Transportation Planner III

HNTB Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Transportation Planning professional to support multimodal studies, analyze planning data, and prepare technical reports for infrastructure projects. You will coordinate with agencies, developers, and stakeholders, and help communicate findings through maps and presentations.

The role requires at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field with several years of experience, with preferred certifications such as PE, EIT, AICP, or PTP.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in urban planning, geography, engineering, or a related field with several years of experience.
• Prefers professional registrations such as PE, EIT, AICP, or PTP.
• Experience using GIS and traffic/safety analysis software is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Research data sources and perform data analysis for projects.
• Lead coordination with project team members and client meetings.
• Prepare maps, exhibits, and presentation materials.
• Develop conceptual planning alternatives for urban/transport projects.
• Write major sections of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents.

Skills

GIS

Data analysis

Presentations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field

Master’s Degree in Urban Planning or related field

Professional Engineer (PE)

Engineer in Training (EIT)

American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP)

Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)

Job description

What We’re Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails:

• Supporting multimodal transportation planning, safety, and operational studies, including corridor, intersection, bicycle, pedestrian, speed management, parking management, shared mobility, and traffic operations initiatives.
• Assisting with short- and long-range transportation planning efforts and supporting special transportation projects.
• Reviewing land development applications, engineering plans, and site designs to evaluate transportation impacts and ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Performing transportation analyses, evaluations, and engineering studies to support data-driven recommendations for improving roadway safety and operations.
• Preparing technical reports, maps, exhibits, presentations, and other materials to communicate transportation data, findings, and recommendations.
• Coordinating with state and local transportation agencies, developers, consultants, and other stakeholders, and assisting with public outreach and community engagement activities.
• Interpreting engineering drawings, site plans, and technical reports to support engineering recommendations consistent with federal, state, and local laws, policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Utilizing traffic analysis, traffic simulation, GIS, and other transportation planning tools to support project development while exercising sound engineering judgment and providing excellent customer service.

What You’ll Do

• Research data sources, gathers data, and conducts analysis of data for use in projects.
• Identifies planning and analysis strategies using tools such as GIS, traffic, or safety software to manipulate data, assess scenarios, and perform project analysis.
• Investigates, evaluates, and provides recommendations on planning processes and technical solutions that best meet the project needs.
• Leads aspects of internal and external coordination with project team members, including other discipline areas involved with the project.
• Participates in client meetings and interactions.
• Leads preparation of maps, exhibits, and presentation materials for projects.
• Conducts or directs research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning, and formulates recommendations.
• Participates in the development of conceptual planning alternatives for urban and transportation planning projects.
• Writes major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Participates in public process and stakeholder facilitation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 4 years related professional experience, or Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 3 years of relevant experience.

What You’ll Bring

• Proficient at using software specific to planning jobs.
• Aids Planners I and II in increasing their software proficiency.
• Analyzes data to provide findings and recommendations to more experienced staff to move the project forward and determine solutions.
• Provides direction on data resources to less experienced staff.
• Uses judgement to appropriately identify research tools and sources to conduct technical analysis and assess the findings with some oversight by more experienced staff.
• Drafts reports, including compiled materials from others, to create and substantiate findings.
• Contributes to presentations and may present findings to the team.
• Assists in preparing materials for client meetings by creating an agenda and organizing meeting materials.
• Attends client meetings and takes minutes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What We Prefer

• Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Engineer in Training (EIT)
• American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP)
• Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)

Culture & Values

At HNTB, we are harnessing the power of collaboration and innovation to establish a new vision for the future of mobility across our country. You don’t have to look far to see our impact. For more than a century, HNTB’s spark has connected people and places, expanded opportunity, and left a lasting impact on our communities. Our culture of integrity and inclusion, combined with groundbreaking solutions, has affirmed our reputation and positioned our firm as the industry leader in delivering extraordinary value. When you join HNTB, you are joining an employee‑owned firm founded on the values of integrity, collaboration, personal accountability, respect for others, and the development of all employees. We are committed to the continual improvement of an inclusive workplace. We encourage our employees to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, provide them a meaningful welcoming environment where they are valued, celebrated and respected. Diversity of thought and unique perspectives drives innovation, engagement and retention, which makes HNTB better and brings value to our clients and our communities.

Locations: Arlington, VA

The approximate pay range for Virginia is $85,580.52 - $128,370.78. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Equal Opportunity Employer HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, we will only employ qualified individuals legally authorized to work in the United States (if the position is or will be one which is subject to U.S. law). Verification of employment eligibility will be required. HNTB participates in E-Verify Know your rights: Right to Work.