Transit Planner

WSP•Miami, FL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

WSP USA is looking for a transit-focused planning professional to be based in South Florida who has strong technical skills in data-driven analysis, multimodal network planning, and transportation systems. This person will play a key role in supporting transit-centric projects, incorporating regulatory requirements, and delivering high-quality, forward-thinking transit solutions to enhance Miami-Dade, Broward County and Palm Beach County's transit network and initiatives. Candidates will be working on tasks for transit projects and studies including data collection, research, and documentation contributing to the development of statewide, regional, and corridor plans, transit plans and studies, multi-modal feasibility studies, rail studies, BRT studies, and other analyses. Candidates should have strong written and presentation communication skills and experience with public meetings. The successful candidate must be a team player and demonstrate strong research, analytical, communication, collaboration, and technical skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
3-5 years of relevant experience
Experience with discipline-specific software (e.g., ArcGIS, Excel, Adobe Creative Suite)
Strong team collaboration and critical thinking skills
Strong data analysis, technical writing and communication skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team
Ability to effectively express ideas to a technical and non-technical environment

Nice To Haves

Transit Planning for BRT projects
Equity planning for transit corridor projects
Title VI analysis
Familiar with FTA CIG process
Best practices in multimodal transportation planning analyses
Experience with Florida Department of Transportation PD&E process
Federal and state regulations and funding programs related to transit projects
Emerging trends in the transit planning space
Demonstrated leadership and management skills
Master’s Degree is preferred
Transit-specific work experience

Responsibilities

Support transit-centric projects
Incorporate regulatory requirements into projects
Deliver high-quality, forward-thinking transit solutions to enhance transit networks and initiatives
Perform data collection for transit projects and studies
Conduct research for transit projects and studies
Provide documentation for transit projects and studies
Contribute to the development of statewide, regional, and corridor plans
Contribute to the development of transit plans and studies
Contribute to multi-modal feasibility studies
Contribute to rail studies
Contribute to BRT studies
Conduct other transportation analyses
Participate in public meetings