Transportation Planner

Job :
San Francisco, California, United States Capabilities:
Planning and Consulting Office Setup:
Hybrid Salary: $ - $Company:
Jacobs At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. At Jacobs, we’re putting our knowledge and imagination together to shape the next generation of innovative transportation solutions. If you want to join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community then join us as a Mid-level Transportation Planner in the San Francisco Bay Area or San Diego, California.

When you join us, you’ll support a variety of transportation plans including multi-modal corridor planning studies, feasibility studies, service planning studies, long-range plans, large-scale event transportation plans, conceptual design studies, and other plans/programs. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary, highly skilled, and diverse team of planners, engineers, and designers leading projects locally and nationally. This is an opportunity for motivated people to influence project delivery, support key California transportation initiatives, and provide leadership as part of the growing Jacobs Transportation Planning  this role you will:

Lead planning and feasibility tasks, develop stakeholder and community engagement strategies, and prepare deliverables for:multi-modal transportation systems transit networks, facilities, and corridors active transportation networks, trails and pathsmobility hubsmulti-benefit sustainable transportation solutionsemerging mobility and innovative technology

Analyze transportation needs, develop and evaluate alternatives, and identify short- and long-range strategies.

Support transportation agency staff to deliver projects and programs.

Conduct independent research while drafting state-of-the-industry analyses, technology recommendations, and other technical topics.

Engage with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders.

Support business development pursuits and help build client relationships.

Help build the transportation planning team.

Jacobs Transportation Planning team members have opportunities to develop their technical and project management expertise as they tackle complex transportation problems. Jacobs invests in its people and teams, providing ongoing professional education, worldwide communities of practice to enhance your skills and connections, and an inclusive set of employee networks to help you challenge today and reinvent tomorrow.
Here's what you'll need
Bachelor's degree in planning, landscape architecture, urban design, engineering, or related field.

At least 3 years of experience with career progression in technical transportation and planning, analysis, and/or studies.

Knowledge and experience with planning multi-modal transportation, transit, active transportation, complete streets, and intelligent transportation systems.

Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Experience delivering transportation plans for public agency clients.

Strong oral and written communications skills.

Ability to actively participate in diverse teams and contribute to a secure and empowering work environment built on equity and inclusion.

Ability to effectively manage time to deliver tasks accurately and on schedule.

Proven experience working independently with minimal guidance.

Experience acting as a resource for colleagues with less experience and directing their work on project tasks.

Ideally,…