Senior Transportation Planner

Mannik Smith Group; Berlin (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Artheon is seeking a Senior Transportation Planner to join the Transportation team in Berlin, NJ or East Brunswick, NJ. Lead traffic impact studies, planning analyses, and public engagement for projects across New Jersey.

The candidate will manage multiple assignments, lead proposals, and coordinate with engineers and planners to deliver high-quality work on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban/Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, or related field.
• Approximately 10+ years of practical transportation planning experience, with leadership.
• Licensed Professional Planner (PP) and/or Professional Engineer (PE) in New Jersey or reciprocity.
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification.
• Safety Professional (RSP) or PTOE preferred.
• Experience on NJDOT or NJ MPO projects for transportation planning.
• Strong technical writing, budgeting, and proposal experience.
• Experience with traffic impact studies, modeling, and analyses.
• Experience with Roadside Safety Audits and Data Driven Safety Analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate effectively with clients.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in MS Office; familiarity with ArcGIS and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical research, writing, and publication efforts.
• Lead proposal development, scopes of work, and work-hour estimates.
• Assist with traffic impact studies, preliminary analyses, and reports.
• Assist in MPT plans and traffic signal design, including signing/pavement marking plans.
• Support traffic operations and safety studies for roadway projects.
• Participate in public meetings, hearings, and client coordination.
• Prepare comprehensive plans, zoning regulations, and design guidelines.
• Develop public engagement: surveys, materials, website, and meetings.
• Develop transportation planning strategies for New Jersey communities.
• Coordinate with engineers and planners to deliver high-quality work on schedule.
• Manage multiple assignments with attention to detail and deadlines.

Skills

Leadership

Traffic planning

Public/Private projects

Technical writing

Budgeting & proposals

Client coordination

Multitasking

Microsoft Office

Traffic modeling

Public meetings

Verbal/written communication

Project management

Team collaboration

GIS / ArcGIS familiarity

Adobe Creative Suite familiarity

Education

Bachelor's and/or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Urban/Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, or related field

Tools

ESRI ArcGIS

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Senior Transportation Planner

Department: Planning

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Berlin, NJ

Compensation: $135,000 - $165,000 / year

Description

About Artheon

Artheon is a trusted engineering and consulting firm offering services that rival large organizations while maintaining the personalized client relationships of a boutique firm. With expertise spanning civil/site engineering, environmental permitting, transportation infrastructure, construction management, and advanced surveying technologies, we are committed to delivering high-quality, timely solutions to local, state, and federal clients.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Transportation Planner to join our Transportation team in our Berlin, NJ or East Brunswick, NJ offices. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional looking to contribute to a wide range of transportation planning and traffic engineering projects throughout New Jersey and the surrounding region.

The Senior Transportation Planner will support transportation planning and traffic engineering projects by preparing traffic impact studies, analyzing transportation systems, and assisting with traffic operations and safety improvements. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working collaboratively, managing multiple assignments, and developing practical solutions for public and private sector clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical research and writing, document preparation and publication efforts
• Lead the preparation of proposals, development of scopes of work and create work hour estimates
• Assist with traffic impact studies, preliminary traffic analyses, and transportation planning reports.
• Assist in the development of Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) plans and traffic signal design, including signing and pavement marking plans.
• Assist with traffic operations and safety studies to support roadway improvement projects.
• Attend and assist with public meetings, public hearings, presentations, and client coordination activities.
• Prepare comprehensive plans, zoning regulations/form-based codes, design guidelines, and other community plans.
• Complete all aspects of public engagement: presentation materials, community surveys, stakeholder interviews, website setup, and community meetings.
• Develop transportation planning strategies for communities throughout New Jersey.
• Conduct environmental review (SEQRA/NEPA), including preparation of Environmental Impact Statements.
• Coordinate with engineers, planners, and other project team members to deliver high-quality work on schedule.
• Manage multiple assignments while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting project deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor's and/or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Urban/Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, or a related field.
• Approximately 10+ years of practical experience in transportation planning, including experience in a Project Management/leadership role.
• Must be a licensed Professional Planner (PP) and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license in New Jersey, or the ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity within a reasonable timeframe.
• Must be certified by American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
• Safety Professional (RSP) certification or Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification is preferred.
• Experience working on NJDOT and/or New Jersey MPO projects as related to transportation planning.
• Demonstrated excellence in technical writing, experience in preparing budgets/work plan and proposals.
• Experience preparing traffic impact studies and performing traffic modeling and simulation.
• Experience performing Roadside Safety Audits and Data Driven Safety Analysis
• Must be accomplished in the management of multiple projects with excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with clients, project teams, and colleagues internally and externally.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment and meet project deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Power Point is required.
• ESRI ArcGIS software familiarity. Adobe Creative Suite familiarity.

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

Artheon offers a competitive compensation package including medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, educational assistance program and paid time off/parental leave.