Senior Transit Planner/ Project Manager

Department: Transportation    Location: Denver, CO

About the role

At Horrocks, we believe the best work comes from a company that values people as our greatest resource and has a responsibility to the communities where we live and work. We are seeking a Senior Transit Planner or Project Manager to join our growing planning team and help lead unique and fulfilling transit and multimodal transportation planning efforts across the mountain west. We provide transportation planning services for a wide variety of clients, including transit agencies, state DOTs, MPOs, and cities both in Utah and throughout the intermountain west. Our planning team is based out of Utah, and we are looking for the right candidate to help our team grow and expand our reach in other regions where Horrocks does business.

Responsibilities

• Have project management or planning lead experience with transit and transportation planning efforts
• Support transit strategic growth initiatives through client and business development activities
• Manage a wide variety of planning studies that may include transit alignment and mode analyses, PEL or NEPA planning, corridor plans, active transportation plans, as well as coordinate on rural, tribal, and small urban transportation and transit system plans
• Research and implement innovative best planning practices related to transit and transportation
• Analyze transportation, land use, equity, transit, and economic data to provide metrics, measures of success, and planning recommendations
• Communicate technical information effectively to a wide range of audiences and prepare well-written technical deliverables
• Support our Public Engagement team with virtual and in-person public and stakeholder outreach

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in urban planning or a closely related field (required); master’s degree in planning or a similar field (preferred)
• 10+ years of relevant experience (preferred)
• Lead and/or support client maintenance and business development efforts
• Experience working for or with public transit and other public agencies
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit – a willingness to see opportunities, take initiative, and solve problems by turning ideas into action
• Experience in research, Geographic Information Services, data collection and analysis, spreadsheets/databases, and data visualization
• Strong technical writing skills and ability to lead the execution of complex written deliverables
• Comfort in preparing charts, graphics, and other visuals for inclusion in planning documents and presentation materials or working closely with other departments to produce this collateral
• Effectively communicate technical information to audiences orally and in writing
• Collaborate effectively with agency staff, public officials, community stakeholders, internal teams, and the public
• Thrive in a fun and collaborative environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k): 50% match of contribution up to 6%
• Professional development opportunities including in-house training
• Paid professional organization membership and professional licensure
• Unmatched Comp Time Policy: Hours worked over 40 in a week can be reimbursed as additional pay at an equivalent hourly rate or banked as additional PTO

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.