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Transportation Planner, HNTB

Who: HNTB

What: HNTB is seeking an experienced, organized, motivated Transportation Planner for our Chicago office to support the Urban Mobility Planning Group and support the firm’s renowned planning, design, and engineering services. The Urban Mobility Planning Group is centered on applying comprehensive planning and design solutions to respond to shifts in the transportation industry, foster community development and create new innovations to meet the needs of our clients.

Responsibilities:

  • Support studies and planning activities related to multimodal transportation projects.

  • Conduct transportation and land use related research and documentation.

  • Assist in formulating and conducting technical planning studies in a timely and efficient manner and present results in concise, well-written documents.

  • Finalizes production of transportation planning studies, environmental documents, and reports.

  • Coordinates with subconsultants and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.

  • May oversee the work of less experienced staff.

  • Final production of graphical materials associated with public meetings, presentation drawings, reports, etc.

  • Perform technical analysis utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) modeling tools.

  • Prepare graphical materials in support of transportation studies.

  • Uses technical software to perform project analysis.

  • Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals and responses to RFP’s.

  • Business development and marketing, including proposals and team development and building partnerships

  • Willingness to travel for project meetings, engagement activities, and pursuit interviews

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (City/Urban Planning, Transportation Engineering or related planning field or equivalent experience)

  • 8 years of experience in quantitative transportation analysis and translating technical findings into actionable recommendations (e.g., process, implementation, cost, etc.)

  • Demonstrate recent consultancy experience or for candidates from agency backgrounds, a strong aptitude for scoping and communicating project approaches.

  • Experience with graphical presentation and spatial analysis using GIS

  • Strong technical writing and oral presentation skills

  • Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft products and analytical programs

Highly desirable:

  • Master’s degree in City/Urban Planning, Transportation Engineering or related planning field or equivalent experience

  • AICP registration or Professional Engineer

  • Demonstrate advanced proficiency in GIS and Adobe Creative Suite

  • Active member and participant of planning, engineering, design or community-based organizations and industry associations

Apply here.