Early Career Transportation Planner

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Transportation Planner for our New Orleans, Louisiana office. Be involved in projects with our Transportation Planning Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.

Takes part in providing local technical planning assistance for capturing, modeling, and analyzing information, geographical resources, and spatial and tabular data to inform and create plans for the safe movement of people and products by all modes of transport. Tasks may include providing support under general supervision with the preparation of segments of general plans, specific/master plans, public involvement, and regulatory compliance for a variety of client projects relating to equitable transportation development and construction, transportation demand management, mobility planning, multimodal access, surface transportation, and funding. Generates accurate and concise documentation, ensuring that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards

Your Impact

• General planning support, including data collection, research and documentation

• Writing of reports and public-facing materials

• Contribute to the development of state and local transportation plans, corridor plans, feasibility studies, community outreach and other technical analyses

• Conduct field work and site research

• Develop technical analyses using software such as ArcGIS, Tableau, excel and others

• 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

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Recent graduate from an accredited Transportation/Urban Planning or Planning related degree program.

• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Strong technical writing, analytical and communication skills

• Detail-oriented with an emphasis on quality work products

• The selected candidate must have the ability to work in the United States immediately

Preferred Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will have 0-3 years of internship experience in planning.

• Prior internship experience, leadership experience, or relevant coursework

• Experience using ArcGIS online applications and other database software.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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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.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.