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HNTB

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Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field. * Professional Engineer (PE), American ... Knowledge of federal and state transportation funding programs, regulatory frameworks, and grant ...

Cobb County Government

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Cobb County, GA

Planner I/Planner II

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$61K/yr

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City of Salt Lake City

Principal Planner

Hall, NY · On-site

$67K - $91K/yr

... urban design, historic preservation, architecture, and landscape architecture as applied to city planning and other Federal and environmental standards, processes, and policies. * Demonstrated ...

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AECOM

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Town Of Zionsville

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City of Fountain

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City of Fountain

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SmithGroup

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Principal Planner/Economist

Atlanta, GA • On-site

HNTB Corporation
Construction • 1 - 5K employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 15 days ago

HNTB rating

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Company rating: 9.2 out of 10

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Job description

What We're Looking For
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails being responsible for applying planning strategies utilizing various technologies and tools to gather and analyze data, assess outcomes, and develop reporting and visuals to effectively communicate findings. This position performs tasks for planning projects including research, studies, and documentation, coordinating with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion. This position directs the technical production of planning assignments as task assignee and may serve as a Project Manager on a limited basis for select medium and large-scale projects. Coordinates with project manager, project designer and other disciplines on multiple large scale and complex transportation planning, urban design, or landscape architectural projects to ensure that the client's technical requirements of projects are fully met. The Principal Planner determines objectives and requirements within the discipline, organizes programs and projects and develops standards and guides for diverse planning activities.
What You'll Do:
  • Executes a higher level of project achievement and consistently delivers strong client performance.
  • Determines objectives and requirements within the discipline, organizes programs and projects, and develops standards and guides for diverse planning activities.
  • Represents the practice within the firm on a regional or national scope, both internally and externally.
  • Networks - Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with transportation planning, engineering, urban design and/or planning leaders and other discipline/office leaders (internal/external).
  • Participates with professional organizations such as serving on committees and/or as an executive or board member.
  • Advises on best practice and technical expertise.
  • Provides guidance and mentors staff.
  • Supports department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and other special projects.
  • May serve as project manager or task lead.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 12 years related experience, or
  • Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 11 yrs of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications
What You'll Bring:
  • Illustrates a consistent level of project understanding and management by assessing project needs and creating a work plan. Solves problems for complex issues and innovates new methodologies. Maintains a comprehensive understanding of relevant local, state and federal requirements.
  • Analyzes data using critical thinking.
  • Develops an effective scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Develops a large network of high level relationships with clients and peer practitioners. Serves as a trusted advisor.
  • Manages responsibility for quality control.

What We Prefer:
  • Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.
  • Professional Engineer (PE), American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP), Certified Environmental Professional (CEP), Envision, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
  • Experience preparing economic impact studies, market assessments, or transportation demand analyses.
  • Knowledge of federal and state transportation funding programs, regulatory frameworks, and grant evaluation criteria.
  • Experience applying economic models, including input-output, econometric, and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, to evaluate transportation and infrastructure impacts.
  • Experience working with key economic data sources, including employment, income, GDP, and productivity datasets from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
  • Experience developing financial models, forecasts, and scenario analyses to support long range planning and strategic decision making.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure industry trends, regulatory changes, and economic indicators and
  • Experience leading and supporting benefit cost analyses (BCA) for major infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with federal guidance and United States Department Of Transportation (USDOT) requirements.

Additional Information
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Atlanta, GA
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At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

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1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Kansas City, MO, US

Year founded

1914

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