Associate Transportation Planner

Global Infrastructure Partners; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TYLin is seeking a senior transportation planning leader for the NY Region to expand growth and delivery across Vision Zero, Active Transportation, and Mobility initiatives. You will work with an interdisciplinary team of planners, engineers, and data scientists to guide policy, design, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities include project management, client relations, business development, and staff mentorship.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of transportation planning experience with client-facing project work.
• 5+ years in a consulting or professional services environment.
• Degree in urban planning, urban design, or related field; AICP preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to lead teams and client engagements.
• Proficiency with MUTCD, NACTO, AASHTO guidelines and related industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee major transportation planning projects, managing budgets and schedules and applying QA/QC.
• Guide interdisciplinary teams and develop technical reports and presentations for clients.
• Build tools and analyses to differentiate TYLin's practice and ensure consistent outputs.
• Foster strong client relationships and actively participate in business development.
• Mentor staff, plan workload, and oversee recruiting and staffing needs; travel to client sites as needed.

Skills

Transportation planning

Project management

Client relationships

Team leadership

Business development

MUTCD/NACTO/AASHTO knowledge

ArcGIS

Power BI

Communication

Proposal development

Education

Urban planning / design degree

AICP certification

Tools

ArcGIS

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Job Summary

TYLin is seeking a candidate to expand the growth and delivery of the transportation planning practice in the NY Region, with a particular focus on one or more of the following practice areas: Vision Zero and Safe Mobility; Active Transportation/Complete Streets; Comprehensive Planning; Strategic Planning; City/Neighborhood Mobility Plans; New Mobility; Micromobility; Curb management; Corridor Planning; Highway Mitigation/Removal; Freight Planning; Sustainability & Resilience; and Transportation Demand Management. They will work as part of an interdisciplinary team of planners, transportation/civil engineers, and data scientists to lead and advise on a wide variety of planning, policy, design, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Ideal candidates will be solutions-focused, with the ability to contribute to and provide QA/QC review of various work products; they will be client-facing, with the ability to communicate persuasively and develop positive team dynamics; and they will have demonstrated experience managing complex projects, including the ability to understand and anticipate bigger-picture client and business needs while successfully managing day-to-day project demands.

Responsibilities will include serving as project manager or principal in charge; leading and supporting local project proposals; contributing to TYLin's thought leadership and innovation initiatives; and helping to grow the technical acumen of local planning staff.

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Lead and oversee strategic and citywide transportation planning projects, managing project budgets and schedules, and implementing QA/QC processes
• Leading interdisciplinary project teams and the development of technical reports and presentations
• Build tools, procedures, or analyses that set our practice apart from competitors and ensure consistency of products internally
• Foster and maintain strong client relationships
• Occasional travel to client sites is required

Business Development

• Leading business development initiatives and production of proposals (spearheading proposal responses, pursuing intelligence activities)
• Contribute to the business development strategy for specific practice areas, the national planning practice, and the regional market
• Represent the firm through thought leadership at conferences, professional organizations, and through social media

Staff Management

• Provide staff mentorship, including sharing technical expertise, professional development advice and helping to guide staff growth
• Assist with workload planning, identifying gaps in staffing, and lead recruiting efforts to fill gaps
• Potential to manage and supervise a team of staff (2-4 staff), ensuring adequate capabilities and capacity and anticipating succession planning needs

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated success managing complex transportation planning and/or design projects, including management of staff, budgets, and clients
• Strong written and verbal communicator who understands current and emerging industry best practices and can speak authoritatively on those topics
• Has existing strong client and partner relationships
• Ability to foster a team environment and lead, motivate, and mentor staff
• Involvement in relevant professional organizations locally and/or nationally (NACTO, APA, ITE, TRB, or others as relevant)
• Experience in marketing, networking, and business development
• Familiarity with industry best practices (e.g., MUTCD, NACTO, AASHTO, and other relevant guidelines)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Power BI and/or other industry software

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of transportation planning experience with at least 5 years of experience in a consulting firm or similar
• Degree in urban planning, urban design, or related field
• AICP certification preferred

Additional Information

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