Planner IV

HNTB Corporation; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Baton Rouge, LA is seeking a planning professional to apply urban planning strategies, analyze data, and develop compelling reports and visuals for transportation projects. You will lead coordination across disciplines, mentor staff, and contribute to client meetings from concept through completion.

The role emphasizes developing planning alternatives, producing technical plans, and guiding small-to-mid sized task teams with a focus on infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field with 6 years of experience, or a Master’s with 5 years.
• Stays current with industry tools and software.
• Ability to integrate data sources and provide findings to staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination with project team members across disciplines.
• Develop and maintain client meetings and interactions.
• Conduct research on planning issues and formulate recommendations.
• Prepare and produce technical plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents.
• Mentor staff and lead portions of projects as needed.
• Prepare scopes of work, proposals, and responses to RFPs.

Skills

Data analysis

Mentoring

Project coordination

GIS/software tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning/Geography/Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Urban Planning/Geography/Engineering or related field

Tools

GIS

Data visualization tools

Job description

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for applying planning strategies utilizing various technologies and tools to gather and analyze data, assess outcomes, and develop reporting and visuals to effectively communicate findings. This position performs tasks for planning projects including research, studies, and documentation, coordinating with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion. This position develops technical solutions and strategies for small-scale planning projects or for portions of larger projects and may serve as a task leader or project manager on a limited basis for select small scale project or task assignee on multiple projects.

What You’ll Do

• Leads aspects of internal and external coordination with project team members, including other discipline areas involved with the project.
• Develops and maintains client meetings and interactions.
• Conducts or directs research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning, and formulates recommendations.
• Develops conceptual planning alternatives for urban and transportation planning projects.
• Leads tasks under general direction related to the preparation and production of technical plans, studies, written reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Responsible for significant portions of presentations and public facilitation.
• Coordinates with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
• Assists in directing teams for small or medium sized tasks for projects.
• Mentors and provides direction on the work of less experienced staff.
• Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals and responses to RFP’s for projects.
• Writes major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Also coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.
• Research data sources, gathers data, and conducts analysis of data for use in projects.
• Develops planning and analysis strategies using tools such as GIS, traffic, or safety software to manipulate data, assess scenarios, and perform project analysis.
• Leads planning processes and technical solutions that best meet the project needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 6 years related professional experience, or Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 5 yrs of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring

• Remains aware of new software tools available and stays current with the latest industry tools.
• Integrates different sources of data to provide findings and recommendations to more experienced staff to move the project forward and determine solutions.
• Provides direction to less experienced staff.
• Develops a research plan and supervises the research and technical analysis of less experienced staff.
• Leads the preparation of the report by writing portions of the report and reviewing and incorporating materials from others.
• Manages a portion of the agenda by leading the discussion of an agenda item.

What We Prefer

• Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP)
• Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)
• Certified Environmental Professional (CEP)
• Envision
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP)

Locations

Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

At HNTB, we are harnessing the power of collaboration and innovation to establish a new vision for the future of mobility across our country.

You don’t have to look far to see our impact.

For more than a century, HNTB’s spark has connected people and places, expanded opportunity, and left a lasting impact on our communities.

Our culture of integrity and inclusion, combined with groundbreaking solutions, has affirmed our reputation and positioned our firm as the industry leader in delivering extraordinary value.

When you join HNTB, you are joining an employee-owned firm founded on the values of integrity, collaboration, personal accountability, respect for others, and the development of all employees.

We are committed to the continual improvement of an inclusive workplace.

We encourage our employees to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, provide them a meaningful welcoming environment where they are valued, celebrated and respected.

Diversity of thought and unique perspectives drives innovation, engagement and retention, which makes HNTB better and brings value to our clients and our communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer HNTB is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law.

We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate.

Work Authorization

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law).

Verification of employment eligibility will be required.

HNTB participates in E-Verify Know your rights: Right to Work.