Transportation Planning Manager

Muller Engineering Company; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Muller Engineering Co., Inc. invites applications for a Transportation Planning Manager to advance our transportation practice in Colorado.

You will lead corridor planning, road safety audits, and multimodal projects while mentoring staff and coordinating with public agencies and clients to deliver high-quality studies on time and within budget. Ideal candidates will have 8–20 years of transportation planning experience, with SS4A familiarity and professional certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• 8–20 years of experience in transportation planning.
• Experience with road safety audits and SS4A planning.
• Project leadership and management experience.
• Bachelor's or master's in planning, civil engineering, transportation, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of the Colorado transportation market.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding client service in transportation projects.
• Support planning studies, reports, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Market transportation planning services and assist with proposals.
• Lead planning projects and ensure on-time, within budget delivery.
• Mentor junior staff and lead planning tasks on multi-disciplinary projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Strategic planning

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning

Master's degree in planning

Job description

Job Title

Transportation Planning Manager

Organizational Unit

Muller Engineering Co., Inc.

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Program Management

Location

Lakewood - Lakewood, CO 80226 US (Primary)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Description

Transportation Planning Manager

Muller Engineering Company is seeking an energetic, highly motivated professional to support our transportation and traffic practices in Colorado. This position will build upon Muller's long-standing presence delivering transportation consulting services to a broad array of public sector clients. Primary focuses of this position will include development of corridor plans and studies, safe streets for all plans, road safety audits and active transportation plans. Additional planning areas that may be associated with this position include multimodal transportation planning, regional planning and implementing projects from existing planning documents. Muller is committed to building a premier transportation planning group and this position will serve as the foundation of that group. The ideal candidate is a hands-on planner who can assist with supporting planning activities for existing projects, and market new planning services to Muller's existing client base.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding internal and external client service.
• Provide hands-on project support in the areas of planning studies, report preparation, project facilitation, and public and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate with senior management to market transportation planning services. Identify and strategize business development opportunities and assist with proposal preparation and interviews.
• Provide outstanding client service by applying planning experience and knowledge of CDOT and local agency planning needs.
• Perform tasks for a wide variety of policy and planning projects including research and documentation and coordination with multi-disciplinary team members, from concept development through project completion.
• Show initiative with an emphasis on project coordination.
• Serve as a key leader within Muller's growing transportation service sectors. Actively drive open communication of production needs and collaborate with company leaders on workload planning, project delivery, and project scheduling.
• Mentor and train junior staff.
• Serve as planning task lead on planning and multi-disciplinary transportation projects.
• Deliver high-quality projects on-time and within budget.
• Conduct quality reviews of project deliverables and proposal documents.
• Assist in hiring additional planning staff upon securing sufficient project backlog.

Education and/or Experience Requirements

• 8-20 years of experience in transportation planning.
• Demonstrated transportation planning experience with an emphasis on road safety audits, Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) plans, and other safety-focused planning efforts.
• Project leadership and project management experience.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in planning, civil engineering, transportation, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of the Colorado transportation professional services market.
• Proven ability to apply a range of analytical and planning techniques to meet varying client and project needs across a diverse portfolio of transportation projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated professional with strong leadership, organizational, and project coordination skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, agencies, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams.

Required License or Certification

• Professional registration or certification in the applicant’s field of practice, such as Professional Engineer (P.E.) or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
• Road Safety Professional (RSP), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), or Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification is preferred.
• Candidates without an RSP certification will be required to obtain the certification within one year of employment.

Salary range for this position is $XX,XXX-$XX,XXX per year and is dependent on the individual's education, experience, qualifications, and professional credentials.