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 Principal Transportation/Transit Planner to help lead the growth of our California Transportation Planning Practice.
You will support a variety of transportation and transit plans including multi-modal corridor planning studies, feasibility studies, service planning studies, long-range plans and other plans/programs with a focus on California. This is your opportunity to work on engaging plans, projects and programs. You will be part of a multi-disciplined, highly skilled, and diverse team of planners, engineers, designers, scientists and environmental specialists leading projects locally and nationally. This is an opportunity for motivated people to provide technical, project management, and business leadership to grow Jacobs' transportation and transit planning practice throughout California.
In this role you will:
- Lead the growth and development of transportation planning services within your region/local market and support practice growth across California.
- Participate in identifying opportunities in the market, building client relationships, and developing winning pursuit strategies.
- Lead planning and feasibility studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and prepare deliverables for:
- Multi-modal transportation systems
- Transit networks, facilities, and corridors
- Active transportation networks, trails, and paths
- Sustainable transportation development
- Emerging mobility and innovative technology
- Prepare needs analyses, alternatives development and evaluation, and short- and long-range strategies supporting agency staff in delivering 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.
- Foster and build client relationships with transit agencies, MPOs, RTPAs, local jurisdictions, and state agencies.
- Support business development, proposal development, and strategic account management efforts across California.
Jacobs Transportation team members have opportunities to grow their technical and project management expertise as they tackle complex transportation challenges. 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.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in planning, policy, engineering or a related field.
- At least 20 years of experience in technical project delivery, transportation planning, project management, analysis, and/or studies.
- Experience leading business development efforts for transportation and transit clients, including opportunity identification, team formation, pursuit strategy, and proposal development.
- Experience leading transportation and transit planning projects, including multimodal corridor studies, complete streets initiatives, traffic engineering, ITS, land use planning, and environmental analyses.
- Demonstrated relationships with Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), transit agencies, Caltrans, and municipal clients.
- 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.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ideally, you'll also have:
- Experience facilitating discussions and presenting complex information.
- Basic to advanced knowledge of ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Cloud, MS Project, and Microsoft Office.
- Involvement in professional industry associations and organizations.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
