Senior Transportation Planner

About the position AECOM Transportation is seeking a creative and talented experienced Senior Transportation Planner to join our diverse and holistically focused transit planning group in Arlington, VA for immediate employment. Imagine working on rewarding transit projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic and nationally, within a growing multimodal transit planning team, supporting some of the best and most challenging regional transit projects along with some national work opportunities. This role is an excellent opportunity for a senior transportation professional with transit industry experience and focused knowledge within the Mid-Atlantic region, who is eager to take on greater responsibility and ownership of complex projects. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong knowledge of transit planning principles and project execution, and supporting a diverse portfolio that includes multimodal corridors, complete streets, active transportation, bus operations, transit technology and decarbonization, innovative mobility solutions, BRT and rural transit, safety initiatives, performance studies, and transit policy research. Additionally, this role involves guiding and managing planning and preliminary design/engineering studies and tasks for local, state, and federal clients, with projects ranging from feasibility and corridor studies to regional and statewide plans, facility planning and design, and TOD/station-area development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and recommend transit system improvements based on technological change and economic, population, land use, and traffic projections, transit modeling software and GIS data
• Communicate complex technical information in clear, engaging, and creative ways to a variety of audiences
• Collaborate with engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues
• Develop design ideas for new or improved transit infrastructure, including stations and alignments, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, complete streets, and electric vehicles
• Review development plans for transit system effects, infrastructure requirements, and compliance with applicable regulations
• Prepare presentation materials and facilitate meetings with client staff, agency boards, commissions, and elected officials
• Participate in public meetings and hearings to explain planning proposals, gather feedback from those affected by projects, and/or achieve project design consensus
• Support technical task and project management—including team leadership, client engagement, budget and schedule oversight, technical approach development, execution, quality control, and cross-discipline coordination
• Maintain excellent client relationships through attentive service, project delivery, communication and professionalism, and anticipation of client needs
• Assist business development activities through client agency and peer firm networking, internal and external knowledge sharing of AECOM technical experience and capabilities, and engaging with local and national industry trends and innovation
• Assist project pursuit leaders and collaborate with other team members in developing proposal materials

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline
• 6 years of related transit planning experience with some project management, client service management, design, and/or business development experience or demonstrated equivalency and/or education
• Experience developing project deliverables, including operating and scheduling plans, public facing outreach materials, and technical data analysis
• Experience working with and supporting interdisciplinary teams on project delivery and client satisfaction
• Experience working on transit agency planning studies and preparing technical reports

Nice-to-haves

• Professional engineering or planning license and/or registration (e.g. PE, AICP, or equivalent)
• Knowledge of local and/or federal funding and project development requirements
• Experience supporting proposal preparation and development
• Experience in implementing quality assurance and quality control activities
• Internal/external networking and people relationship skills, including regular and professional interaction with senior management and technical staff (internally and across client offices)
• Prior private sector experience or equivalent (e.g. management consulting)
• Prior project experience with District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia transit clients (e.g. VRE, WMATA, DRPT, DASH)
• Northern Virginia, DC Metro, and Maryland market work experience
• Proficiency in transit modeling or data analysis software (e.g. Optibus, Remix, GIS)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other relevant software programs

Benefits

• 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.

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