Full Job Description
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Planning in Oakland, CA.
Job Details:
• Serve as a staff specialist, applying advanced theories, concepts, and principles to manage and direct highly complex transit and multimodal studies, including feasibility analyses, environmental clearance, and alternatives analyses for regional and corridor-level planning efforts.
• Lead advanced technical analyses for transportation projects, developing innovative recommendations for transit plans, and identifying and validating appropriate funding sources, often acting as a technical expert for the office or project teams.
• Conduct comprehensive transportation and traffic impact analyses to support regional planning and economic development, leveraging subject matter expertise to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in transportation systems through advanced modeling and evaluation methods.
• Support neighborhood planning, public involvement and outreach efforts, and project development initiatives aimed at improving air quality and reducing congestion, pollution, and the impact of vehicles in urban areas.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop strategic project proposals, engage stakeholders, and present findings to advisory boards and elected officials, contributing to the growth of planning services and client trust.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for outreach efforts, project development initiatives, and strategic planning aimed at improving air quality, reducing congestion, and mitigating environmental impacts, with responsibility for interpreting, organizing, and executing complex assignments.
• Advise on proposal strategies, engage stakeholders, and present findings to senior leaders and advisory boards, contributing to the growth of planning services and client trust through peer reviews, technical training, and mentoring of less experienced staff.
• Conduct peer reviews and share knowledge through internal technical presentations and standards development.
• Complex technical responsibility to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments.
• Serve as lead verifier on projects that satisfy the client's scope of services and expectations.
• Make day-to-day decisions for a technical team or small to mid-size client.
• Up to 5% domestic travel around the Bay Area.
• May telecommute up to 3 days a week.
• Obtain Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Environmental Planning and Policy, Environmental Engineering, or a related field of study and 8 years of experience as a Transportation Planner, Environmental Planner, or a related occupation.
Alternatively, the Employer will accept a Master's degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Environmental Planning and Policy, Environmental Engineering, or a related field of study and 6 years of experience as a Transportation Planner, Environmental Planner, or a related occupation.
Position requires experience in the following:
1. Experience with analytical processes and developing deliverables using GIS software such as ArcMap, ArcPro, and ArcGIS Online;
2. Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign;
3. Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Project;
4. Complex understanding of NEPA and CEQA documentation and environmental clearance;
5. Formulate comprehensive institutional funding strategies and draft formal grant applications and financial proposals to federal and state agencies;
6. Experience facilitating cross-sector project presentations to public sector agencies, private sector entities, and elected officials;
7. Data analytics and automation of transportation datasets using Python and SQL, and dashboarding using Power BI;
8. Analyze and interpret travel demand modeling and transit service planning into summary documents and presentations; and
9. Develop custom data analysis routines in Python, R, & C++.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
