Experienced Transportation Planner

Fehr & Peers • Dallas, TX

25d • $95,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Fehr & Peers is seeking an experienced Transportation Planner to help build our growing team of creative professionals. You’ll have exciting opportunities to develop innovative multimodal transportation solutions, manage projects and programs, guide entry-level staff, and foster client connections. We are seeking professionals passionate about improving communities, motivating others, and taking initiative. Here, you’ll be empowered to grow in your career. The position offers the flexibility and entrepreneurial benefits of operating as a “start-up” office but is also backed by technical experts, support, and resources from across the company. As a key contributor to the growth of a new office, multiple opportunities present themselves for shaping office operations, building client and staff relationships, accelerating career growth, and making a difference in our local communities. We provide support at every stage of your professional journey while respecting your need for work-life balance. Come be a part of our team, where your contributions will leave a lasting positive impact on the communities we serve.

Requirements

• 4-10 years of directly relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas: traffic analysis (e.g. Synchro), traffic safety assessment and policy, transportation planning (e.g., bicycle or transit plans, parking studies, infrastructure finance, transportation and land use policy), or travel demand modelling (e.g. TransCAD)
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in transportation planning, urban and regional planning, or a related major (e.g., transportation engineering, geography, math, statistics, economics)
• Demonstrated experience identifying and securing project work through client and teaming partner relationships
• Excellent technical writing and public speaking skills
• Experience with project management and marketing
• Interpersonal skills, a desire to collaborate, and a creative approach to problem-solving
• Willingness to travel to other geographic markets as necessary to support project work
• Familiarity with Texas policies, guidelines, standards, and tools for transportation planning

Nice To Haves

• Professional license (highly desirable)
• DFW-regional knowledge and work experience (preferred, but not required)
• Serving a leadership role or an active member in professional organizations (preferred, but not required)
• GIS experience (preferred, but not required)
• Multilingual (Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese preferred, but not required)

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Manage transportation planning projects and tasks, producing high quality deliverables and delivering client success
• Business Development: Direct client outreach, develop client and partner relationships, direct proposal writing and making presentations
• Staff Development: Foster the growth of junior staff, helping guide their technical development and consulting skills
• Client and Stakeholder Engagement: Develop outreach materials, lead stakeholder meetings and presentations, develop workshop materials, prepare surveys and engaging exercises
• Technical Analysis: Analyze and solve complex transportation planning or engineering problems involving all travel modes. Projects might include multimodal transportation plans, safety plans, feasibility studies, parking studies, concept plans for a variety of facilities, GIS analysis, transit market analysis and freight plans

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) Plan with matching and profit sharing.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Paid Vacation, holidays and sick leave.
• 8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
• Mentoring and Career Development programs.
• Research and Development group participation, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees