Senior Transportation Planner

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. At Jacobs, we’re putting our knowledge and imagination together to shape the next generation of innovative transportation solutions. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community then join us as a Senior Transportation Planner out of Portland, OR. 

When you join us, you’ll support a variety of transportation and urban design plans including master plans, multi-modal corridor planning studies, feasibility studies, service planning studies, long-range plans and other plans/programs. This is your opportunity to work on engaging plans, projects and programs. You will be part of a multi-disciplined, highly skilled, and diverse team of planners, engineers, designers, scientists and environmental specialists leading projects locally and nationally. This is an opportunity for motivated people to contribute to a growing Jacobs’ transportation planning practice.

In this role you will

• Conduct planning studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and prepare planning deliverables for
• multimodal transportation systems
• transit networks, facilities, and corridors
• active transportation networks, trails and paths
• sustainable transportation/traffic development
• emerging mobility and innovative technology
• social and economic inclusion
• Prepare a range of transportation planning documents, including long range regional transportation plans, transit plans, master plans and environmental studies
• Prepare needs analysis, alternatives development and evaluation, and short- and long-range strategies supporting agency staff to deliver projects and programs
• Engage with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders 
  
  

Jacobs Planners have opportunities to grow their technical and project management expertise as they tackle complex transportation problems. Jacobs invests in its people and teams, providing ongoing professional education, worldwide communities of practice to enhance your skills and connections, and an inclusive set of employee networks to help you challenge today and reinvent tomorrow.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in planning, policy, engineering or related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in transportation and/or land use planning, urban design, analysis, and studies.
• Experience in planning, active transportation, transit, and/or multimodal corridors.
• Ability to actively participate in diverse teams and contribute to a secure and empowering work environment built on equity and inclusion.
• Ability to effectively manage time to deliver tasks accurately and on schedule.
  
  
  

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Advanced technical writing abilities.
• Experience facilitating discussions and presenting complex information.
• Basic to advanced knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS applications, Adobe Creative Cloud applications, and Microsoft office.