Transportation Planner

Short Description

Bowman has an opportunity for a Transportation Planner I to join our team in Boston, Taunton, Westfield, MA or Lincoln, RI.

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That’s why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved.

We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients.

Perform planning-related activities for a variety of transportation and urban planning projects with a commitment to improving communities through multimodal transportation, making it easier, safer, more efficient, and attractive to walk, bike, and use transit and emerging mobility options. Projects involve elements such as Complete Streets design, Vision Zero, First/Last Mile connections to transit, Transportation Demand Management, transit service planning, parking studies, pedestrian and bicycle facilities for all ages, environmental sustainability, landscape architecture, and community planning.

• Receive general instruction on key objectives for execution. Receive direction as needed, and especially on difficult assignments and possible solutions. Work is completed using standard techniques and principles and is reviewed by more senior staff to ensure application of sound professional judgement.

• Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships.
• Work closely with more senior members to learn about and assist with transportation engineering and planning work.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and internal services/groups/offices as necessary.

• Assist on all aspects of planning projects, including preparing maps and graphics for public and client meetings, data analysis, drafting formal reports and documents, performing field reviews and data collection, conducting research on trends and best practices, contributing to stakeholder and public engagement efforts, preparing proposals, developing solutions to complex problems, and presenting recommendations.
• Prepare conceptual plans for various projects.
• Assist in the preparation of feasibility studies and reports.
• Assist in the preparation of submittal documents to obtain permits.
• Assist in the preparation of grant applications and associated services related to funding programs.
• Research, analyze, compile and display data for problem solving and publication regarding planning issues.
• Compile and assimilate reports and records for documentation purposes, accountability and future reference such as impact studies, population data and analysis, maps, and diagrams.

• Ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple time-sensitive projects/tasks.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and external partners.
• Effective working relationship with internal leaders and peers, as well as external clients.
• High degree of discretion and ability to manage highly confidential information.
• Highly motivated and problem‑solving attitude with a strong work ethic.
• Strong sense of urgency in responding to work‑related and project needs.
• Commitment to promoting the reputation of the company through quality of work.
• Aspirations to grow professionally and advance within the company.
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills.
• Ability to comfortably support community engagement programs, activities, and public meetings.
• Demonstrated interest in multimodal transportation planning and engineering.
• Effective communication, presentation, writing, and graphic skills, including public speaking, written reports, presentation materials and technical writing.
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