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Sr Transportation Engineer/ Planner

KLJ • Full-time • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States • 3m ago

Position Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Transportation Engineer/Planner to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will oversee and manage transportation planning projects from conception to completion, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and efficiency. This role requires strong technical expertise in transportation planning, project management proficiency and excellent leadership abilities. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of transportation planning while managing impactful projects from concept to completion, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

Project Management:
- Lead and manage transportation planning projects from initiation to closeout; ensuring adherence to project scope, budget, and schedule.
- Develop project plans and reports, schedules and budgets in collaboration with the team.
- Coordinate with clients, stakeholders and other engineering/planning disciplines to ensure project objectives are met.
- Monitor project progress, identify risk and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project.
- Conduct regular project meetings, provide updates and communicate with project team members to ensure alignment and accountability.
Transportation Engineering/Planning:
- Provide technical expertise in transportation planning, reports, maps, estimates and data collection. Assist with design, plans and specifications as needed.
- Perform/oversee traffic modeling and analysis using industry standard software.
- Review and approve reports to ensure concurrence with KLJ quality standards.
- Conduct site visits, inspections and assessments as needed to support project requirements.
- Conduct public input/engagement meetings as required by the project.
Client Management:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing inquiries, resolving issues and managing expectations throughout the project life cycle.
- Cultivate strong client relationships and identify opportunities for additional project work.
- Ensure client satisfaction by delivering high-quality engineering and planning solutions that meet or exceed expectations.
Team Leadership:
- Provide leadership, guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, planners and project team members.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting knowledge sharing and professional development.
- Delegate tasks effectively, monitor performance and provide feedback to support individual and team growth.
Quality Assurance and Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with relevant codes, standards, regulations and industry best practices.
- Review project deliverable for accuracy, completeness and compliance with quality standards.
- Implement quality assurance processes and procedures to enhance project outcomes and deliverables.

Qualifications

Education:

A bachelor’s degree in planning, civil engineering, or a related field is required.

Preferences:

10+ years of experience
AICP or PE certification
Master’s degree with Transportation focus

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

The employee is regularly required to:

Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, and crawl
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
Talk or hear and communicate clearly

The employee must:

Frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What else you need to know

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive and other duties may be assigned. It is a description of the job as presently defined and is subject at any time to revision. This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, as needed.

At KLJ, we have a vested interest in the personal, financial, and professional goals of our employees. We offer a competitive full suite benefit package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, performance bonus, 401k, employee stock ownership program, and a flexible work environment that gives you options to support excelling both professionally and personally. The options available for the current plan year are described at www.kljeng.com/careers.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US, without employer-sponsorship. KLJ does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas and does not participate in any OPT training program.

KLJ will not be partnering with third-party recruiters on this position. Please review our third-party recruiting policy at www.kljeng.com.

Position will be posted until filled.

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