Transportation Planner

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Your impact

With a recent infusion of Federal funds to plan, design, and construct new transportation infrastructure, cities and private stakeholders are moving quickly to identify solutions that enhance the safety, mobility, and liveability of communities large and small. Aging infrastructure and robust population growth has strained many transportation networks in New York City and beyond. Coupled with today's challenge to combat the climate crisis and decarbonize rapidly, Jacobs is looking to hire a collaborative
Transportation Planner
to join our
Toronto
Transportation Planning Group. As a subset of the Transportation Department, The
Transportation Planning
Group works on innovative planning projects alongside traffic/ITS engineers, urban designers, architects, and sustainability experts with a wide variety of talent and experience.

We are looking for someone to work as part of our team to deliver a range of statewide and multi-modal transportation planning projects with an ability to analyze large datasets and create visualizations. The candidate will work under the direction of a project manager or senior planner and conduct research, studies, prepare reports, advise on feasibility of strategic plans, and perform limited project management functions when necessary.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Transportation Department to deliver a range of transportation planning and engineering projects.
• Prepare transportation reports and plans based on project analyses and assessments to support decisions on transportation systems, policies, and standards.
• Coordinate and attend project meetings with clients, public officials, engineers, planners, and transportation system users, including presentation development and delivery.
• Collect and analyze data, and prepare studies to support decisions on transportation systems, policies, and standards.
• Fuse multiple datasets and create dashboards to extract insights and propose recommendations.
• Under direction of senior staff, prepare fee proposals, develop work plans, and coordinate planning efforts to support project management.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, or a related field.
• Ability to utilize computer systems as a resource to effectively manage projects.
• Excellent technical writing with the ability to develop work plans and document technical discussions.
• Ability to gain AICP certification within 4 years.
• Must keep current in the planning specialty through continuing education.
• Must be resourceful, curious, and self-directed.

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Familiarity with complete streets and bike/ped planning.
• Familiarity with Federal, State, or local NYC transportation policy.
• Experience working with departments of transportation, planning or transit agencies.
• Experience with GIS.
• Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography or related field.
• Ability to create midblock section drawings and other visuals for proposals and projects.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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