A multi-disciplined firm is seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Transit/Rail Planner for their New York City office. As a Senior Transit Rail Planner you will be responsible for leading pursuits to win new transit planning contracts (rail and bus), managing projects, and managing staff and supporting their development.
Responsibilities:
- Managing and leading transit planning projects and tasks, establishing and tracking project scope, schedule, budget, and QAQC.
- Assisting senior staff in coordinating efforts of multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of transit-related planning and engineering contracts
- Leading transit planning project pursuits, prepositioning with clients and forming strategic teaming arrangements to win key projects.
- Expanding market share with existing and future clients, including MTA, NYCEDC, PANYNJ, NYCDOT, and NYSDOT.
- Supporting development of the NYC-based planning department staff.
Qualifications:
- Direct experience successfully delivering transit planning projects for both rail and bus, such as feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and advanced studies in-line with FTA Small/New Starts and FRA Project Development.
- Ability to manage staff and promote professional development through clear communication, guidance, and constructive feedback.
- Desire to develop and maintain strong client relationships through targeted client interaction and marketing.
- A minimum of 10 years of related work experience, preferably serving clients in the New York metropolitan area.
- AICP or PE professional certification preferred.
- Master's degree in planning or engineering preferred.
