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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

HDR's St. Louis Park, MN Office is seeking a Transportation Planner 2 to support a variety of transportation planning projects for clients in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This is a great opportunity to be part of the growth of HDR's MN/WI planning team and grow your career working on a variety of transformative projects. Example project types include complete streets conceptual design, active transportation plans, corridor studies, transit studies, transportation analysis to support environmental documentation, stakeholder facilitation, statewide and regional plans and studies, and managing local and federal grant applications.

Specific projects will be initially assigned that best align with the candidate's skillset, experience, and areas of interest. It is not expected that the candidate would possess all of the subject expertise areas of project types listed above. The candidate will have the opportunity to shape their career path in transportation planning through ongoing project work, successful booking of new projects, and in collaboration with HDR's internal work sharing network of planners nationally.

Responsibility

In the role of Transportation Planner 2 we'll count on you to:

• Support delivery of transportation planning services for transit, highway, state agencies, cities and counties.
• Be a task lead role on some projects, by leading planning tasks of a project and providing progress updates to the project manager on schedule and level of effort. This may include tasks such as leading existing conditions analyses, sociodemographic/equity analyses, bicycle and pedestrian analyses, transit feasibility, data analysis, authoring reports, and directing work of subject matter experts to complete tasks.
• This role includes development and training opportunities in project management and working towards deputy project manager and project manager roles on small to medium sized projects. This includes training and opportunities to develop scopes, manage schedule and budget for planning tasks and standalone projects.
• Interface with client and/or client-facing teams to coordinate delivery of tasks. This may include supporting client meetings and external stakeholder meetings.
• Coordinate with strategic communications team on development of engagement materials
• Coordinate with GIS technical staff on development of mapping deliverables and preparation of data for planning analyses.
• Manage individual workload, balancing task lead or planner support roles depending upon the project, in addition to marketing and administrative time.
• Support business development, proposals, and other marketing activities to bring in transportation planning work. Support proposal development processes in collaboration with marketing team and other team members.
• This position has the opportunity to supervise junior planning staff as a part of the MN/WI Planning Section and support ongoing team development.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering or a related field
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant transportation planning experience
• Possess excellent analytical and communication skills
• Commitment to a rigorous quality control process
• Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
• Positive attitude and ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to manage tasks in coordination with others outside of planning discipline
• Demonstrated presentation skills
• Strong knowledge of local, state and federal requirements for transportation.
• Willingness to travel on occasion for in-person client meetings or staffing public engagement activities
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications

• AICP Certified
• Masters' degree in urban and regional planning or related field
• Complete streets/active transportation experience
• GIS analysis experience
• Transit capital planning experience
• Equity analysis
• Grant writing experience
• Understanding of NEPA
• Previous consulting experience
• Interest in developing project management skills

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.