Transportation Engineer / Planner - Traffic

at  AECOM

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Job Description
AECOM Transportation Engineering / Planning is growing and seeking a dynamic and innovative Transportation Engineer / Planner to join our team.

The successful candidate will be based in one of our AECOM BC offices, where the multidisciplinary planning team works on a wide range of projects, shaping and delivering transportation solutions for tomorrow across the Metro Vancouver area, Canada, and around the globe.

• Providing clients with transportation planning services, serving as a technical analyst and/or project engineer/planner, with a focus on traffic engineering and transportation planning projects such as:
• Roadway/transit planning and functional design
• Transportation policy studies
• Input to traffic impact studies
• Construction traffic management
• Traffic signal timings analysis
• Business case assessments for transportation projects
• Transportation master plan studies
• Active transportation planning and design projects
• Environmental assessments for transportation facilities
• Transportation study peer reviews
• Preparing documentation related to current or prospective projects, including correspondence, reports, maps, proposals, expressions of interest, specifications, consultation materials, and meeting minutes
• Communicating and working with other project team members, including mentoring junior-level team members
• Liaising with and assisting other departments and offices in the provision of transportation planning services to clients
• Completing work within the prescribed time and budget while maintaining high quality
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience undertaking planning studies with large data sets
• Experience/familiarity with transportation tools (micro/meso/macroscopic levels)

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or a similar field, with a strong emphasis on transportation planning or engineering
• 2+ years of experience in transportation planning or engineering, with some experience in transit, active transportation, and/or multimodal projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ideally, 5+ years of experience in transportation planning and project management
• Master’s Degree or higher is advantageous
• Possesses an engineering license (P.Eng.) or registered professional planner designation (RPP, MCIP) in British Columbia, or is in progress to obtain one of these
• Contribution to supporting business development activities, including inputs to and/or leading proposals
• 4-stage modeling methods and travel demand modeling software (e.g., EMME v2 or greater, TransCAD) is an asset
• Able to perform traffic operations analysis using relevant analytical software
• Transit service operations and planning practices, as well as transit priority assessments
• Experience in a professional consulting environment
• Experience in transportation planning policies and infrastructure economics, including an understanding of transit service systems and revenue forecasting
• Managing large data sets using Excel (or other tabulation software) and developing macros (using VBA/Excel, Python, etc.)
• Familiarity with public finance issues related to municipalities and provinces in British Columbia and Canada, including revenue tools and development charges
• Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure planning and design, including familiarity with established and emerging design practices locally and globally
• Transportation demand management and parking policies
• Experience and understanding of applying analytical outputs from transportation planning modeling tools, such as Synchro, EMME, TransCAD, VISSIM, or equivalents
• Working knowledge and understanding of current transportation planning, policy, and infrastructure initiatives in the Lower Mainland/BC area, including land use and demographic trends in the region, and general urban planning and related policy issues
• Leading business development activities and proposals
• Ability to interpret and apply applicable government codes, ordinances, and regulations
• Initiates actions necessary to correct deficiencies or violations of regulations
• Assists with updates and maintenance of Comprehensive Plans, transportation plans, and land development regulations
• Acts as a liaison between community groups, government agencies, developers, and elected officials in developing neighborhood plans
• Conducts reviews of various development applications, including plats, permits, site plans, variance requests, and rezonings
• Conducts extensive research in specific or general project areas
• Writes and presents formal and technical reports, working papers, and correspondence
• Identifies community problems, issues, and opportunities in particular neighborhoods that could be mitigated through better community planning
• Develops long-range plans for communities with common developmental issues
• Develops strategies to promote economic and community development or efficient land use consistent with community goals
• Evaluates the adequacy of design/solutions/facilities in meeting current and projected needs
• Recommends priorities, schedules, and funding sources to implement improvement plans
• Excellent technical writing skills and experience writing a variety of deliverable types, including technical memoranda, reports, and public-facing documents
• Strong verbal communication skills, including presentation, facilitation, and listening abilities
• Proficient working knowledge of using GIS to produce high-quality maps and complete basic network analysis
• Knowledgeable in Construction Traffic Management practices, including developing Temporary Traffic Management Plans, Traffic Control Plans, temporary traffic signal timings, etc.
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