Job Description

Company Description

At AECOM, we\'re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it\'s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We\'re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you\'re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let\'s get started.



AECOM Transportation Planning is growing and is seeking a dynamic and innovative on-call Senior Transportation Planner/Engineer to join our team.

The successful candidates will be based in any of our AECOM BC offices, where the multi-disciplinary planning team works on a wide range of projects shaping and delivering transportation solutions for tomorrow across the Metro Vancouver Area, Canada and around the globe

\xc2\xa7 Providing clients with transportation planning services, serving as a technical analyst and/or project coordinator, with a focus on transit planning, policy, and economics projects, such as:

\xc2\xa7 Transit station planning and functional design

\xc2\xa7 Transportation policy studies

\xc2\xa7 Business case assessments for transportation projects

\xc2\xa7 Transportation master plan studies

\xc2\xa7 Active transportation planning and design projects

\xc2\xa7 Environmental assessments for transportation facilities

\xc2\xa7 Input to traffic impact studies

\xc2\xa7 Transportation study peer reviews

\xc2\xa7 Construction traffic management

\xc2\xa7 Preparing documentation related to current or prospective projects, including correspondence, reports, maps, proposals, expressions of interest, specifications, consultation materials, and meeting minutes

\xc2\xa7 Communicating and working with other project team members, including mentoring junior-level team members

\xc2\xa7 Liaising with and assisting other departments and offices in the provision of transportation planning services to clients

\xc2\xa7 Completing work within the prescribed time and budget while maintaining high quality

\xc2\xa7 Support with the expansion of the group by one or more staff in the first 18 months

\xc2\xa7 Oversee, lead and manage a portion of the Transportation Planning group with Transit and Rail

\xc2\xa7 Proactively lead, mentor and develop the group with one or more direct reports.

\xc2\xa7 Oversee and manage strong utility for your direct reports with a health back-log

\xc2\xa7 In collaboration with the groups in the wider transportation division and leveraging the wider resource of AECOM, expand and grow the AECOM portfolio, our expertise, and the business within transportation/urban planning in existing and new emerging markets

\xc2\xa7 Leading business development activities, proposals

\xc2\xa7 Reviews and processes complex comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, annexations, site plans and plats.

\xc2\xa7 Conducts research and prepares statistical reports on land use, physical, social and economic issues.

\xc2\xa7 Provides professional planning assistance to member communities on varied land use and transportation projects.

\xc2\xa7 Develops plans, studies and analyses on regional basis.

\xc2\xa7 Works in regional program areas relating to natural/water resources planning, community development, hazard mitigation, coastal zone management, and others.

\xc2\xa7 Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and/or to verify that development projects comply with approved plans.

\xc2\xa7 Conducts meetings and presents reports and other findings to staff with advisory boards and elected officials.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor\'s degree or greater in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or similar field with a strong emphasis on transportation planning or engineering
• 10+ years of experience in transportation planning or engineering with some experience in transit, active transportation, and/or multimodal projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• \xc2\xa7 Ideally, 12+ years of experience in transportation planning and project management
• \xc2\xa7 Masters Degree or higher is advantageous
• \xc2\xa7 Proven track-record of delivering technical and non-technical projects;\xc2\xa7 Possesses an engineering license (P.Eng.) or registered professional planner designation (RPP, MCIP) in British Columbia, or in progress to obtaining one of these
• \xc2\xa7 4-stage modelling methods and travel demand modelling software (e.g., EMME v2 or greater, TransCAD)
• \xc2\xa7 Transit service operations and planning practices, as well as transit priority assessments
• \xc2\xa7 Experience in a professional consulting environment
• \xc2\xa7 Experience in transportation planning policies and infrastructure economics, including appreciation of transit service systems and revenue forecasting
• \xc2\xa7 Able to manage large data sets using excel (or other tabulation software) and understand macros (using VBA/Excel, python, etc)
• \xc2\xa7 Familiarity with public finance issues related to municipalities and provinces in British Columbia and Canada, including revenue tools and development charges
• \xc2\xa7 Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure planning and design, including familiarity of established and emerging design practices locally and globally
• \xc2\xa7 Transportation demand management and parking policies
• \xc2\xa7 Strong expertise in understanding and applying analytical outputs from transportation planning modelling tools, such as Synchro, EMME, TransCAD, VISSIM and or equivalent
• Strong understanding of current transportation planning, policy, and infrastructure initiatives in the Lower Mainland /BC area including land use and demographic trends in the region, and general urban planning and related policy issues
• \xc2\xa7 Support with the expansion of the group by one or more staff in the first 18 months
• \xc2\xa7 Oversee, lead and manage a portion of the Transportation Planning group with Transit and Rail
• \xc2\xa7 Proactively lead, mentor and develop the group with one or more direct reports.
• \xc2\xa7 Oversee and manage strong utility for your direct reports with a health back-log
• \xc2\xa7 In collaboration with the groups in the wider transportation division and leveraging the wider resource of AECOM, expand and grow the AECOM portfolio, our expertise, and the business within transportation/urban planning in existing and new emerging markets
• \xc2\xa7 Leading business development activities, proposals
• \xc2\xa7 Reviews and processes complex comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, annexations, site plans and plats.
• \xc2\xa7 Conducts research and prepares statistical reports on land use, physical, social and economic issues.
• \xc2\xa7 Provides professional planning assistance to member communities on varied land use and transportation projects.
• \xc2\xa7 Develops plans, studies and analyses on regional basis.
• \xc2\xa7 Works in regional program areas relating to natural/water resources planning, community development, hazard mitigation, coastal zone management, and others.
• \xc2\xa7 Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and/or to verify that development projects comply with approved plans.
• \xc2\xa7 Conducts meetings and presents reports and other findings to staff with advisory boards and elected officials.
• \xc2\xa7 Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment;
• \xc2\xa7 Excellent communication, presentation and analysis skills;
• \xc2\xa7 Proven track-record of delivering technical and non-technical projects;

Additional Information

• Sponsorship not offered for this role

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there\'s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you\'ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We\'re the world\'s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we\'re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\'s potential, and we\'ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let\'s get started.

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