Junior Port Planner

Hatch•Los Angeles, CA

12d•$88,000 - $94,000•Onsite

About The Position

Hatch is seeking a Junior Port Planner to support global offices from its Long Beach, California office. The position is part of the Infrastructure group and is intended for recent or soon-to-be university or college graduates with little or no professional experience and relevant skills. The role applies planning principles to port planning challenges and contributes to road, rail, and marine operations and infrastructure planning in multidisciplinary project environments. Hatch values in-person interaction and collaboration and generally expects employees to work in the office, while allowing remote work when needed. Hatch will not provide employment visa sponsorship or participate in STEM OPT for this position. The successful candidate will analyze planning and operational data; prepare reports, technical memos, presentations, schedules, maps, figures, diagrams, and models; contribute to proposals and business-development materials; and participate in multidisciplinary teams. The role also includes general sector assignments, support for detailed design and drawing preparation, coordination with technicians and engineers, and assistance to senior engineers and designers. Hatch describes an entrepreneurial, open, and collaborative culture focused on practical, safe, innovative, and sustainable solutions and on achieving no harm for its people, clients, and communities. The company offers challenging and meaningful projects, mentorship, career-development opportunities, networking, and social events. The salary range is $88,000–$94,000, with individual compensation depending on skills, experience, qualifications, and location. The total rewards package may include performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits, and other programs. Applicants must submit an official or unofficial transcript.

Requirements

Recent or soon-to-be university or college graduate with little or no professional experience and relevant skills.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Experience executing general land-use or transportation-planning and layout assignments, and conducting planning studies and/or terminal-capacity, debottlenecking, or optimization studies.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with professionals across multiple concurrent engagements.
Fluency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Basic familiarity with ArcGIS.
Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as applied to engineering problems and projects.
Ability to learn quickly and take on new challenges.
Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Critical and creative thinking, problem-solving ability, and a willingness to bring forward solutions for challenging client problems.
Ability to adapt to and embrace change.
Submit an official or unofficial transcript with the application.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in transportation or transportation planning; urban, regional, or city planning; or civil, marine, or mechanical engineering.
Familiarity with the maritime industry, common cargoes such as containers, Ro/Ro, bulk, breakbulk, and project cargo, and marine facilities such as container terminals, cruise terminals, bulk-material-handling facilities, and offshore-wind-support facilities.
Familiarity with US freight transportation and logistics networks, including connections between North American ports and marine terminals, steamship lines, Class I railroads, and trucking companies.

Responsibilities

Apply planning principles to develop efficient, effective, economical, and timely solutions to port-planning challenges in multidisciplinary project environments.
Conduct road, rail, and marine operations and infrastructure planning in line with transportation-planning standards, quality objectives, and client needs.
Collect, review, and analyze planning and operational data to meet project objectives.
Prepare reports, technical memos, presentations, schedules, maps, figures, diagrams, and models.
Prepare and contribute to proposals, proposal interview materials, and other business-development materials.
Participate in multidisciplinary project teams.
Perform assignments related to the sector.
Assist with preparation of detailed project design and support preparation of drawings from detailed notes and specifications.
Coordinate with other technicians and engineers on projects.
Provide support to Senior Engineers and Designers as needed.