Senior Transit & Transportation Planning Leader - Hybrid

Jacobs; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

PPTO

Health insurance

Merit increases

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Principal Transportation/Transit Planner to lead growth of its California Transportation Planning Practice. You will guide multi-modal studies, stakeholder engagement, and deliver high-impact plans.

Requires 20+ years in transportation planning with leadership and BD experience. Hybrid work policy applies in California, with a mix of Jacobs offices and remote locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in planning, policy, engineering or a related field.
• At least 20 years of experience in technical project delivery, transportation planning, project management, analysis, and/or studies.
• Experience leading business development efforts for transportation and transit clients, including opportunity identification, team formation, pursuit strategy, and proposal development.
• Experience leading transportation and transit planning projects, including multimodal corridor studies, complete streets initiatives, traffic engineering, ITS, land use planning, and environmental analyses.
• Demonstrated relationships with RTPAs, MPOs, transit agencies, Caltrans, and municipal clients.
• Ability to actively participate in diverse teams and contribute to an equitable work environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth and development of transportation planning services within your region/local market and support practice growth across California.
• Identify opportunities in the market, build client relationships, and develop winning pursuit strategies.
• Lead planning and feasibility studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and prepare deliverables for multimodal transportation systems, transit networks, active transportation, and sustainable development.
• Prepare needs analyses, alternative development and evaluation, and short- and long-range strategies.
• Engage with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality projects.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Multimodal transportation

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in planning, policy, engineering or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

Adobe Creative Cloud

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Principal Transportation/Transit Planner to lead growth of its California Transportation Planning Practice. You will guide multi-modal studies, stakeholder engagement, and deliver high-impact plans.

Requires 20+ years in transportation planning with leadership and BD experience. Hybrid work policy applies in California, with a mix of Jacobs offices and remote locations.