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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

Senior Transportation Planner Manager

AECOM is excited to announce an incredible opportunity for a Senior Transportation Planner Manager to join our innovative and dynamic team in Franklin, TN. We’re looking for a creative and self-driven professional to lead our transportation planning group, overseeing a variety of impactful projects. This role is perfect for someone eager to market our capabilities to both existing and prospective clients, helping to grow our department.

You’ll be at the forefront of pioneering projects that utilize the latest technologies to enhance all forms of transportation. This hybrid position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, and offers the chance to work with a highly technical team of planners, engineers, and technicians.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight/support

• Plan and manage tasks and team members

• Coordinate with other disciplines

• Interact and coordinate regularly with clients and sub-consultants in various assignments

• Lead development efforts for the following types of projects:

• Transportation corridor planning

• Transit studies

• Transportation Demand Management programs

• Bicycle and pedestrian systems analysis

• Community outreach

• Natural resource planning

• Economic development and housing studies

• Land use and comprehensive planning

• Policy analyses

• Travel within Tennessee as required to serve the clients and projects; periodic travel to clients in other states may also be required

Living in the Nashville area offers a fantastic quality of life with its vibrant music scene, rich cultural heritage, and welcoming community. This is a great opportunity to advance your career while enjoying all that Nashville has to offer.

Join our team and be part of a dynamic environment where your skills and ideas will be valued and nurtured. Apply now to make a meaningful impact on the future of transportation.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning or a related field

• 10 years of experience in transportation planning or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

• A valid Driver’s License is required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices. As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning or related field

• 15+ years of experience in transportation planning

• 5+ years of experience with the management of projects and people

• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting

• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Experience with community outreach techniques

• Basic experience with GIS analysis

Additional Information

• Relocation is not an option for this position

• Visa support is not an option for this position

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Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $110,000.00 - $170,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have 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.

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.

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

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

ReqID: J10111976

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Planning

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc