Senior Transportation Planner

Senior Transportation Planner

Role Description: Huitt-Zollars is excited to offer a full-time Senior Transportation Planner position in our Center City Philadelphia office. This position will manage planning projects, clients, and talent in the Northeast Region. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with the Managing Principal to shape the growth of the transportation business sector, as well as team with talent across the company. The successful candidate will perform business development, manage projects, perform senior level planning work, direct junior planners, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and have a strong business acumen.

Location: 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Employment Type: 40 FT Hours

Compensation Type: Salary

Registration(s): AICP

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or a related field (or equivalent experience), Master's Degree Preferred

Duties:

• Market target clients and lead proposal preparation, including oral presentations. Also prepare scope, schedule, and budget for new projects.
• Participate in Office Leadership including assisting with Workload Projections, Annual Business Plan, Growth Strategies, Recruiting and Staff Development.
• Perform and lead /mentor junior talent in data collection and analysis, visualization tools, graphics, stakeholder outreach, research and writing, report organization and compilation, alternatives analysis, and impact assessments.
• Perform professional transportation planning work and assist with conducting investigations, inspections, studies, and surveys to gain further information on a particular problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or to plan for future needs affecting equitable development, construction, transportation demand management, mobility planning, and multimodal access.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to HZ's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
• Maintain current industry trends and best-practices through involvement in professional societies.
• Lead development of Work Orders under General Open-End Planning contracts including technical and price proposal, and negotiating and clarifying scope with client.
• Manage projects for on-time, on budget, quality deliverables.
• Manage project team, including subconsultants, for highest and best use of talent and benefit to client.
• Maintain communications with client to assess needs and expectations, and appropriately message findings and risks.
• Create monthly progress reports.
• Manage invoice process, working with project support for compliance with contract requirements.
• Oversee contract management for real-time capacity, WO development/execution processes, DBE goal compliance and subconsultant agreements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understands, follows, and enforces Huitt-Zollars' business process
• Productively collaborates with PMs and encourages teams to achieve success and camaraderie amongst each other
• Understands and follows HZ QMS and Quality initiatives. Assists PM on ensuring that quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.
• Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.
• Assist with appropriate administrative and project support tasks supporting the needs of the PM on assigned project tasks.
• Contributes to successful delivery and performance of projects.
• Complete assignments on-time, within budget, and with highest level of quality.
• Routinely proposes and produces more effective ways to accomplish tasks.
• Assists PM as needed on work planning. Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project. Assists PM on ensuring proper staff is assigned and utilized on their projects.
• Assists PMs as needed on reviewing project reports and performance metrics to track project progress and budget. Assists PM in leading successful projects (profit, on-schedule, quality, satisfied client).

Role Competencies:

• Sharing Information: Conveying up-to date information in the most efficient and useful manner to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Critical Thinking: Analyzing problems and solutions by evaluating the quality of the information available from different sources and avoiding decision-making bias.
• Executes Strategy: Ensuring that people remain focused on accomplishing strategic goals by thoughtfully planning tasks and overcoming obstacles.
• Fosters a Learning Culture: Creating an inspiring and engaging atmosphere where people feel motivated to grow, experiment, and learn new skills.
• Identifies Talent: Actively maintaining awareness of internal and external talent, current abilities, and hiring needs.

Qualifications:

• 10 minimum years of experience working in the transportation planning field, actively engaging in multimodal projects relating to equitable transportation development and construction, transportation demand management, mobility planning, multimodal access, and funding.
• Knowledge of relevant approval processes, FTA and FRA funding and guidance, ADA, NEPA, and Municipal zoning and permit processes.
• Proficient interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Experience with discipline-specific software (i.e., CAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up).
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most effective manner to accomplish objectives of assigned projects.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars' Core Value and Leadership Competencies.

About Huitt-Zollars:

• Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firm since being established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients.
• Located in more than 20 locations throughout 10 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.

Benefits & Perks:

* Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)

* Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)

* Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)

* MDLive Telehealth

* Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability

* 8 Paid Holidays

* Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities

* Paid Vacation/Annual Leave

* Paid Sick Leave

* Tuition Reimbursement

* Commuter Benefits

* Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements

* Term Life / AD&D insurance

* Cancer and Specified Disease insurance

* Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.

Huitt-Zollars is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or any other legally protected status. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the company will make reasonable accommodations to assist in the application process upon the request of an applicant. No question on this application is intended to secure information to be used for discriminatory purposes.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 60-300.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.