Chief Transportation Planning Engineer

GFT•Austin, TX

2d•$140,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GFT is seeking a Chief Transportation Planner for its Austin, Texas office. This role will lead transportation planning and engineering projects and support business development. The Transportation Team at GFT works on transformative projects to enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity, including highways, bridges, traffic engineering, and planning. The team focuses on resilient, sustainable planning, design, and construction, delivering innovative solutions for modern, multimodal roadway systems to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Civil Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 15 years of progressive industry experience, focused on working with public sector clients
Experience with planning studies, grants, freight studies, traffic and data analysis, travel demand modeling, preliminary engineering and cost estimating, and rail grade separation projects
Client interaction and business development and proposal development experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Project management capabilities, including preparation of scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and meeting materials
Knowledge of project management procedures, tools, and software
Knowledge of GIS, CAD, Synchro, and Highway Capacity Manual procedures

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree with a Transportation Focus
AICP or PE

Responsibilities

Management or task technical lead for multimodal transportation planning and preliminary engineering projects for public and private sector transportation projects
Coordination with clients and other consultants as part of a project team
Management of in-house technical disciplines and other specialty consultants in the development of transportation planning and engineering projects
Management and tracking of projects, including scopes of work, budgets, and schedules
Participation in business development activities within our transportation sector
Development of proposals for project pursuits
Assistance in staff training and development
Managing projects commensurate with experience
Contributing to master transportation plans, corridor feasibility studies, freight and rail plans, grant applications, public involvement programs for local agency clients and TxDOT, cost estimates, and required technical reports
Mentoring and training junior staff
Work planning and production scheduling
Growth visioning
Managing project budgets, scopes, schedules, and clients
Participating in the planning and preliminary conceptual design of transportation-related projects
Identifying problems and finding solutions innovatively and adaptively

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan
Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual
Tuition reimbursement for continued education
Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
Incentive compensation for eligible positions

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