Senior Transportation Planner

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Description

We are currently seeking a Senior Transportation Planner to support and grow our transportation planning practice in Florida. This position will provide technical and project leadership for transportation planning assignments, with a strong emphasis on FDOT and other public-sector clients.

The successful candidate will have strong transportation planning experience, knowledge of the FDOT planning environment, and the ability to contribute to both project delivery and business development. This individual will develop and maintain strong client relationships, lead complex planning assignments, and help identify, pursue, win, and deliver transportation planning work.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead transportation planning projects for FDOT, MPO/TPO, county, municipal, and other public-sector clients.
• Perform and manage transportation planning efforts including corridor and systems planning, multimodal planning, long-range transportation planning, SIS-related planning, growth management and land use coordination, safety planning, complete streets, and transportation studies.
• Oversee complex planning projects involving investigation, data analysis, technical evaluation, community and stakeholder engagement, and preparation of public-facing documents and client deliverables.
• Serve as Project Manager, Project Lead, or Task Lead, with responsibility for scopes, schedules, budgets, technical analyses, and deliverables.
• Lead and support FDOT planning pursuits and business development, including identifying opportunities, developing win strategies, assembling teams, developing technical approaches and proposals, and participating in interviews.
• Build and maintain relationships with FDOT and other key transportation planning clients throughout Florida.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary transportation teams and mentor planning staff in their professional development.
• Provide planning expertise and support to the Florida and broader national transportation planning practice.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in urban and Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant transportation planning experience.
• Demonstrated experience working on and leading FDOT transportation planning projects.
• Demonstrated experience with transportation planning pursuits, proposal development, and interviews.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build client relationships and contribute to business development.
• AICP certification preferred; other relevant professional credentials are a plus.