Senior Transportation Planner

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in Burnaby, BC is seeking a multimodal Transportation Planner/Engineer with 10+ years of experience. The role is hybrid (office/home) with travel for select client meetings across North America.

You’ll lead multimodal network planning, prepare reports, engage stakeholders, and mentor junior staff. The position adapts to your skills and career goals, with a focus on innovative mobility solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Planning with a Transportation focus.
• Professional Planner designation or ability to secure within 6 months.
• More than 10 years of work experience in transportation (public or private).
• Proficiency in GIS.
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in leading or supporting business development and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multi-modal transportation network and corridor planning, and feasibility studies.
• Lead or support coordination on multidisciplinary projects with internal project teams and external stakeholders and agencies.
• Prepare and review technical reports, planning documents, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support public consultation and engagement efforts and represent the organization in community and stakeholder meetings.
• Mentor junior staff, foster professional growth and leadership, and contribute to knowledge sharing across the planning and engineering teams.
• Contribute to business development, proposal writing, and client relationship management.
• Represent Jacobs at industry events and conferences.

Skills

Transportation planning

Multimodal networks

Public engagement

Proposal writing

Business development

Leadership mentoring

Education

Degree in Planning with a Transportation focus

Professional Planner designation (within 6 months)

Tools

GIS

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, our vision is to create a more connected, sustainable world. We push the limits of what’s possible and help reinvent tomorrow. Our work meaningfully improves the livability and connectivity of our local communities, with a focus on solving our most pressing problems, including adapting and responding to the climate emergency. Our team reflects our society’s diversity, and one of our core values is “we live inclusion”. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and collaborative Multimodal Transportation Planner/Engineer who thrives on providing innovative mobility solutions. Based out of our Burnaby, BC office, you’ll be working on a variety of multimodal planning projects for clients across North America. We are seeking passionate professional planners and engineers with between 10 and 15 years of experience, and we will tailor the position to suit your skill set, experience, and career objectives. You’ll be working in a hybrid (office/home) setting, with the expectation to travel for select client meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support multi-modal transportation network and corridor planning, and feasibility studies.
• Lead or support coordination on multidisciplinary projects with internal project teams and external interested holders and agencies.
• Prepare and review technical reports, planning documents, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support public consultation and engagement efforts and represent the organization in community and stakeholder meetings.
• Mentor junior staff, foster professional growth and leadership, and contribute to knowledge sharing across the planning and engineering teams.
• Contribute to business development, proposal writing, and client relationship management.
• Represent Jacobs at industry events and conferences.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Degree in Planning with a Transportation focus
• Professional Planner (or ability to secure such designations within 6 months)
• More than 10 years of work experience in transportation (public or private)
• Proven experience with transportation master plans, multimodal network and corridor planning & conceptual design
• Proficiency in GIS
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement
• Experience in leading/supporting business development and proposals

The base salary range for this position is $110,000.00 to $143,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across British Columbia, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.