Senior Planner
URS Corporation - Chicago, IL
URS Corporation - Chicago, IL
| Requisition Number: IE82795 Interest Category: Project/Program Management Interest Sub Category: Planning Job Title : Senior Planner Employment Category/Status: full-time Type of Position: Regular Hire Country: U.S. State: Illinois City: Chicago Minimum Requirements: The minimum qualifications for this position include: • Master Degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Geography, Public Policy or similar field • AICP Certification, or achievable within one year • Five years demonstrated experience on transportation planning, transit planning, land use / transit-oriented development projects and studies, at minimum in a task/deliverable management role • Proficient in MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite tools, with some facility with GIS • Clear and succinct writing style; confident oral-communication and presentation skills • Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and balance roles on multiple projects • Availability to participate in evening or out-of-town client meetings, workshops, and presentations • Interest in achieving URS project management certification within two years • Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test. Job Description: Do the best work of your life! The Infrastructure & Engineering Division of URS is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Senior Planner for immediate employment in the Chicago office. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in transportation, transit and land use/TOD planning. URS is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects. The incumbent can look forward to projects including long range transportation plans, strategic investment and prioritization plans, feasibility and concept studies, alternative analysis and environmental analysis projects, and other urban and regional planning projects. Incumbent Responsibilities: • Gather, manipulate, synthesize and present data, including socio-economic, transportation metrics, and other; analyze and propose interpretations and conclusions • Prepare internal and client-facing documents and deliverables in MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite and GIS, including written work products, charts and tables, and map graphics • Produce high quality work products with minimal direction, using practices of detailed checking of work and quality control • Research and apply developments in applicable local, state and federal public policy and industry best practices to project analysis and recommendations • Participate in collaborative meetings and work sessions with clients, public agencies, and general public/stakeholders URS is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a broad range of planning, engineering and architectural design, environmental, construction, program and construction management, systems integration, operations and maintenance, management and a wide range of specialized technical services for the U.S. federal government, state and local government agencies, Fortune 500 companies and other multinational corporations. We provide services for transportation, hazardous waste, industrial infrastructure and process, petrochemical, general building, water/wastewater, military facilities and equipment platforms, and defense and security programs. EOE M/F/D/V |