What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Planner III position at RS&H?
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Senior Transportation Planner to join our Transportation Planning Service Group in Raleigh, NC.
RS&H has a strong Transportation Planning practice nationally across the southeast and Texas, including Charlotte, NC. We are looking to expand our practice into Central and Eastern North Carolina with a Senior Transportation Planner based in our Raleigh, NC office. Key roles for a successful candidate will be to help strengthen client relationships and assist with marketing efforts in the central and eastern portions of the state. Additionally, the goal is for the candidate to grow and lead a team of transportation planners in Raleigh and to coordinate and support other offices across the country.
The Senior Transportation Planner will work in a highly flexible, team-oriented environment and must have excellent communication, data management, and documentation skills. This position will serve as a Project Manager, taking a leadership role in management, production, and quality assurance/quality control procedures. In addition to working with existing clients on the state, regional, and local levels, the candidate will support business development efforts by identifying and pursuing new clients to grow our existing practice.
The Senior Transportation Planner will bring innovative solutions to our client's problems and lead transportation planning projects of varying size and scope.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, or related field from an accredited university. Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning or related field from an accredited university preferred.
- AICP or Certification preferred.
- 10 years of progressive transportation planning experience, with at least 5 years of project management experience.
- NCDOT, MPO, and municipal client experience preferred.
- Ability to lead associates with varying levels of technical and professional experience to support the local practice development.
- Strong writing and presentation skills.
- Facilitation skills with leading public engagement and stakeholder meetings.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with attention to detail along with overall quality control and management.
- Ability to grow the transportation planning practice in NC and support other initiatives, including both projects and staff
- Experience in business development efforts, including preparing proposals and leading marketing efforts.
If this sounds like the role for you and you're ready to join an amazing team, please apply.
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The Team
The RS&H Transportation Planning Service Group offers a full range of planning expertise for all modes of transportation, including roadways, transit, rail, bicycle/pedestrian, trails/greenways and freight.
We have extensive experience in the development of community plans, including long-range plans, corridor studies and small area plans, multi-modal plans, transit studies, freight plans, and safety action plans. Our group provides support to a wide range of clients, including local governments, regional agencies, state DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), and transit agencies.
The Company
Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms whose associates work hard every day to create a more connected future where everyone can thrive. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to an unwavering commitment to our core values of: integrity, caring, forward-thinking, creativity, inclusivity, and ownership.
