Transportation Planning

AECOM•Oakland, CA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM Technical Services, Inc. is hiring a Transportation Planning professional in Oakland, California. The role applies advanced transportation planning expertise to manage and direct complex transit and multimodal studies, including feasibility analyses, environmental clearance, and alternatives analyses for regional and corridor-level planning. It leads technical analyses and develops recommendations for transit plans, identifies and validates funding sources, and conducts transportation and traffic impact analyses using advanced modeling and evaluation methods. The position supports neighborhood planning, public involvement, outreach, and project development initiatives focused on improving air quality and reducing congestion, pollution, and vehicle impacts in urban areas. It collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, engages stakeholders, and presents findings to advisory boards, elected officials, and senior leaders. The role also provides technical leadership and oversight, conducts peer reviews, contributes to technical training and standards development, and mentors less experienced staff. It serves as lead verifier to ensure projects meet client scopes and expectations and makes day-to-day decisions for a technical team or small-to-mid-size client. The position requires up to 5% domestic travel around the Bay Area and may telecommute 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. Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.

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 these fields and 6 years of related experience.
Experience using GIS software such as ArcMap, ArcPro, and ArcGIS Online to conduct analyses and develop deliverables.
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Project.
Complex understanding of NEPA and CEQA documentation and environmental clearance.
Experience formulating 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 dataset 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.
Attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct complex transit and multimodal studies, including feasibility analyses, environmental clearance, and alternatives analyses for regional and corridor-level planning efforts.
Lead technical analyses for transportation projects, develop recommendations for transit plans, and identify and validate funding sources.
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 to improve air quality and reduce congestion, pollution, and vehicle impacts.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop proposals, engage stakeholders, and present findings to advisory boards, elected officials, and senior leaders.
Provide technical leadership and oversight for outreach, project development, and strategic planning assignments.
Advise on proposal strategies and contribute to planning services and client relationships.
Conduct peer reviews and contribute to internal technical presentations and standards development.
Provide technical training and mentoring to less experienced staff.
Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate complex assignments.
Serve as lead verifier on projects to ensure the client's scope of services and expectations are met.
Make day-to-day decisions for a technical team or small-to-mid-size client.