Transportation Planner (Part-Time)

HNTB Corporation; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Nashville, TN is seeking a senior planner to advance complex urban transportation projects. You will lead planning analyses, develop reports, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams from concept to completion.

The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with substantial experience and a proven ability to mentor staff. PE/AICP qualifications are preferred, with a focus on delivering client-ready environmental documents and plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering or related field with 8 years of experience, or Master’s Degree with 7 years of relevant experience
• Experience leading planning projects and coordinating with multi-discipline team members
• Conducts or directs research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning and formulates recommendations

Responsibilities

• Leads internal and external coordination with project team members
• Leads client meetings and interactions
• Develops conceptual planning alternatives for urban and transportation projects
• Writes major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents

Skills

Urban planning

Data analysis

GIS

Project coordination

Client meetings

Education

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

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

Tools

GIS software

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 being responsible for applying planning strategies utilizing various technologies and tools to gather and analyze data, assess outcomes, and develop reporting and visuals to effectively communicate findings. This position performs tasks for planning projects including research, studies, and documentation, coordinating with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion. This position develops technical solutions and strategies for medium to large sized planning projects to ensure that the client’s technical requirements for all planning aspects of projects are fully met. May serve as a task leader or project manager on a limited basis for select medium scale projects and regular task assignee on multiple projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Leads aspects of internal and external coordination with project team members, including other discipline areas involved with the project.
• Leads client meetings, participates in 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 with minimal direction related to the preparation and production of technical plans, studies, written reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Leads public and stakeholder engagement and presents information to the community.
• Leads coordination with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
• Mentors and provides direction on the work of less experienced staff.
• Coordinates the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFP’s for projects.
• Writes major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.
• Also coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.
• Provides work direction and leads Planners and support staff on assigned projects.
• Research data sources, gathers data, and conducts analysis of data for use in projects.
• Develops planning and analysis strategies using tools such as GIS, traffic, or safety software to manipulate data, assess scenarios, and perform project analysis.
• Leads planning processes and technical solutions that best meet the project needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering or related field and 8 years related professional experience, or Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering or related field and 7 yrs of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring:

• Draws conclusions and makes recommendations to the client to move the project forward and determine direction.
• Provides direction to less experienced staff.
• Oversees implementation of the research plan by less experienced staff.
• Applies evaluation methodologies to interpret conclusions and makes recommendations.
• Responds to client questions and leads the comment resolution process.
• Leads the preparation of the report.
• Manages client meetings and oversees preparation of meeting materials with support.

What We Prefer:

• Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE).
• American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP).
• Professional Transportation Planner (PTP).
• Certified Environmental Professional (CEP).
• Envision.
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP).

Locations: Nashville, TN (City Center)

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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Work Authorization 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.

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