Senior Transportation Planner: Lead Mobility & Growth

SLR Consulting; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Americas) seeks a senior transportation engineer to lead private development and mobility planning work from our New Haven, CT office. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, shape proposals, and grow client relationships across the northeast U.S.

This full-time role requires in-person presence in New Haven about two days per week; travel to project sites will be required. Opportunities exist to work across our SLR CAMP hub and other offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering or Planning.
• 10+ years of increasingly responsible professional experience.
• Professional Engineer license or transportation-focused certification (e.g., PTP, PTOE, RSP).
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Experience with local, state, and federal guidelines/standards, policies, and procedures.
• Experience with HCS, SYNCHRO/SimTraffic, VISSIM, CADD, GIS software.
• Willingness to travel by airplane and car, including overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Business development, win work, and identify future opportunities.
• Managing client relationships.
• Collaborating across disciplines.
• Public speaking, with strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop creative yet realistic solutions.
• Staff management and mentoring.
• Project management.
• Preparing proposals and responses to RFPs/RFQs.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Proposal development

Public speaking

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Transportation Engineering or Planning

Professional Engineer license or related certification (PTP, PTOE, RSP)

Tools

HCS

SYNCHRO/SimTraffic

VISSIM

CADD

GIS software

Job description

SLR Consulting (Americas) seeks a senior transportation engineer to lead private development and mobility planning work from our New Haven, CT office. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, shape proposals, and grow client relationships across the northeast U.S.

This full-time role requires in-person presence in New Haven about two days per week; travel to project sites will be required. Opportunities exist to work across our SLR CAMP hub and other offices.