Principal NEPA Planner

Parsons Corporation•Chicago, IL

3d•$88,400 - $154,700•Onsite

About The Position

Our Parsons Chicago office is now hiring for a Principal Transportation Planner to support a variety of transportation projects in Illinois, Iowa, and the surrounding region. The Principal Transportation Planner at this level will have solid experience in transportation projects for local, state, and national agencies. Typical project assignments will involve utilizing knowledge of NEPA to guide and support multi-modal corridor planning and analysis, environmental impact assessment, land use planning, stakeholder engagement, smart mobility, and complete street planning and design. This role will support the planning and engineering teams in our regional transportation infrastructure practice. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Requirements

Must have a 4-year degree in Urban/ Environmental Planning (or related field) and 10 years or more of related work experience.
Demonstrated experience with transportation planning initiatives to support transportation projects is essential.
Solid knowledge and experience with NEPA regulations and guidelines is required, including preparing purpose and need statements and alternatives development and evaluation documents.

Nice To Haves

AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners Certification) is desirable at this level.
The preferred candidate will have recent experience working on Illinois Department of Transportation projects.

Responsibilities

Applying solid foundational knowledge of NEPA guidelines to develop planning strategies supportive of various regional road & highway projects.
Performing transportation planning work assignments, including data collection and research, corridor and regional studies, multi-modal planning and design, compiling results, and writing reports.
Preparing, coordinating, and facilitating public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops.
Supporting transportation engineering and planning team in our region.
Developing and maintaining relationships with existing and future clients.
Collaborating with business development team to support project development activities.
Directing the preparation of graphics and mapping.
Supporting work of team members in the delivery of studies, reports, and plans.