Transportation Planner

Muller Engineering Company is seeking an energetic, highly motivated professional to support its transportation and traffic practices in Colorado. This position will build upon Muller’s long-standing presence delivering transportation consulting services to a broad array of public sector clients. Primary focuses of this position will include development of corridor studies (safety focus), safe streets for all plans, road safety audits and safe routes to school plans. Secondary planning areas that may be associated with this position include transportation master planning, multimodal transportation planning, and long-range planning. Duties include collaborating with senior management to market transportation planning services. Muller is committed to building a premier transportation planning group and this position will serve as the foundation of that group. The ideal candidate is a hands-on planner who can assist with supporting planning activities for existing projects, and market new planning services to Muller’s extensive client base.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Desire to work within a team environment and provide outstanding internal and external client service
• Provide hands-on project support in the areas of planning studies, report preparation, project facilitation, and public and stakeholder engagement
• Provide outstanding client service by applying planning experience and knowledge with/focus on conducting road safety audits, safe streets for all plans and other safety-focused planning efforts
• Perform tasks for a wide variety of policy and planning projects including research and documentation and coordination with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion
• Show initiative with an emphasis on project coordination
• Serve as a key leader within Muller’s growing transportation service sectors. Actively drive open communication of production needs and collaborate with company leaders on workload planning, project delivery, and project scheduling.
• Mentor and train junior staff
• Collaborate with senior management to identify and strategize business development opportunities and assist with proposal preparation and interviews
• Serve as planning task lead on planning and multi-disciplinary transportation projects
• Deliver high-quality projects on-time and within budget
• Conduct quality reviews of project deliverables and proposal documents
• Assist in hiring additional planning staff upon securing sufficient project backlog
  
  

Education And/or Experience Requirements

• 5-10 years experience in transportation planning
• Planning experience with focus on conducting road safety audits, safe streets for all plans and other safety-focused planning efforts
• Project leadership experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Self-motivated with strong leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excel at building and maintaining professional relationships
• Strong knowledge of Colorado transportation professional services market
• Demonstrate a proven track record in applying a range of relevant analytical techniques to meet varying client / project requirements on a diverse range of projects
  
  

Required License Or Certification

• Have a professional registration in applicant’s field of practice (P.E., AICP)
• Desired professional certification [Road Safety Professional (RSP), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)] *Candidates without an RSP certification will be required to obtain certification within one year of employment
  
  

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000