Requisition/Vacancy No\. 116425BR
**Position Title** Transportation Planning Section Manager
**Job Category** Planning
**Business Line** Transportation
**Office Region** USA \- Southeast
**Office Location** US \- Hunt Valley, MD \- 4 North Park Drive
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Transportation**
We provide professional services in areas such as aviation, transit, freight rail, highways and bridges, planning, and ports and marine\. Our global network of top\-tier specialists delivers comprehensive services over the full life cycle of a project to benefit clients in government and private industries\.
**Job Summary**
The Design and Consulting Services Group of AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented and experienced Transportation Planning Section Manager for immediate employment in the Transportation Planning section\. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established education in Surface Transportation, specific to transportation, transit, or freight planning and design\. AECOM is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects\. The incumbent can look forward to managing or supporting a wide range of planning and preliminary engineering projects for roadway, transit systems, freight, toll roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities\. The successful candidate will supervise a diverse planning team and manage various projects involving environmental impacts studies, feasibility studies, alternatives development, preliminary design, comprehensive transportation plans, public involvement, and the overall preparation of NEPA compliance documents\. This position is for a transportation engineer who will be part of a department that includes planners, traffic engineers, environmental scientists, landscape architects, and other support staff\.
Incumbent responsibilities:
• Manage a team of approximately 8\-10 planners/engineers
• Serve as the Senior Transportation Engineer for small to large\-scale transportation and transit related projects
• Prepare and oversee the development of alignment studies, impact studies, feasibility studies, preliminary roadway design, traffic analysis, and comprehensive plans
• Prepare and oversee the development of preliminary construction plans, cost estimates, and specifications
• Coordinate with coworkers and other engineering disciplines\.
• Train and mentor less experienced staff
• Assign tasks to and direct engineers, technicians and administrative staff
• Monitor and ensure sufficient workload
• Produce high quality deliverables and adherence to AECOM policies
• Demonstrate technical experience
• Conduct peer reviews and make technical presentations
• Work directly with client
• Participate in public meetings and client interaction
• Manage tasks on budget and schedule
• Prepare task proposals to provide services or obtain funding for engineering projects or programs
• Execute marketing and business development efforts in partnership with the Department Manager and Business Unit Leader, including financial reporting, meeting with potential clients, preparing high quality proposals, preparing scopes of services, identifying sub consultant needs, estimating budgets and schedules, and making presentations to clients
**Minimum Requirements** • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or appropriate discipline
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in transportation planning and engineering for multimodal transportation projects
Minimum 5 years supervising planning/engineering staff
• Registered Professional Engineer in Maryland or AICP license
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office programs and other relevant software programs
• Experience with FHWA, FTA, State, and local transportation planning and environmental processes
• Strong project management and supervisory skills
• Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to discuss projects with co\-workers, clients, regulatory agency staff, AECOM staff, and the public in meetings and at public events
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to write concise and readable technical reports and documents
• Must be highly self\-motivated with the ability to successfully multi\-task, perform detail oriented work, work independently, and demonstrate effective time management skills
• Must have a valid driver's license
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Experience managing planning and/or engineering projects from SHA, MTA, MDTA, VDOT, DDOT, and/or local Maryland/Virginia/DC agencies
+ Proficiency with MicroStation
+ Proficiency with Geopak, Inroads, or AutoCAD Civil 3D
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\.
AECOM is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply\. For further information, please click here to view the EEO Is The Law poster\.
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