Senior Transit Planner & Project Leader

CME Associates; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Generous PTO

401(k) with 50% match

Job summary

Horrocks is seeking a Senior Transit Planner or Project Manager to lead multimodal transportation planning across the mountain west. The role involves managing diverse planning studies, supporting business development, and delivering technically rigorous reports to public agencies and clients.

You will collaborate with a team, contribute to regional growth, and guide stakeholders through complex planning processes while promoting equity and innovation in transit solutions.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in urban planning, or a closely related field (required), master’s degree in planning or a similar field (preferred).
• 10+ years of relevant experience (preferred).
• Lead and/or support client maintenance and business development efforts.
• Experience working for or with public transit and other public agencies.
• Entrepreneurial spirit – willingness to see opportunities, take initiative, and solve problems by turning ideas into action.
• Experience in GIS, data collection and analysis, spreadsheets/databases, and data visualization.
• Strong technical writer and ability to lead complex written deliverables.
• Comfort preparing charts/graphics for planning documents and presentations.
• Excellent oral and written communication; collaboration with agency staff, officials, stakeholders, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Manage project management or planning lead experience with transit and transportation planning efforts.
• Support transit strategic growth through client and business development activities.
• Manage a wide variety of planning studies including transit alignment, NEPA/PEL, corridor plans, active transport plans, and rural/tribal/small urban plans.
• Research and implement innovative planning practices related to transit and transportation.
• Analyze transportation, land use, equity, transit, and economic data to provide metrics and recommendations.
• Prepare technical deliverables with clear communication to diverse audiences.
• Support Public Engagement with virtual and in-person outreach.

Skills

Project management

Public transit planning

Business development

Geographic Information Systems

Data analysis

Technical writing

Data visualization

Communication

Public engagement

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in urban planning

Master's degree in planning

Tools

GIS

Excel

Databases

Presentation tools

Job description

Horrocks is seeking a Senior Transit Planner or Project Manager to lead multimodal transportation planning across the mountain west. The role involves managing diverse planning studies, supporting business development, and delivering technically rigorous reports to public agencies and clients.

You will collaborate with a team, contribute to regional growth, and guide stakeholders through complex planning processes while promoting equity and innovation in transit solutions.