Planner - DC/MD/VA

Jamison Professional Services, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking a qualified Planner. The role involves developing transportation plans, managing studies, and conducting public outreach. A Bachelor's degree in City Planning or a related field is required, along with three years of experience in transportation planning. This position is based in Washington, DC, and offers standard working hours with potential for overtime. The firm values service excellence and integrity in all services provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in transportation planning or transit service management.

Responsibilities

• Develop transportation plans and project budgets.
• Conduct public outreach and implement project recommendations.

Skills

Transportation planning

Project management

Public outreach

Education

Bachelor’s degree in City Planning or related field

Job description

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. ("Jamison") is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Planner.

Job Title

Planner

Description of Services

WMATA is undergoing a multi-year Strategic Transformation to deliver safer, more reliable, and customer-focused transit across the Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. Guided by the "Your Metro, The Way Forward" Strategic Transformation Plan, WMATA is aligning its operations, technology, organizational structure, and capital investments to meet evolving customer needs, improve efficiency, and strengthen regional mobility. This transformation addresses changes in ridership patterns, growing customer expectations, new transportation competitors, and budget challenges intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative enhances cross-department collaboration, modernizes processes, and supports long-term sustainability and trusted service for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Develop transportation plans and analyses and project budgets; procure services; manage complex planning studies. Conduct public outreach, make presentations, implement project recommendations.

Required and Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in City Planning, Public/Business Administration or related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in transportation planning, scheduling, or transit service management.

Location

Washington, DC / Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD

Schedule

Standard hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour unpaid lunch break. However, the COTR may request temporary services for periods in excess of a seven and one half (7.5) hour day or a thirty-seven and one-half hour (37.5) hour week. Temporary personnel working six (6) hours or more are required to take a one-half hour unpaid lunch break. Overtime: Hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in one week are considered overtime work; all overtime must be approved by the COTR in advance.

Clearance Level Required

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing any required background checks, in accordance with applicable law.

Jamison Corporate Overview

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (Jamison) is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management, administrative, healthcare, court reporters and transcriptionist experts, and document/record and telehealth operational support solutions to U.S. Government, State, and commercial clients. Jamison is a nationwide professional staff augmentation company, that helps commercial clients and government agencies expand their talent acquisition reach by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to be successful.

Jamison offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the commercial and government sectors. We seek employees who share our values of service excellence, integrity, and professionalism.

Jamison affords equal employment opportunity to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment and/or discrimination. In addition, Jamison adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.

Jamison’s commitment to equal opportunity is applied through every aspect of the employment relationship, including but not limited to recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, termination, and all other matters of employment.

Applicants may be required to successfully complete an online assessment to determine qualifications for positions requiring specific skills.

All applications must be submitted through our application system at: https://www.jps-online.com/apply-now/