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Transportation Planning Team Leader
Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma
Transportation Planning Team Leader
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Garver seeks a Transportation Planning Team Leader to join our growing Transportation Team in Oklahoma. This leadership role will be responsible for managing and delivering transportation planning and project development studies, leading public and stakeholder engagement efforts, and supporting the continued growth of Garver's transportation planning practice across Oklahoma and the surrounding region.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with business development and client relationship skills to help expand Garver's presence in transportation planning while delivering innovative solutions for state, regional, and local transportation agencies.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage transportation planning, feasibility, and corridor studies from project initiation through completion.
- Pursue and win transportation planning and project development opportunities through client engagement, proposal development, interview participation, and industry involvement.
- Build and maintain relationships with transportation agencies, municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations, and industry partners.
- Mentor and develop junior staff
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- 10 or more years of experience leading transportation planning, corridor, feasibility, or project development studies.
- Thorough understanding of transportation planning and project development processes, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
- Demonstrated experience leading stakeholder engagement and public involvement activities.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships and contribute to business growth.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering projects on schedule and within budget.
- Project management experience, including scope development, fee estimation, contract administration, and invoicing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience preparing or supporting NEPA documentation.
- Grant writing and funding application experience.
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Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.
Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,500 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
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