Senior Transportation Planning Lead

HNTB; New York (NY); On-site; USD 104,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a highly motivated Transportation Planner to join the New York Planning & Environment Group. This role offers opportunities to serve as Task Lead on bike, ped, rail, bus and freight mobility projects for New York City clients, applying advanced data analysis and planning judgment.

The successful candidate will develop technical solutions, coordinate multi-discipline teams, and produce plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents through to completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field with 6 years of related experience, or a Master's with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with traffic and pedestrian simulation tools (e.g., Synchro, VISSIM) and Bentley LEGION.
• Knowledge of planning methods and ability to develop concepts and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Leads aspects of internal and external coordination with project team members.
• Develops and maintains client meetings and interactions.
• Conducts or directs research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning, and formulates recommendations.
• Develops conceptual planning alternatives for urban and transportation planning projects.
• Leads tasks related to the preparation and production of technical plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for transportation projects.
• Responsible for significant portions of presentations and public facilitation.
• Coordinates with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete tasks.
• Mentors and provides direction on the work of less experienced staff.

Job description

HNTB is seeking a highly motivated Transportation Planner to join the New York Planning & Environment Group. This role offers opportunities to serve as Task Lead on bike, ped, rail, bus and freight mobility projects for New York City clients, applying advanced data analysis and planning judgment.

The successful candidate will develop technical solutions, coordinate multi-discipline teams, and produce plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents through to completion.