Overview:
Kimley-Horn is seeking a passionate senior Transportation Planner to join our Twin Cities team!
Responsibilities:
- Be a leader in a growing, multidisciplinary transportation planning practice.
- Manage the planning, production, and delivery of transportation planning projects, including:
- Transportation mobility plans
- Multimodal corridor studies
- Safety action plans
- Transit studies
- Passenger rail studies
- Pedestrian and bicycle studies
- Parking and curbside management studies
- Electric vehicle plans
- Climate adaptation and resilience plans
- MPO studies, including Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs)
- Public engagement
- Grant writing
- Assist clients with program management, capital planning, and policy development.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project execution.
- Effectively communicate directly with clients, community leaders, and agency staff to provide updates, propose recommendations, and address concerns or questions.
- Foster the growth and professional development of junior staff.
- Demonstrate excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Maintain strong organizational skills and attention to quality.
- Balance priorities among multiple projects to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's and/or Masters degree in Transportation, Urban Planning, or Civil Engineering field
- Registered Planner or Engineer preferred
- 8 or more years of transportation planning/engineering experience
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to write and communicate findings clearly
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Working knowledge of ESRI ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, and/or StoryMap
- Strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines
- Detail-oriented team player with an ability to contribute to a positive work environment
- Experience with pursuing new work/business and developing new client relationships
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
Why Kimley-Horn?:
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it thats why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horns placement on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work list for 17 years!