Transportation Planning Practice Lead — Growth, Mentorship & Impact

Kimley-Horn; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible scheduling

Time off & holidays

Student loan matching

Tuition reimbursement

New Parent Leave

Childcare resources

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Transportation Planning Practice Leader to guide a multidisciplinary team and advance mobility and corridor studies, safety and transit analyses, and urban planning initiatives. You will mentor staff, manage project delivery and profitability, lead public engagement, and develop proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for future work with clients and partners.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in planning, a bachelor's in planning or related field, and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of planning experience, including large capital transit infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or related field.
• Registered AICP preferred.
• Local and regional experience preferred.
• Provide high quality deliverables with exceptional client service.
• Desire to lead and grow a planning practice.
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing multidisciplinary transportation planning practice.
• Manage planning, production, and delivery of transportation planning projects (mobility plans, corridor studies, safety plans, transit studies, LRTPs, etc.).
• Mentor staff and provide leadership in a collaborative environment.
• Lead public engagement activities and explain project scope, impacts, benefits, and mitigations to stakeholders.
• Assist clients with program management, capital planning, and policy development.
• Oversee profitability, staff growth, recruitment, and professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Proposal writing

Public engagement

Mentoring staff

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or related

AICP preferred

Job description

Kimley-Horn in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Transportation Planning Practice Leader to guide a multidisciplinary team and advance mobility and corridor studies, safety and transit analyses, and urban planning initiatives. You will mentor staff, manage project delivery and profitability, lead public engagement, and develop proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for future work with clients and partners.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in planning, a bachelor's in planning or related field, and