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National Planning Leader

National Planning Leader

Seattle StaffingSeattle, WA, US
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

National Planning Leader

WSP is seeking an experienced and visionary National Planning Leader to direct and expand its planning practice across the United States. Within WSP's Advisory & Planning Business Line, this role demands comprehensive leadership in transportation, urban, land-use, and environmental planning with full accountability for financial performance and strategic direction. The position focuses on driving innovation, client engagement, and talent development within the organization.

Strategic and financial leadership :

  • Provide strategic and financial leadership by defining and executing a national vision for planning, managing growth and performance, and holding full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility.
  • This role requires alignment of planning's goals with broader business operations to ensure cohesive advancement.

Market growth and client engagement :

  • The leader will represent WSP, participating in industry events and professional associations to promote the firm's expertise.
  • Responsibilities include expanding planning across multiple business lines, leading business development efforts, and fostering long-term client relationships through inclusive engagement that reflects community diversity.
  • The role also involves leading high-impact project pursuits and managing contract negotiations to ensure alignment with business objectives.
  • Talent and culture leadership :

  • A critical aspect of the role is to mentor and inspire a high-performing, matrixed team of planning professionals.
  • The leader will promote a collaborative, innovative culture emphasizing inclusion, belonging, transparency, and continuous improvement.
  • This includes guiding staff development, succession planning, and building organizational capabilities to sustain growth.
  • Your impact :

    Strategic & Financial Leadership :

  • Define and execute a compelling strategic vision for planning at WSP, integrating regional and discipline-specific goals.
  • Lead the growth and development of planning, within the Advisory & Planning business line, managing annual performance targets and full P&L accountability.
  • Partner with Business Development, Strategic Pursuits, Operations, and other key stakeholders to deliver integrated outcomes.
  • Market Growth & Business Development :

  • Represent WSP nationally through active participation in client engagements, industry events, professional associations, and policy forums.
  • Gather market intelligence to anticipate trends and identify new opportunities.
  • Expand the planning practice across multiple business lines, building strategic alliances and partnerships to secure new work.
  • Lead high-impact project pursuits, bringing together cross-functional teams to deliver winning proposals.
  • Client & Stakeholder Engagement :

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to strategic clients, offering future-ready solutions and thought leadership.
  • Build and maintain long-term client relationships, understanding their evolving needs and translating them into actionable strategies.
  • Foster engagement practices that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and reinforce WSP's strategic vision.
  • Oversee the delivery of complex, multi-sector planning programs, ensuring quality, compliance, and client satisfaction.
  • Lead contract negotiations, project scoping, pricing, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Talent & Culture Leadership :

  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of planning professionals across a matrixed organization.
  • Foster a collaborative and innovative culture that values inclusion, belonging, transparency, and continuous improvement.
  • Provide guidance for staff development, succession planning, and organizational capability building.
  • Who You Are :

    Minimum Requirements :

  • Bachelor's Degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or related field.
  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in planning, including full P&L ownership.
  • AICP certification.
  • Demonstrated success in leading large-scale planning programs and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and financial management capabilities.
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
  • Inclusive and collaborative leadership style with the ability to build trust and influence across teams.
  • Proven ability to develop talent and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.
  • Nationally recognized reputation and ability to build meaningful connections with external agencies and both established and emerging client bases.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into execution and measurable outcomes.
  • Experience navigating matrixed organizations and influencing across functions.
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Master's Degree.
  • Professional licensure / certification.
  • WSP Benefits :

    WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and / or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

    Compensation :

    Expected Salary (all locations) : $300,100-$375,330

    WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and / or federal law.

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