Senior Transportation Planner

Description

GPI seeks a senior-level transportation planner to join our New England branch. We are looking for a candidate with a high energy level, a great work ethic, and a desire to learn from and mentor others. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and an eagerness to be part of a team with an engaging and collaborative work environment. The key roles of the Senior Transportation Planner will involve leading or assisting in delivering multiple project types, including urban mobility studies and designs, placemaking, and public engagement across New England.

GPI is a multi-discipline engineering firm providing planning, design, and construction services throughout the United States for over 50 years. Ranked in the Top 100 Firms by Engineering News-Record, GPI is a forward-thinking, innovative firm with a culture committed to excellence that fosters staff engagement. For more information, visit: www.gpinet.com

Responsibilities:

• Support various project types, including studies, planning, design, permitting, and construction for public and private clients
• Support projects that include transportation planning, urban mobility, public transit, pedestrians and bicycles, transit-oriented developments, and downtown revitalization
• Contribute to the business development aspects of growing and supporting GPI's transportation, urban mobility, and urban planning sectors
• Lead and support public and stakeholder engagement for various projects
• Define public engagement strategies and develop and implement public engagement plans as part of a project
• Engage in all aspects of transportation planning and design processes, including analysis of site and existing conditions, conceptual ideas, and scenario development
• Design and plan innovative transportation solutions, integrating Complete Streets concepts in both urban and suburban settings
• Lead multi-modal transportation analyses, addressing the needs of bicyclists, pedestrians, transit providers, drivers, and others
• Lead and mentor junior staff on project tasks
• Develop scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, and manage tasks or projects
• Produce deliverables that meet or exceed client expectations

Qualifications:

• Ten or more years of experience in transportation planning, with an emphasis on urban mobility
• Excellent written, visual, and oral communication skills
• A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban or community planning, or a closely related field is required. A master's degree is a plus
• AICP registration is preferred

The ideal candidate will also have the following:

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex, multi-faceted projects
• Experience leading successful and inclusive community engagement processes in diverse, multicultural urban neighborhoods, including coordinating communication in multiple languages
• Experience leading and facilitating public meetings, open houses, and pop-up events
• Experience with interactive communication tools, including project surveys, infographics, StoryMaps, project websites, and interactive feedback maps
• Experience working with transportation data resource platforms, including StreetLight and Replica
• Five or more years of experience as a task manager or project manager

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle report (MVR) for final consideration
• Read, write, and understand plans and directions given in the English language
• Basic computer skills with the ability to create and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, create Outlook emails and utilize SharePoint and Microsoft Teams to communicate with other team members
• Able to stand for approximately 3 hours minimum a day up to 8 hours
• Able to traverse a construction job site consisting of uneven ground varying in height and consistency of material, with a variation of elevation 19" or less (mud, gravel, rutted ground, etc.)
• Able to wear GPI required PPE, i.e., hard hats, safety vest, work boots, and/or safety glasses/goggles while working