Transportation Planner

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.

$80K — $100K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Planning or Civil Engineering with a focus on transportation
  • 2+ years of consulting or public sector experience in transportation planning
  • Familiarity with Colorado's Federal and State project requirements
  • Experience working with local agencies in Colorado
  • Strong background in conducting studies and analyses
  • Experience in public involvement processes
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Willingness to travel for client meetings and site inspections.

Responsibilities

  • Design transportation and multi-modal projects
  • Prepare environmental documentation
  • Conduct transportation and corridor studies
  • Develop necessary environmental assessments and impact statements
  • Draft project reports, corridor studies, and access control plans
  • Support marketing efforts for transportation and municipal planning projects
  • Engage with clients in meetings and workshops.

Benefits

  • Flexible work-from-home options
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Exposure to innovative, multi-modal projects
  • Support for obtaining professional certifications.
Full Job Description
This Opportunity:

We have an immediate Full-Time opportunity for a Senior Transportation Planner for someone who wants to be part of a team that provides exceptional service to our clients. This position would report into the Transportation Practice Center in our West Region. This person is eligible to work from home. Together we are working on innovative multi modal transportation planning and design projects for our clients in Colorado, Arizona, and beyond.

Responsibilities May Include:
  • Conceptual design of transportation and multi modal projects
  • Environmental documentation
  • Conducting transportation planning studies, and corridor studies
  • State Environmental Assessment Worksheets and Federal Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements
  • Prepare draft and final corridor studies, access control plans, project reports, and technical memos
  • Assist in marketing all types of transportation and municipal planning consulting projects
  • Interact with clients on behalf of the company on projects including project meetings, public meetings and workshops


Essential Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Planning or Civil Engineering with an emphasis in transportation or related field
  • Minimum of two (2) years of consulting and/or public sector experience in transportation planning
  • Understanding of Federal and State of Colorado local agency project requirements
  • Experience working with cities and counties throughout the State of Colorado.
  • Previous experience conducting studies and analyses
  • Previous experience with the design and implementation of public involvement efforts
  • Excellent verbal and written communication / presentation skills
  • Ability to travel as needed for team meetings, client consultations, on-site inspections/visits, etc. Occasional overnight travel may be required


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ten plus (10+) years of experience in general planning; bike trails, roads, etc.
  • Certified Planner (AICP) or Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado or the ability to obtain registration within one year of employment
  • Previous experience with multi-modal studies and analysis including bicycle and pedestrian plans
  • Knowledge of the regional transportation planning/funding process and Federal/regional/local agency roles and interrelationships


Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $80,000 and $100,000 based on skill set and experience. Check out our full benefits package at SEH Hiring Journey.

Due to current business and operational considerations, unable to hire employees residing in the following states at this time: AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, KY, MA, RI, VT, and PR. Candidates willing to relocate should indicate this in their application.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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