Entry Level Transit Planner

SRF Consulting Group, Inc.•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

SRF Consulting Group, Inc. creates lasting solutions to strengthen communities. SRF’s engineers, planners, and designers collaborate with our clients and their partners to ensure meaningful results for the most challenging projects and enrich everyday experiences. Our award-winning projects range from designing roadways, trails, and bridges to planning statewide transportation systems, to revitalizing neighborhoods and urban spaces. At SRF, our employee-owners help shape the culture and future of our business and our communities. As a 100 percent employee-owned company, team members share in the company’s growth and prosperity and receive stock ownership on a vesting schedule for their retirement. Our culture offers frequent companywide events, clubs, and sports teams, as well as opportunities to give back to the community. SRF also provides employees with the following: 401(k) and company match plan, Comprehensive health benefits package. Competitive salaries, Paid professional certifications and memberships. Flex-time scheduling, Generous time-off programs, and Vacation time carry-over. Multiple professional development programs. SRF’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a cornerstone of our culture and success. Individual differences, life experiences, and talents drive our innovation and our approach. Everyone is welcome, differences are celebrated, and horizons are limitless. SRF is seeking a full-time Transit Planner to join our Chicago, IL office. This is an entry-professional level position. As a Transit Planner, you will experience a broad range of challenging project opportunities as part of our growing transit planning and design group. Recent and upcoming projects include major transitways (bus rapid transit, light rail, and/or streetcar), transit route and system plans, transit-oriented development studies, Title VI/equity analyses, and community engagement. Our transit team works extensively in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and the greater Midwest, with growing opportunities across the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering or related field with up to two years of experience preferred (however, graduate level encouraged to apply).
Knowledge of basic principles, practices, theories, terminology, and applications of current and long-range planning in the context of mass transit.
Familiarity with basic principles of transit service and route planning.
Understanding of urban geography, land use, and transportation issues.
Strong analytical skills.
Proven technical writing ability.
Excellent problem-solving capabilities.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong time and workload management skills.
Career goals to develop a profession in the transit industry.
Proficient in word processing and spreadsheets.
Demonstrated proficiency with ArcGIS required.
All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for new employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience with R, InDesign, and/or ArcGIS Online is preferred.
Desire to attain AICP certification.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with clients and team members to deliver effective transit projects.
Collect, create, and analyze data to inform transit decision-making.
Support the development of transit service and operating plans.
Assist in developing and assessing performance measures for transit agencies and transit project alternatives.
Conduct mapping and spatial analyses using geographic information systems (GIS) and other industry-standard data platforms.
Interpret and communicate the results of complex analyses to technical and non-technical audiences.
Draft public engagement plans and assist with preparing for, and staffing, events.
Attend meetings, prepare client presentations, and interact with transit riders on buses and trains.
Assist with report and memo writing.