Sr. Transportation Planner/Project Manager Job, Santa Barbara, CA

Sr. Transportation Planner/Project Manager Job

Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Postal Code: 93101


Job Title: Sr. Transportation Planner/Project Manager

Requirements: Masters Degree in Planning or Civil Engineering and 15 yrs of experience. Advanced understanding of principles of urban and transportation planning and the ability to write clearly and cogently. Excellent verbal communication skills are a must. Demonstrated basic ability to use MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. The ability to work both independently and as part of a team with proven client interface skills.Job Description: The Senior Transportation Planner will be one of the key personnel of a transportation planning group and will address technical issues and be accountable for the delivery of transportation planning projects to high technical standards. The successful candidate will oversee large tasks on transportation projects and transportation planning studies; manage transportation projects, including managing budgets, schedules, and deliverables; and will ensure technical staff conduct transportation planning tasks in accordance with the standards and scope of work proposed for any major planning or program management project. The Senior Transportation Planner may work out of the Santa Barbara and/or the Santa Maria office.Transportation planning studies may involve developing environmental documentation in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and/or California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Studies are performed by multidisciplinary teams including transportation planners, environmental planners, civil engineers, and public involvement specialists. Clients are typically public agencies including Regional Transportation Planning Agencies, County Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, as well as City and State Departments of Transportation.The successful applicant will lead, manage, and mentor junior planners in the planning and execution of transportation projects and studies, and will assist in building technical staff development for these types of projects, as appropriate. He/She will be accountable for the delivery of project documentation to the high standards of URS and our Clients, within specified timeframes; have the ability to be a problem-solver; be ready to identify a course of action and steps to meet expectations; will provide conceptual thinking, but also be focused on developing substantive materials and information; be capable of quantitative and qualitative analyses; be a good communicator, capable of working closely with team members expressing thoughts, identifying issues and solutions, and preparing written materials; be flexible, adaptable, and willing to tackle new subject areas; will provide assistance with preparation of presentations and proposals; will assist with the marketing pursuit of planning projects, including client meetings, proposal input and participation in presentations leading to the successful capture of additional transportation planning work and the growth of the planning group.EOE M/F/D/V

Desired Attributes Profession: Analysis/Consulting/Project Management -> Project/Engagement Management Project and Resource Scheduling: Manage multiple projects Business Analysis: Scope and define projects Project and Resource Scheduling: Create/maintain master project plan Project and Resource Scheduling: Establish/maintain project communications Project and Resource Scheduling: Direct project through all lifecycle phases Project and Resource Scheduling: Manage schedule conflicts/resolutions Business Development: Engage in strategic planning Project Financials: Maintain budget authority Project Type: Engineering Industry: Architectural Services

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