Your Impact:

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow. Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. At Jacobs, we’re putting our knowledge and imagination together to shape the next generation of innovative transportation solutions, especially in public transit. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community then join us as a Transit Planner.

When you join us, you’ll lead or support a variety of transit plans including corridor planning studies, feasibility studies, service planning studies, long-range plans and other plans/programs. We’ll ask you to analyze data about demographics, land use, transit ridership and performance, and transportation assets. Also, you’ll collect, analyze, map, and interpret data for use in planning studies, reports, and public outreach materials.

Utilizing that data, you will prepare graphics, tables, and charts about existing and future conditions for reports and presentations. Your technical knowledge will be showcased while you develop concept plans for bus stops, dedicated bus lanes, and other transit infrastructure improvements. 

We’ll ask you to write/edit memos, white papers, guidelines and standards manuals, technical reports, final reports, and other documents. You’ll have the opportunity to research transit industry trends and best practices, interview transit agency staff about recent projects, and synthesize recommendations in technical reports and presentations. Then, we’ll have you document and report findings as well as provide recommendations about transportation needs and concepts to clients and stakeholders. 

You’ll grow professionally when you evaluate the feasibility of various transit improvements in coordination with engineers then communicate with and present to clients, project stakeholders, and the public. In this role, you’ll also continue growing our transit planning practice by developing proposals, drafting scopes of work, and creating and managing project budgets. Depending on the project, you may supervise and direct junior staff, coordinate subconsultant teammates, or lead a small team. 

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other. 

Jacobs health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, and if eligible, a deferred compensation plan, and Executive Deferral Plan. We have an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for eligible full-time exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase discount company stock and have the opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering or Urban Planning
• Professional experience in transit planning involving NEPA documentation and PD&E studies 
• Proficiency with ArcGIS and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work on several projects for different clients simultaneously. 
• Ability to communicate and maintain positive working relationships. 
• Ability to communicate sensitive issues, verbally and written, in a convincing manner that maintains and builds trust.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficiency with database management and data visualization software

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.