Senior Traffic & Transportation Planner
Listed on 2026-07-16
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Engineering
Environmental Compliance -
Transportation
Senior Traffic & Transportation Planner /
Location: Houston, TX (100% Onsite)
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Competitive (Based on Experience)
One of our clients is seeking a highly experienced Senior Traffic & Transportation Planner / Engineer to lead long-range transportation planning and corridor planning initiatives throughout Texas. This is a senior-level position requiring extensive experience working with TXDOT and other Texas transportation and tolling agencies on major highway, roadway, and transportation planning projects.
The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, project leadership capabilities, and an in-depth understanding of Texas transportation planning processes, corridor studies, and agency coordination.
Key Responsibilities- Lead long-range transportation planning and corridor planning studies.
- Manage highway and roadway transportation planning projects from inception through completion.
- Coordinate with TXDOT, regional mobility authorities, tolling agencies, MPOs, counties, and municipalities.
- Prepare and review transportation planning studies, feasibility studies, corridor analyses, and technical reports.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and planning teams.
- Support business development efforts, client meetings, and proposal preparation.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure quality project delivery.
- Present technical recommendations to public agencies and stakeholders.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas (Required).
- Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience
in:- Highway transportation planning
- Roadway planning
- Long-range transportation corridor planning
- Extensive experience working with TXDOT and other Texas transportation and tolling agencies.
- Strong knowledge of transportation planning principles, corridor development, and agency coordination.
- Excellent communication, client management, and project leadership skills.
Experience with one or more of the following TXDOT precertification categories is highly preferred:
- Category 1 - Planning
- Category 3.2.1
- Category 3.7.1
- Category 4.7.1
- Category 7 - Traffic Studies
- Category 8 - Traffic Operations
- Category 23.4.4 - Traffic Projections
Candidates with these precertifications will be given strong preference, however, they are not mandatory.
Preferred Experience- Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
- Regional mobility and toll road authorities
- Transportation corridor studies
- Highway capacity and traffic forecasting
- Traffic operations and planning studies
- Transportation master planning
- Public infrastructure and roadway improvement projects
- Opportunity to lead high-impact transportation planning projects across Texas.
- Work directly with major transportation agencies and public sector clients.
- Collaborative and growing engineering team.
- Long-term career growth and leadership opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
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