HDR

Senior Transportation Planner

HDR • $90K — $120K *
Denver, CO 80219In-Person
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, or a related field
  • 10+ years of transportation planning experience
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Understanding of transit planning principles
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and personnel
  • Strong business development and client relation skills
  • Commitment to being an active participant in an employee-owned culture

Responsibilities

  • Lead major corridor studies and Transportation Master Plans
  • Develop methodologies and evaluation frameworks for multimodal networks
  • Oversee spatial and analytics workflows while guiding GIS specialists
  • Provide expertise in Complete Streets and multimodal operations
  • Produce strategic recommendations for clients and decision makers
  • Manage medium to large-scale transportation planning projects
  • Establish client relations and direct multidisciplinary teams

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Engaged and supportive employee-owned culture
  • Collaboration with academic institutions and specialized organizations
  • Involvement in thought leadership initiatives like white papers and webinars
  • Focus on innovative tools and best-practice approaches
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Team & Culture

  • Engage with curiosity and have a passion for multimodal transportation planning
  • Maintain a positive attitude and communicate questions and concerns as they arise
  • Participate as a valued member of our team, and manage your time to complete tasks independently
  • Use critical thinking to guide decision-making and problem-solving


Technical Work

  • Lead technical direction for major corridor studies, Transportation Master Plans, multimodal networks, policy frameworks, and implementation plans.
  • Develop sophisticated methodologies and evaluation frameworks (modal priority, scoring tools, prioritization matrices, implementation pathways).
  • Oversee complex spatial and analytics workflows; guide GIS specialists and analysis.
  • Lead multimodal alternatives development and synthesize technical trade-offs.
  • Provide high-level expertise in Complete Streets, Vision Zero, multimodal operations, and land use-transportation integration, etc.
  • Support environmental compliance and regulatory documentation.
  • Lead agency coordination and public participation processes as a part of projects.
  • Produce clear, strategic recommendations for clients and decision makers.
  • Serve as an internal reviewer and coach for technical deliverables.
  • Advise clients on policy, design direction, and implementation strategies.


Project Management:

  • Manage medium to large projects, particularly those with complex technical components, stakeholder processes, or multimodal analysis.
  • Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, and risk management strategies.
  • Lead internal coordination and ensure technical quality across tasks.
  • Serve as the primary technical lead for major deliverables.
  • Support Senior PMs on large-scale or signature projects by leading technical components.


Business Development

  • Contribute advanced technical content and methodologies to proposals.
  • Support pursuit strategy by identifying best-practice approaches and innovative tools.
  • Participate in interviews as project manager, technical lead, or subject matter expert.
  • Maintain relationships with key technical partners, academic institutions, and specialized organizations.
  • Identify opportunities to advance thought leadership (white papers, conferences, webinars).


Business Operations

  • Contribute to development and refinement of internal processes, tools, methodologies, and QA/QC standards.
  • Advise BCL on staffing, skill-building needs, and internal training priorities.
  • Model strong communication, organization, and internal leadership.
  • Support supervisors and PMs in balancing workload and monitoring team capacity


In addition to the responsibilities above, this position requires demonstrated experience and in the role of Senior Transportation Planner, we'll count on you to:

  • Plan, direct and monitor all aspects of small to large multidisciplinary transportation planning and environmental compliance projects
  • Prepare, plan and analyze compliance documents
  • Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
  • Direct work of others in completion of required studies, documents and reports
  • Demonstrate extensive public participation, agency coordination, planning and programming experience
  • Participate in design development and contract document work sessions in conjunction with appropriate technical professionals and other disciplines
  • Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project development to complete documents on schedule
  • Perform other duties as needed


Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in urban planning, geography, or related degree.
  • ArcGIS Advanced
  • InDesign and Illustrator Advanced


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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering or a related field
  • A minimum of 10 years' experience with transportation planning
  • Possess excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Understanding of transit planning principles
  • Positive attitude and ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and personnel
  • Solid business development skills; demonstrated ability to relate well to clients; and demonstrated presentation skills
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must


About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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