Transportation Safety Planner — Hybrid, Growth & Impact

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Transportation Safety Planner/Engineer to join the Metro DC team on a hybrid schedule.

You will analyze and design multimodal transportation facilities to improve mobility and safety, lead data-driven safety studies, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders. The role requires 5+ years in transportation engineering/planning, a civil engineering degree (BS/MS), and professional credentials (PE or AICP expected).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional transportation engineering and/or planning experience, preferably in a consulting environment.
• BS or MS in Civil Engineering, Planning, or related field.
• PE or AICP expected.
• Experience with MicroStation/AutoCAD, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with national and/or local transportation engineering standards, including VDOT, AASHTO, MUTCD, Highway Capacity Manual, Highway Safety Manual and/or ITE guidance documents.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of professionals in developing transportation engineering, safety, and planning solutions for multimodal transportation projects.
• Develop creative solutions to address challenging safety and mobility problems in urban, suburban, and rural environments.
• Conduct multimodal safety transportation analyses, including both network-wide and individual corridor or intersection safety and improvement studies.
• Conduct research, prepare reports, and present findings and results to clients, including both taking on a leadership role and also supporting other team members in the development.
• Be able to lead and interpret data analysis and perform national-level state-of-the-practice and literature reviews.
• Assist in the development of proposals and scopes of work, track project budgets, and manage tasks.
• Work within a team of professionals to develop transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of multimodal transportation projects, including the development of conceptual designs.
• Participate in and lead field data collection and other on-site project support activities.
• Facilitate meetings and prepare detailed meeting notes.
• Monitor and update client facing project coordination sites.
• Prepare technical presentations and materials to support public, stakeholder, or client meetings (in-person and virtual).
• Conduct transportation planning and scoping analyses.
• Work with Federal, state, and local clients on identifying and applying best practices and the development of guidance documents and other publications.
• Maintain a client-service approach to deliver projects that exceed client expectations.
• Provide mentorship to junior staff.
• Be able to lead client and stakeholder meetings, client workshops, and public meetings.
• Prepare written documents, summarize data, and assemble technical reports.
• Work within a team of professionals in developing transportation engineering, safety, and planning solutions for multimodal transportation projects.

Skills

Multimodal safety analysis

Data interpretation

Team leadership

Technical writing

Public presenting

Collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Civil Engineering or Planning

PE or AICP expected

Tools

MicroStation/AutoCAD

Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Job description

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Transportation Safety Planner/Engineer to join the Metro DC team on a hybrid schedule.

You will analyze and design multimodal transportation facilities to improve mobility and safety, lead data-driven safety studies, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders. The role requires 5+ years in transportation engineering/planning, a civil engineering degree (BS/MS), and professional credentials (PE or AICP expected).