Job Description
AECOM Transit & Rail Major Projects & Programs Group is seeking a creative, highly talented and experienced mid-level Transportation/Transit Planner III for immediate employment in AECOM's Los Angeles, California Office.
Job Responsibilities:
Perform a variety of transit planning studies, such as feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and NEPA/CEQA environmental clearance.
Conduct task management and project management for complex planning and conceptual engineering studies.
Perform technical calculations for analyzing transportation projects, including capital and operating cost estimates, ridership forecasts, operations metrics, and other performance measures.
Research and recommend priorities, schedules, and funding sources to implement transportation improvement plans.
Conduct research and prepares statistical reports on land use, physical, social and economic issues.
Provide professional planning assistance to clients on varied land use and transportation projects.
Develop plans, studies and analyses on regional basis.
Support in the environmental analysis for environmental resource areas, such as natural/water resources planning, community development, hazard mitigation, coastal zone management, and others.
Perform field inspections to gather data
Conduct meetings and presents reports and other findings to staff with advisory boards and elected officials.
Work with GIS and other planning software.
Write and present formal and technical reports, working papers and correspondence.
Assist with preparation of proposals for company pursuits.
Assist with mentoring and training entry level staff.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in Transportation Planning for urban transit systems
Proficient with excel spreadsheets, word processing and standard office software
Ability to work well in teams in an open office environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
GIS Experience
Masters Degree in Planning or a related field
Data Analysis, including visual graphics
Experience in NEPA/CEQA Environmentally Clearing Transportation Projects
Experience with Capital Planning for Transit Projects
Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
HERE, YOU WILL HAVE FREEDOM TO GROW IN A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
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