At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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Our fun, creative and talented Nebraska / Iowa transportation planning group is looking for a Transportation Planner to join our team. The ideal candidate will work well in a team environment, enjoy tackling new challenges, have strong written and verbal communication skills, like analyzing and summarizing planning data, and have a passion to advance the transportation profession. They will be comfortable working collaboratively and independently. As a Transportation Planner, we'll count on you to:
- Collaborate with multimodal teams of planners, engineers, technical specialists, and communications specialists - at times under compressed timelines
- Collect and evaluate project data, which may include GIS analysis, analysis of large datasets, Census data, travel demand models / travel forecasts, and research
- Provide transportation planning services for state and federal agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, cities and counties
- Evaluate operational, connectivity, and safety needs across all modes of travel
- Identify strategies to address existing and future transportation system deficiencies
- Research and identify new and innovative solutions to plan for and adapt to the growth of technology in transportation
- Work with our team to write data-backed and compelling plans and studies, including multimodal regional, statewide, and small-area plans; transportation grant applications; active transportation plans; safety action plans; electric vehicle planning studies; and multimodal corridor studies
- Document and present project work and conclusions with project team members, clients and the public
Preferred Qualifications
- 0-4 years experience
- ESRI ArcGIS/Pro experience
- Applied experience with travel demand software packages like TransCAD and / or CUBE.
- Understanding and experience with planning-level multimodal analysis, including bicycle and pedestrian, transit service, and traffic flow
- Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, or closely related field
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A willingness and ability to learn new skills, self-start, manage time, and think through tasks
- Strong conceptual, organizational, problem solving and analytical abilities
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
Primary Location
:
United States-Nebraska-Omaha
Other Locations
:
United States-Iowa-Des Moines
Industry
:
Transit
Schedule
:
Full-time
Employee Status
:
Regular
BusinessClass
:
Transportation Planning
Job Posting
:
Feb 7, 2025 |
HDR, Inc.
Feb 07, 2025