Transit Planner

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.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking to hire a Transit Planner to support our exciting project in Dallas, TX.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creatively solve multimodal transportation problems
• Conducts research, data reviews, and analysis to inform transportation decision-making and determine potential environmental effects with minimal direction
• Interprets and compares findings of relevant studies for compliance with local, state, and Federal requirements, standard procedures, and client expectations.
• Analyzes a wide range of planning, land use and transportation data and assist with technical analyses, feasibility studies, and other comprehensive plans, transportation reports or memorandums with minimal oversight
• Assist with modeling of travel time, ridership and cost estimates for public transit projects
• Leads the preparation of reports and maps on various topics
• Lead research and technical analyses on land use and multimodal transportation planning
• Supports agency stakeholder and public engagement efforts.
• Prepare and give effective presentations
• Ability to work independently
• Working with an interdisciplinary team of technical specialists and managing their project-delivery efforts.
• Assisting with proposals and business development
• Provide oversight and guidance to junior staff
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Work in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.
• Assists with other duties assigned by senior staff and/or Project Managers.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS  4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Planning, Geography, or related field 
• Strong technical writing skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with Geographic Information Systems such as ArcMap, ArcPro, and ArcGIS Online
• Proficiency or familiarity with transit service planning or scheduling software
• Experience in transit network and route design
• Self-motivated individual with strong organizational skills
• Coursework and/or project experience in traffic operation, transportation planning, GIS and data analysis
• Experience in preparing graphics and visuals
• Demonstrate excellent written, verbal, and graphical skills
• Familiarity with local clients

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.