Transportation and Policy Planner III

HNTB Corporation•Denver, CO

1d•$79,863 - $119,795

About The Position

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This transportation planning and policy opportunity entails being responsible for applying practical planning solutions for state and local DOTs across the country. We help our clients with long range plans, strategy and performance-based planning by analyzing data, assessing outcomes, crafting documents and effectively visualizing and communicating findings. This position performs tasks for a wide variety of policy and planning projects including research and documentation and coordination with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion. Work activities will emphasize technical aspects of planning projects but may include tasks associated with business development and internal strategy. Roles may include assisting in directing small-scale planning projects and managing portions of larger projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 4 years related professional experience, or Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 3 years of relevant experience
Proficient at using software specific to planning jobs.
Aids Planners I and II in increasing their software proficiency.
Analyzes data to provide findings and recommendations to more experienced staff to move the project forward and determine solutions.
Provides direction on data resources to less experienced staff.
Uses judgement to appropriately identify research tools and sources to conduct technical analysis and assess the findings with some oversight by more experienced staff.
Drafts reports, including compiled materials from others, to create and substantiate findings.
Contributes to presentations and may present findings to the team.
Assists in preparing materials for client meetings by creating an agenda and organizing meeting materials.
Attends client meetings and takes minutes.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.
American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)

Responsibilities

Research data sources, gathers data, and conducts analysis of data for use in projects.
Identifies planning and analysis strategies using tools such as GIS, traffic, or safety software to manipulate data, assess scenarios, and perform project analysis.
Investigates, evaluates, and provides recommendations on planning processes and technical solutions that best meet the project needs.
Leads aspects of internal and external coordination with project team members, including other discipline areas involved with the project.
Participates in client meetings and interactions.
Leads preparation of maps, exhibits, and presentation materials for projects.
Conducts or directs research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning, and formulates recommendations.
Participates in the development of conceptual planning alternatives for urban and transportation planning projects
Writes major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.
Participates in public process and stakeholder facilitation.
Performs other duties as assigned.