Senior Transportation Planning Project Lead

Burns & McDonnell; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Project Manager - Transportation Planning to lead projects from pursuit to completion, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and quality. You will manage corridor studies, multimodal planning, transit planning, and public outreach while developing client relationships and ensuring financial performance.

The role requires strong leadership, client communication, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across transportation planning efforts with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in planning, engineering, construction management, or related field and 7 years experience.
• Experience managing transportation planning projects including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong client relationship management and communication skills.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations to clients, public agencies, and stakeholders.
• Experience with project scoping, budgeting, and proposal development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation planning and policy projects from pursuit through completion.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and deliverables.
• Lead transportation planning efforts including corridor studies, multimodal planning, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transit planning, traffic analyses, public outreach, and long-range planning initiatives.
• Lead analysis and planning activities ranging from small studies to large, complex transportation projects.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Establish project teams, coordinate activities of multiple disciplines, and ensure efficient utilization of staff.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, cost proposals, and qualification statements.
• Monitor project performance, revenue goals, customer satisfaction objectives, and overall project financial performance.
• Manage relationships with existing clients and identify new business opportunities.
• Lead proposal development, key pursuits, and interview efforts.
• Review and approve planning studies, feasibility studies, technical reports, conceptual designs, and project deliverables for quality and technical accuracy.
• Prepare and present technical reports, project recommendations, and presentations to clients, public agencies, community stakeholders, and industry organizations.
• Provide strategic and technical guidance to project teams and clients.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.
• Participate in professional organizations, conferences, and industry activities.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence and continuous process improvement.
• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Skills

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Leadership

Presentations

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning, engineering, construction management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Project Manager - Transportation Planning to lead projects from pursuit to completion, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and quality. You will manage corridor studies, multimodal planning, transit planning, and public outreach while developing client relationships and ensuring financial performance.

The role requires strong leadership, client communication, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across transportation planning efforts with