Transportation Planner

Sambatek, LLC is a professional services firm that specializes in civil engineering, planning, surveying, and environmental services. We serve public and private clients throughout the country with office locations in Minnesota and North Carolina. We embrace challenging projects and work hard to help our clients find success.

Full-time

Sambatek, LLC is a professional services firm that specializes in civil engineering, planning, surveying, and environmental services. We serve public and private clients throughout the country with office locations in Minnesota and North Carolina. We embrace challenging projects and work hard to help our clients find success.

Sambatek is looking for a Transportation Planner to join our Public Services group and help expand our transportation planning capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced transportation professional who enjoys working directly with clients, developing practical solutions, and having a meaningful role in shaping communities.

In this role, you’ll work closely with our public-sector clients and multidisciplinary teams on transportation planning and mobility projects. Because you’ll be the primary transportation planning resource at Sambatek, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of this area of practice, contribute to project delivery, and help shape how we grow our transportation services over time.

• Work Location:
  
  Hybrid- flexible to work in office and remotely; local to Minnetonka, MN office
• Expected Compensation Range: $40-57 per hour (Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications)
• Pay Rate Type:
  Hourly with overtime rate of 1.5x base pay for all hours worked over 40 in a week

• Lead transportation planning and mobility projects for cities, counties, and other public-sector clients
• Develop and evaluate transportation plans, studies, and recommendations that support community and regional goals
• Analyze existing and future transportation conditions, including traffic, roadway networks, multimodal connectivity, and mobility needs
• Prepare transportation planning studies, technical memoranda, reports, presentations, and recommendations
• Support corridor studies, intersection and roadway evaluations, traffic and parking analyses, multimodal planning, and other transportation-related studies
• Coordinate with clients, municipalities, agencies, and project stakeholders to understand needs and develop practical solutions
• Collaborate with civil engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, and other disciplines to integrate transportation considerations into broader public and private development projects
• Present findings and recommendations to clients, committees, commissions, and community groups as needed
• Assist with proposals, scopes, budgets, and business development efforts related to transportation planning
• Help establish and grow Sambatek’s transportation planning services, including identifying opportunities, developing processes, and building relationships with clients and industry partners
• Mentor and collaborate with team members as transportation planning needs continue to grow

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, transportation planning, civil engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in transportation planning or a closely related field
• Experience working on transportation planning projects for public-sector clients
• Strong understanding of transportation planning principles, multimodal transportation, roadway systems, and land use/transportation relationships
• Experience with transportation data collection, analysis, and interpretation
• Ability to develop clear, concise technical reports and recommendations
• Strong verbal…