Sr Transportation Planner

We are an award-winning professional engineering & construction firm that consistently ranks among the country's top companies in transportation infrastructure, including rail, mass transit, highways and bridges; water; and social infrastructure, such as, healthcare, education and justice. Throughout the United States and Canada, our professional, technical and support personnel offer services to a broad and expanding client base.

Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
Disability insurance
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
401(k) Plan
Retirement Counseling
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off (16 days)
Paid Holidays (8 days)
Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
Continuing Education Program
Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

We are seeking a Senior Transit Planner to be based out of our NYC or Newark, NJ offices
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading pursuits to win new transit planning contracts (rail and bus), managing projects, and managing staff and supporting their development.
The Transit Planner is responsible for:

• Managing and leading transit planning projects and tasks, establishing and tracking project scope, schedule, budget, and QAQC.
• Assisting senior staff in coordinating efforts of multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of transit-related planning and engineering contracts
• Leading transit planning project pursuits, prepositioning with clients and forming strategic teaming arrangements to win key projects.
• Expanding market share with existing and future clients, including MTA, NYCEDC, PANYNJ, NYCDOT, and NYSDOT.
• Supporting development of the NYC-based planning department staff.

Required Experience:

• Direct experience successfully delivering transit planning projects for both rail and bus, such as feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and advanced studies in-line with FTA Small/New Starts and FRA Project Development.
• Ability to manage staff and promote professional development through clear communication, guidance, and constructive feedback.
• Desire to develop and maintain strong client relationships through targeted client interaction and marketing.
• A minimum of 10 years of related work experience, preferably serving clients in the New York metropolitan area.
• AICP or PE professional certification preferred.
• Master’s degree in planning or engineering preferred.