Senior Transit Planner - Data-Driven Mobility & Project Leader

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Systematics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner to lead transit planning efforts, manage projects, and mentor staff across the United States. The role spans policy, service planning, operations, and engagement, with collaboration across business units to deliver integrated solutions.

You will build relationships with clients, supervise teams, and contribute to proposal development while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and high-quality outputs for transportation projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Policy, or a related area.
• 8+ years of industry-related experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing projects.
• Experience leading corridor studies, network redesigns, market analyses, fare studies, long-range transportation plans, and related transit plans.
• Strong and effective communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.
• A strong professional network in the transportation industry.
• Located in a major metropolitan transit market.
• 5+ years of experience in public sector consulting and professional services.

Responsibilities

• Delivers all projects on-time, on-budget, and to the client or project manager's satisfaction.
• Provides constructive and ongoing feedback to project team members, and mentors junior staff in developing their project delivery skills.
• Provides clear direction to all project staff regarding project objectives and their role in achieving them.
• Develops and implements project delivery plan for each project.
• Plans, produces and delivers exceptional quality work that is thorough, polished, and reflects well on CS.
• Provides exceptional value-added service to project managers and/or clients and communicates consistently with internal and external team members.
• Actively listens and seeks to understand client or project manager needs.
• Participates in regional, business unit, practice area, and other business development initiative meetings to identify and coordinate BD and marketing activities.
• Contributes to sound bid/no-bid decisions.
• Develops effective win themes, teaming strategies, pricing strategies, and technical content for all proposals in area of responsibility.
• Builds and maintains long-term client relationships and actively listens to their needs.
• Builds strong positive relationships with management and senior consultants, and marketing & communications staff to develop winning proposals.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Technical writing

Networking

Project management

Mentoring

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Planning, Civil Engineering or Public Policy

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Cambridge Systematics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Planner to lead transit planning efforts, manage projects, and mentor staff across the United States. The role spans policy, service planning, operations, and engagement, with collaboration across business units to deliver integrated solutions.

You will build relationships with clients, supervise teams, and contribute to proposal development while ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and high-quality outputs for transportation projects.