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Position: Senior Transportation Planner (Tempe, Arizona). Base pay range: $87,300.00/yr - $152,700.00/yr.
At Jacobs, we are challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving critical problems for thriving communities, resilient environments, and shaping innovative transportation solutions.
Responsibilities
Conduct planning studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and prepare planning deliverables for multimodal transportation systems, transit networks, facilities, corridors, active transportation networks, sustainable transportation, emerging mobility technologies, local land use planning, and social and economic inclusion.
Prepare transportation planning documents, including long‑range regional transportation plans, transit plans, facility plans, service plans, and environmental studies.
Prepare needs analysis, alternatives development and evaluation, and short‑ and long‑range strategies supporting agency staff to deliver projects and programs.
Engage with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders.
Support business development pursuits and help build client relationships.
Help build the transportation planning team.
Assist with Federal, State, and Local grant applications.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in planning, policy, engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in transportation and land use planning, analysis, and studies.
Experience in planning, land use, active transportation, transit, and/or multimodal corridors.
Project management and leadership experience as a planner, task manager, and/or a project manager.
Strong client‑facing project management skills, delivering small and large transportation planning projects.
Strong written and oral communication skills and a team‑oriented attitude.
Skilled in developing and delivering technical presentations to stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and/or the public.
Ability to actively participate in diverse teams and contribute to a secure and empowering work environment built on equity and inclusion.
Ability to manage time to deliver tasks accurately and on schedule.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Metropolitan Planning Agency (MPO), Department of Transportation (DOT), County, or Municipal transportation projects.
Public sector project experience.
Advanced technical writing abilities.
Facilitating discussions and presenting complex information.
Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS applications, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office.
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about: medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, company stock options, deferred compensation plans, unlimited U.S. personalized paid time off (PPTO) for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, caregiver leave, and potential merit increases, performance discretionary bonuses, and stock.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with a hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.
If you require reasonable adjustments with regard to the recruitment process, such as a different format for the application form, please contact the team via Careers Support.
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Senior Transportation Planner
role at
Jacobs .
Position: Senior Transportation Planner (Tempe, Arizona). Base pay range: $87,300.00/yr - $152,700.00/yr.
At Jacobs, we are challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving critical problems for thriving communities, resilient environments, and shaping innovative transportation solutions.
Responsibilities
Conduct planning studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and prepare planning deliverables for multimodal transportation systems, transit networks, facilities, corridors, active transportation networks, sustainable transportation, emerging mobility technologies, local land use planning, and social and economic inclusion.
Prepare transportation planning documents, including long‑range regional transportation plans, transit plans, facility plans, service plans, and environmental studies.
Prepare needs analysis, alternatives development and evaluation, and short‑ and long‑range strategies supporting agency staff to deliver projects and programs.
Engage with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders.
Support business development pursuits and help build client relationships.
Help build the transportation planning team.
Assist with Federal, State, and Local grant applications.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in planning, policy, engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in transportation and land use planning, analysis, and studies.
Experience in planning, land use, active transportation, transit, and/or multimodal corridors.
Project management and leadership experience as a planner, task manager, and/or a project manager.
Strong client‑facing project management skills, delivering small and large transportation planning projects.
Strong written and oral communication skills and a team‑oriented attitude.
Skilled in developing and delivering technical presentations to stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and/or the public.
Ability to actively participate in diverse teams and contribute to a secure and empowering work environment built on equity and inclusion.
Ability to manage time to deliver tasks accurately and on schedule.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Metropolitan Planning Agency (MPO), Department of Transportation (DOT), County, or Municipal transportation projects.
Public sector project experience.
Advanced technical writing abilities.
Facilitating discussions and presenting complex information.
Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS applications, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office.
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about: medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, company stock options, deferred compensation plans, unlimited U.S. personalized paid time off (PPTO) for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, caregiver leave, and potential merit increases, performance discretionary bonuses, and stock.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with a hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.
If you require reasonable adjustments with regard to the recruitment process, such as a different format for the application form, please contact the team via Careers Support.
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