Transportation Planning

AECOM•Oakland, CA

3d•$134,419 - $234,676•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM Technical Services, Inc. is hiring a Transportation Planning professional in Oakland, California. The role provides technical leadership on complex transit and multimodal planning studies, including feasibility analyses, environmental clearance, alternatives analyses, and regional or corridor-level planning. The position applies advanced transportation planning concepts and methods to develop recommendations, evaluate impacts, identify funding sources, and support transportation systems and economic development. The position also supports neighborhood planning, public outreach, project development, and strategic planning intended to improve air quality and reduce congestion, pollution, and vehicle impacts in urban areas. It collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, develops project proposals, presents findings to senior leaders, advisory boards, elected officials, and clients, and contributes to growth of planning services through technical reviews, training, mentoring, and standards development. The role serves as lead verifier on projects and makes day-to-day decisions for a technical team or small- to mid-size client. The position may telecommute up to three days per week and requires up to 5% domestic travel around the Bay Area. The employee must obtain Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification or be able to obtain it within six months of hire. AECOM requires newly hired employees to 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 such experience.
Experience using GIS software, including ArcMap, ArcPro, and ArcGIS Online, to conduct 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.
Lead advanced technical analyses for transportation projects and develop innovative recommendations for transit plans.
Identify and validate appropriate funding sources for projects.
Conduct transportation and traffic impact analyses supporting regional planning and economic development.
Use advanced modeling and evaluation methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of transportation systems.
Support neighborhood planning, public involvement and outreach, and project development initiatives intended to improve air quality and reduce congestion, pollution, and vehicle impacts in urban areas.
Provide technical leadership and oversight for outreach, project development, and strategic planning initiatives.
Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate complex technical assignments.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop strategic project proposals and engage stakeholders.
Present findings to senior leaders, advisory boards, elected officials, public agencies, private-sector entities, and clients.
Advise on proposal strategies and contribute to the growth of planning services and client trust.
Conduct peer reviews, provide technical training, mentor less experienced staff, and contribute to internal technical presentations and standards development.
Serve as lead verifier on projects to ensure they meet the client's scope of services and expectations.
Make day-to-day decisions for a technical team or small- to mid-size client.