Transportation Planning Director

NV5•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

NV5 (NYSE: TIC) is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work. As engineers, architects, construction/program managers, environmental professionals and beyond, we play a significant role in shaping our communities through the services we provide. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on Delivering Solutions and Improving Lives. NV5 has an immediate opening for a Department Manager to lead our NY based Traffic Planning/Engineering Group in New York City and Long Island.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in CE or related field required.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in Traffic Planning or Traffic/Transportation Engineering (or equivalent combination of working knowledge and experience)
Must be a licensed Professional Planner (PP) and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license in New York, or the ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity within a reasonable timeframe.
Supervising experience, directing tasks and performing QA/QC is required

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree is highly desirable
Must be certified by American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
Safety Professional (RSP) certification or Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification is preferred.
Familiarity with NYCDOT standards
Local project experience highly desirable
Excellent written and oral communication skills highly desired for public and client presentations as well as document preparation

Responsibilities

Lead the Traffic Planning/Engineering group, with a view to growing our regional practice and will be experienced with business development, proposal preparation, mentoring and directing staff, client management and project administration.
Lead projects as well as grow and enhance our regional consulting practice.
Take projects from conception through construction, with a solid background in traffic planning, or engineering operations, infrastructure planning and design involving roadway corridors, streets and bridge reconstruction projects.
Lead technical research and writing, document preparation and publication efforts
Lead the preparation of proposals, development of scopes of work and create work hour estimates
Assist with traffic impact studies, preliminary traffic analyses, and transportation planning reports.
Assist in the development of Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) plans and traffic signal design, including signing and pavement marking plans.
Assist with traffic operations and safety studies to support roadway improvement projects.
Attend and assist with public meetings, public hearings, presentations, and client coordination activities.
Prepare comprehensive plans, zoning regulations/form-based codes, design guidelines, and other community plans.
Complete all aspects of public engagement: presentation materials, community surveys, stakeholder interviews, website setup, and community meetings.
Develop transportation planning strategies for communities throughout New Jersey.
Conduct environmental review (SEQRA/NEPA), including preparation of Environmental Impact Statements.
Manage multiple assignments while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting project deadlines.