Practice Leader- Transportation Planning

Kimley-Horn; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible scheduling

Time off & holidays

Student loan matching

Tuition reimbursement

New Parent Leave

Childcare resources

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Transportation Planning Practice Leader to guide a multidisciplinary team and advance mobility and corridor studies, safety and transit analyses, and urban planning initiatives. You will mentor staff, manage project delivery and profitability, lead public engagement, and develop proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for future work with clients and partners.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in planning, a bachelor's in planning or related field, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of planning experience, including large capital transit infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or related field.
• Registered AICP preferred.
• Local and regional experience preferred.
• Provide high quality deliverables with exceptional client service.
• Desire to lead and grow a planning practice.
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing multidisciplinary transportation planning practice.
• Manage planning, production, and delivery of transportation planning projects (mobility plans, corridor studies, safety plans, transit studies, LRTPs, etc.).
• Mentor staff and provide leadership in a collaborative environment.
• Lead public engagement activities and explain project scope, impacts, benefits, and mitigations to stakeholders.
• Assist clients with program management, capital planning, and policy development.
• Oversee profitability, staff growth, recruitment, and professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Proposal writing

Public engagement

Mentoring staff

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or related

AICP preferred

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Transportation Planning Practice Leader to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT!

Responsibilities

• Be a leader in a growing, multidisciplinary transportation planning practice.
• Manage the planning, production, and delivery of transportation planning projects, including:
  • Transportation mobility plans
  • Multimodal corridor studies
  • Safety action plans
  • Transit studies
  • Passenger rail studies
  • Pedestrian and bicycle studies
  • Parking and curbside management studies
  • Electric vehicle plans
  • Climate adaptation and resilience plans
  • MPO studies, including Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs)
  • Public engagement
  • Grant writing
• Mentor and develop staff, provides leadership in an environment that encourages teamwork, initiative, and growth.
• Lead project outreach activities including guiding the direction of public engagement, giving presentations, meeting with community members, businesses, and organizations to explain the project scope, impacts, benefits, mitigations, etc.
• Assist clients with program management, capital planning, and policy development.
• Leadership responsibilities include:
  • Operate with integrity and sound business principles.
  • Provide practice vision, business planning and strategy, establishing goals, building and maintaining positive client relationships.
  • Open communication with partners and team, along with growing and directing a Transportation Planning practice.
  • Manage projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, help recruit, and be a positive role model.
• Our system for rewards is designed to recognize staff as they move along a path to success. Bonuses, promotions, path to ownership recognition, and other forms of advancement are performance based, because as a firm we focus on results.
  

Qualifications

• 15+ years of years of planning experience, including large capital transit infrastructure projects
• Bachelors Degree or higher in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or related
• Registered American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Preferred
• Local and regional experience preferred
• Provide high quality deliverables with exceptional client service
• A desire to lead and grow a planning practice
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work.
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively communicate at all levels of the organization.

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.