Senior Planner - Transportation Market

We are a creative team of architecture, engineering and design professionals who serve both public and private sector clients. Together, we share one Core Purpose: To plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities. Our offices are full of genuine, fun, and down-to-earth people who believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees feel they belong. Loving where you work, who you’re working with, and what you’re working on is important to us, which is why we put our people first—they’re at the heart of everything we do. From professional growth and development support and opportunities to give back to your community, to flexible work schedules and competitive benefits, we have a genuine interest in the whole you. So, if you’re just as passionate about what you do as we are, then we’d love to hear from you!

Our team of Planners offer practical, forward-thinking expertise in a wide range of planning services including small area neighborhood plans, corridor plans, active transportation plans, safety plans, local and regional long range plans, land use plans, and grant writing. We invite you to join us in our collaborations with roadway design engineers, traffic engineers, landscape architects, urban designers, architects, and many others to plan, develop, and design our communities.

Responsibilities:

•  Manage community planning projects for state, regional, county, and local agencies in the southeastern United States.
• Manage the preparation of planning reports, presentations and studies for major and minor projects.
• Manage the preparation and review preliminary and final studies and reports, and make recommendations for additions, deletions and substitutions when modifications are necessary.
• Participate in public presentations.
• Supervise and observe the work and ongoing progress of a project, including the coordination of the project with City, State and County officials and other outside agencies.
• Supervise the work of less experienced managers and/or technical support personnel assigned to the project.
• Coordinate projects with clients, contractors, outside consultants and firm staff.
• Communicate and interact with project team members, client representatives, review agencies and others as appropriate to project. Resolve a variety of complex problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or preferably Master's degree in Planning related field (engineering, environmental science) is required.
• AICP or Professional Engineer, P.E. certification is preferred.
• Must possess excellent communication skills both written and oral. Must have effective business development skills.
• Must be a proven leader/manager of projects and staff.
• Minimum 8 years of multi modal transportation planning with MPO's, DOT's and municipalities for Corridor studies, systems plans, transit projects, and other related various regional/municipal/land use planning projects.
• Transit experience required. Training in GIS and related types of planning studies is a plus.
• May be required to have additional experience for some assignments.

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