Senior Transit Planner

Job Description

Senior Transit Planner (Atlanta, Georgia) – join the rapid growth of Atkins

Réalis.

It's an exciting time at Atkins

Réalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees feel this purpose every day. Atkins

Réalis is proud of our company culture that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our company ethos includes collaboration through the connection of people, data, and technology. We are a global firm, leveraging employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people thrive. We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team.

There has never been a better time to be a part of Atkins

Réalis!

Atkins

Réalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. We have been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. We have the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with regional and local clients.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects of diverse scopes and complexities, including Bus Transfer Facilities, Bus Rapid Transit and Micro Transit projects, and Alternative Analysis for circulator systems.
• Lead the planning and development of project deliverables ensuring high quality.
• Collaborate directly with clients to deliver excellent service.
• Develop and oversee project budgets and meet contractual requirements.
• Perform technical analyses and compile project reports.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in planning or related field. Master’s or graduate level technical coursework preferred. This level may be achieved by Planners with seven years’ experience since bachelor’s or six years since Master's. Typical incumbent has 10 years' experience.
• Proven technical writing and communications skills. May be eligible for project management training.
• AICP Certification desired.
• 10+ years’ experience in transportation/transit planning – technical background and expertise in transit and/or transportation planning.
• Experience with FTA processes and compliance, FTA grants, environmental documentation.
• Experience with planning/programming of Transit facilities preferred.
• Potential to serve as Project manager once projects proceed to PE.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience with State and local transportation agencies, and their standards, policies and practices are preferred.
• Experience in Preliminary Engineering and NEPA work for High-Capacity Transit (HCT) projects.
• Experience with applying technical excellence in transit and transportation planning, particularly FTA, FRA, and USDOT project development and funding processes for projects.
• Project management or Senior Task Lead experience on transit and multi-modal transportation studies and projects; professional experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Working knowledge and project leadership on early project development phase for transit projects including general transit planning, alternatives analysis, capital investment grant program and federal funding, conceptual engineering, and environmental planning processes.

Atkins

Réalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that helps our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work. Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life.

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• Paid Family Leave
• Two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
  
  Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

Atkins

Réalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.