Senior Traffic & Transportation Planner

About the role

One of our clients is seeking a highly experienced Senior Traffic & Transportation Planner / Engineer to lead long-range transportation planning and corridor planning initiatives throughout Texas. This is a senior-level position requiring extensive experience working with TXDOT and other Texas transportation and tolling agencies on major highway, roadway, and transportation planning projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range transportation planning and corridor planning studies.
• Manage highway and roadway transportation planning projects from inception through completion.
• Coordinate with TXDOT, regional mobility authorities, tolling agencies, MPOs, counties, and municipalities.
• Prepare and review transportation planning studies, feasibility studies, corridor analyses, and technical reports.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and planning teams.
• Support business development efforts, client meetings, and proposal preparation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure quality project delivery.
• Present technical recommendations to public agencies and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas (Required).
• Minimum 15 years of hands-on experience in:
  • Highway transportation planning
  • Roadway planning
  • Long-range transportation corridor planning
• Extensive experience working with TXDOT and other Texas transportation and tolling agencies.
• Strong knowledge of transportation planning principles, corridor development, and agency coordination.
• Excellent communication, client management, and project leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• TXDOT Precertifications: Experience with one or more of the following categories is highly preferred:
  • Category 1 - Planning
  • Category 3.2.1
  • Category 3.7.1
  • Category 4.7.1
  • Category 7 - Traffic Studies
  • Category 8 - Traffic Operations
  • Category 23.4.4 - Traffic Projections
• Experience with:
  • Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
  • Regional mobility and toll road authorities
  • Transportation corridor studies
  • Highway capacity and traffic forecasting
  • Traffic operations and planning studies
  • Transportation master planning
  • Public infrastructure and roadway improvement projects

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead high-impact transportation planning projects across Texas.
• Work directly with major transportation agencies and public sector clients.
• Collaborative and growing engineering team.
• Long-term career growth and leadership opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.