning, or policy-related services.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Policy, or a related field.
- Experience with key clients, including Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Bureau of Public Transportation (BPT), Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT), local municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs).
- Strong communication skills, a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and experience with MicroStation and/or GIS programs.
- Ability to work in the United States and possession of a valid driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree.
- Essential professional licensure/certification (e.g., AICP Certification, PMP, PE License).