Senior Transportation Planner

AECOM•Franklin, TN

18h

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a creative, self-driven, highly talented Senior Transportation Planner for its Franklin, Tennessee office. The role joins a growing, technical team of planners, engineers, and technicians and calls for knowledge of transportation planning, urban land use, and communications, along with the ability to market these capabilities to existing and prospective clients as the department grows. The position manages transportation projects and leads and delivers work tasks for environmental, multimodal, and long-range transportation planning projects and studies for statewide, regional/MPO, local agency, and transportation authority clients. Work is primarily in Tennessee, with support for projects in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the broader Southeast. The planner executes multiple projects, manages task orders and budgets, coordinates multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors, and supports environmental compliance and permitting through project delivery. Periodic travel to client and project sites anywhere in Tennessee, including overnight stays, is required. Relocation is not available, and sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization is not available now or in the future. Newly hired employees must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Urban, Regional or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field.
Eight years of related transportation environmental planning experience, or demonstrated equivalency through experience and/or education.
Experience in project and budget management and QA/QC practices.
Experience with permitting and NEPA.
Ability to travel periodically to client and project sites anywhere in Tennessee, including overnight stays.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Urban, Regional, or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field.
Ten or more years of experience performing environmental planning and permitting work for Tennessee transportation clients, including local agencies such as cities, counties, and mobility authorities.
AICP certification.
Experience with analytical processes and developing deliverables using GIS software.
Previous project experience with TDOT, Tennessee municipalities, or other state DOTs.
Experience in research, analytical work, and technical written and verbal communication.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams comprised of internal staff and subcontractors.
Experience working effectively in a team-based, collaborative environment.
Experience reviewing and analyzing socioeconomic data, maps, and drawings.

Responsibilities

Execute multiple projects in a technical capacity, including transportation projects such as bridge rehabilitation or replacement, roadway improvements, managed lanes, safety improvements, and transit, as well as communications projects.
Lead identification of project environmental constraints and impact analyses; prepare NEPA technical documents, including community impact assessments, environmental justice and limited English proficiency analyses, parks and recreational resources analyses (including Section 4(f) evaluations), indirect and cumulative impacts assessments, and feasibility studies.
Support public involvement, planning, and coordination for a wide range of infrastructure projects.
Manage delivery of task orders under TDOT and other agency on-call contracts, and federally funded projects such as city and county infrastructure projects, applying knowledge of NEPA environmental review processes.
Author and manage projects in coordination with multidisciplinary internal technical teams and subcontractors throughout execution and delivery of environmental compliance and permitting requirements.
Apply an understanding of project delivery requirements for transportation projects, including Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration requirements.
Market transportation planning, urban land use, and communications capabilities to existing and prospective clients as the department grows.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability benefits (depending on employment status).
Paid time off and leaves of absence (depending on employment status).
Voluntary benefits and perks.
Flexible work options.
Well-being resources and employee assistance program.
Business travel insurance.
Service recognition awards.
Retirement savings plan.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Award-winning training and development programs.