Principal Transportation Engineer / Planner

About the role

We are SLR Consulting (US), a 500+ coast-to-coast team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Business development, win work, and identify future opportunities
• Manage client relationships
• Collaborate across disciplines
• Public speaking, with strong communication and presentation skills
• Develop creative yet realistic solutions
• Staff management
• Project and budget management
• Preparation of proposals and responses to RFPs/RFQs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Transportation Engineering or Planning, or related field
• 15+ years of increasingly responsible professional experience
• Professional Engineer license or transportation-focused certification (e.g., PTP, PTOE, RSP)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with local, state, and federal guidelines/standards, policies, and procedures
• Familiarity with HCS, SYNCHRO/SimTraffic, VISSIM, CADD, GIS software
• Ability to research, present and convey information clearly and concisely
• Desire to be on the forefront of the evolving transportation planning field
• Knowledge of emerging best-practices
• Valid driver’s license
• Willingness to travel by airplane and car, including overnight travel
• Critical thinking and strong communication skills (written, visual, and interpersonal)
• Efficient, thorough, detail-oriented, and dedicated to quality work
• Ability to establish, manage, maintain and grow client relationships
• Work in a collaborative team environment across numerous disciplines