What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Transportation Planner position at BETA Group, Inc.?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Are you ready to take an active role working on high-profile projects in the transportation planning field? BETA’s Hartford office has an opening for a Lead Transportation Planner to join our rapidly growing team with a variety of exciting projects in progress. Do not miss this opportunity to work with and learn from industry-leading engineers and planners while contributing to the success and growth of an expanding office.
You will be responsible for leading, growing, and strengthening all aspects of the firm’s Connecticut Planning practice: project management, staffing, training, mentoring, marketing, business development and client relations. You will lead initiatives, foster, and maintain strong lines of communication, both internal and external; provide quality work products; and proactively manage projects and staff; and understand project financials.
We work for municipalities, as well as with regional planning and state agencies. At BETA, the wide range of services that we provide to our clients results in considerable interaction and teamwork within the company. Our planners actively work daily with transportation engineers, landscape architects, structural engineers, and GIS/asset management specialists on a variety of projects.
Responsibilities:
Growth Opportunities:
Skills Required:
$91,000-$143,000 or commensurate
Full-time
Description
Are you ready to take an active role working on high-profile projects in the transportation planning field? BETA’s Hartford office has an opening for a Lead Transportation Planner to join our rapidly growing team with a variety of exciting projects in progress. Do not miss this opportunity to work with and learn from industry-leading engineers and planners while contributing to the success and growth of an expanding office.
You will be responsible for leading, growing, and strengthening all aspects of the firm’s Connecticut Planning practice: project management, staffing, training, mentoring, marketing, business development and client relations. You will lead initiatives, foster, and maintain strong lines of communication, both internal and external; provide quality work products; and proactively manage projects and staff; and understand project financials.
We work for municipalities, as well as with regional planning and state agencies. At BETA, the wide range of services that we provide to our clients results in considerable interaction and teamwork within the company. Our planners actively work daily with transportation engineers, landscape architects, structural engineers, and GIS/asset management specialists on a variety of projects.
Responsibilities:
- Lead corridor studies, streetscapes projects, complete streets, traffic calming, and shared streets
- Manage mobility and safety projects for people of all ages/abilities and all transportation modes
- Analyze transportation data, identify improvement measures, and steer concept plans
- Prepares client contracts, subconsultant and subcontractor agreements and amendments
- Maintain relationships with existing clients while also fostering new client relationships
- Leverage existing and future conditions for municipal master plans, traffic, pedestrian, bicycle and transit data to promote future projections/proposals
- Ensures client deliverables are in accordance with our agreement terms, client requirements, and the agreed upon schedule
- Follow up on financial aspects of projects including monitoring budgets, effective multipliers, profit, unbilled amounts, and accounts receivable
- Be the subject matter expert on socio-economic and environmental justice data
- Facilitating public meetings, workshops, and community outreach to gather feedback and build consensus on transportation projects
- Collaborate with other project managers/clients on complex planning and design projects
- Mentor staff and contributes to career development efforts
- Comprehend and be cognitive of contract risks and language
- Ensures company and client QA/QC procedures are followed
- Engage in internal/external meetings
- Performs other duties, as assigned
Growth Opportunities:
- BETA encourages and promotes employee advancement and career development
- Leads to potential advancement to more senior technical positions and project management
Skills Required:
- Bachelor of Science degree, advanced degree
- 15 years of experience in transportation planning, including project management and data analysis
- Possess strong business acumen and develop growth strategies
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Motivates staff, project teams and subconsultants
- Maintains strong client relationships, trust, and secures repeat work
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software
- Proficient with complete streets, traffic calming, streetscape, transportation safety, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit planning practices
- Public engagement experience
- Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments
- Must be able to lift/move objects weighing up to 40 pounds
- Must be able to perform field work in both hot and cold weather (rain and/or snow)
- Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time
- Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
$91,000-$143,000 or commensurate
Salary : $91,000 - $143,000
