Transportation Planner V

AECOM•Oakland, CA

2h•$134,419 - $234,676•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM Technical Services, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Planner V in Oakland, California. The role serves as a staff specialist and technical expert, managing and directing complex transit and multimodal studies, including feasibility analyses, environmental clearance, alternatives analyses, and regional- and corridor-level planning. The planner leads advanced technical analyses, develops recommendations for transit plans, and identifies and validates funding sources. The position also conducts transportation and traffic impact analyses using advanced modeling and evaluation methods to support regional planning and economic development. The role provides technical leadership for neighborhood planning, public involvement and outreach, project development, and strategic planning intended to improve air quality, reduce congestion and pollution, and mitigate the environmental impacts of vehicles in urban areas. It involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, developing proposals, engaging stakeholders, and presenting findings to senior leaders, advisory boards, elected officials, and public- and private-sector organizations. The planner conducts peer reviews, provides technical training and mentoring, contributes to presentations and standards development, and serves as lead verifier to ensure projects meet client scopes and expectations. The position makes day-to-day decisions for a technical team or a small- to mid-size client. Domestic travel around the Bay Area may be required up to 5%; telecommuting is permitted up to three days per week. The employee must obtain Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification or be able to obtain it within six months of hire.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Environmental Planning and Policy, Environmental Engineering, or a related field, and 8 years of experience as a Transportation Planner, Environmental Planner, or in a related occupation; alternatively, a master's degree in one of those fields and 6 years of related experience.
Experience using GIS software such as ArcMap, ArcPro, and ArcGIS Online to perform analytical processes and develop deliverables.
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Project.
Complex understanding of NEPA and CEQA documentation and environmental clearance.
Experience formulating comprehensive institutional funding strategies and drafting formal grant applications and financial proposals to federal and state agencies.
Experience facilitating cross-sector project presentations to public-sector agencies, private-sector entities, and elected officials.
Experience with transportation data analytics and automation using Python and SQL, and dashboarding using Power BI.
Ability to analyze and interpret travel demand modeling and transit service planning into summary documents and presentations.
Experience developing custom data analysis routines in Python, R, and C++.
Obtain Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification or be able to obtain it within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct highly complex transit and multimodal studies, including feasibility analyses, environmental clearance, alternatives analyses, and regional- and corridor-level planning efforts.
Lead advanced technical analyses for transportation projects and develop innovative recommendations for transit plans.
Identify and validate appropriate funding sources; formulate institutional funding strategies and support grant applications and financial proposals.
Conduct transportation and traffic impact analyses to support regional planning and economic development using advanced modeling and evaluation methods.
Support neighborhood planning, public involvement, outreach, and project development initiatives aimed at improving air quality and reducing congestion, pollution, and vehicle impacts in urban areas.
Provide technical leadership and oversight for outreach, project development, and strategic planning assignments.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop project proposals and engage stakeholders.
Present findings to senior leaders, advisory boards, elected officials, public-sector agencies, and private-sector entities.
Advise on proposal strategies and contribute to the growth of planning services and client relationships.
Conduct peer reviews and share expertise through internal technical presentations, standards development, training, and mentoring of less experienced staff.
Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate complex assignments.
Serve as lead verifier to ensure projects satisfy the client's scope of services and expectations.
Make day-to-day decisions for a technical team or small- to mid-size client.