Transportation Planner

Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligibility for salaried

Annual bonus

Cabins in Red River and Banner Elk

Hybrid schedule with up to 40% remote

Job summary

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Transportation Planner in our Houston or Pearland, Texas office. You will manage and deliver complex public-sector transportation planning projects while supporting client relationships and business development across city, county, MPO, and DOT environments.

As a senior contributor and project manager, you will lead projects, supervise planners, produce clear, well-written reports, and participate in public meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering, urban design, or a related planning field.
• 10+ years of transportation planning–related professional experience with a strong understanding of public-sector, MPO, and/or DOT clients.
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification.
• Demonstrated project management experience on transportation planning projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage transportation planning projects for public-sector clients, including cities, counties, MPOs, and DOTs.
• Lead regional business development efforts by identifying opportunities and contributing to project pursuits and proposal submittals.
• Produce clear, well-written reports and highly visual planning documents for technical and public-facing audiences.
• Travel as needed to support project commitments and client engagement.
• Supervise and mentor planners and project technicians while directing work efforts and maintaining accountability for project outcomes.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and technical quality to ensure deliverables align with client expectations.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering, urban design, or a related planning field

Master’s degree in transportation planning or urban planning with a transportation emphasis

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

GIS mapping and database tools

Job description

Freese and Nichols is seeking Transportation Planner in our Houston or Pearland, Texas office. As Transportation Planner, you will manage and deliver complex public-sector transportation planning projects while actively supporting client relationships and business development efforts across city, county, MPO, and DOT environments.

What You’ll Do

You will work as a senior contributor and project manager within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment while delivering high-quality planning solutions that meet client goals and community needs.

Lead and manage transportation planning projects for public-sector clients, including cities, counties, MPOs, and DOTs

Support and deliver project work related to transportation planning, active transportation initiatives, corridor and special area plans, capital improvements programming, roadway impact and user fee analyses, traffic operations, fiscal impact studies, and development codes and ordinances.

Serve as project manager and senior planner responsible for research, analysis, documentation, meeting preparation, and day-to-day client coordination.

Supervise and mentor planners and project technicians while directing work efforts and maintaining accountability for project outcomes.

Produce clear, well-written reports and highly visual planning documents for technical and public-facing audiences.

Support and participate in public meetings, workshops, City Council meetings, and public hearings.

Manage project schedules, budgets, and technical quality to ensure deliverables align with client expectations.

Lead regional business development efforts by identifying opportunities and contributing to project pursuits and proposal submittals.

Travel as needed to support project commitments and client engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering, urban design, or a related planning field
• 10+ years of transportation planning–related professional experience with a strong understanding of public-sector, MPO, and/or DOT clients
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification
• Demonstrated project management experience on transportation planning projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite

Preferred

• Master’s degree in transportation planning or urban planning with a transportation emphasis
• Experience working in a consulting firm or within a municipal or transportation agency planning department
• Experience with GIS mapping and database tools

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values. We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer:

• paid overtime for salaried employees
• an annual bonus
• access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina

We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work.

Join our team of 1,400+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Freese and Nichols is a professional planning, consulting and engineering firm serving clients across the United States. With client service and continuous improvement in mind, we plan, design and manage sustainable water and infrastructure projects.