What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Planner position at Kimley-Horn?
Overview
Our Fort Lauderdale office is looking for a Transportation Planner with 4 years of experience to join our Transportation Planning and Traffic Operations team.
Responsibilities
This individual will support and often take the lead on various transportation planning activities. Tasks may include: preparing transportation mobility plans, multimodal corridor analyses, transit studies, pedestrian and bicyclist safety studies, MPO studies including Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs), complete streets studies, and public engagement. We’re seeking an individual interested in contributing to the growth of this practice by participating in client meetings, client communication/coordination, mentorship of junior-level staff and task management while working with a variety of individuals.
Qualifications
- 4 or more years of relevant experience
- Have a BS or MS in Planning
- AICP certification or the ability to obtain within 12 months of employment
- Technical skills in transportation planning
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
- Strong technical writing skills
- Sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines
- Detail-oriented team player with an ability to contribute to a positive work environment
- Ability to work independently and as a team
Why Kimley-Horn:
We are a full-service consulting firm that provides a wide range of infrastructure and land development planning and engineering services to both public and private clients. Though we have more than 5,000 employees in over 90 offices, we pride ourselves on our small company feel.
Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it—that’s why we recruit passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. By joining Kimley-Horn, you’ll be joining a firm whose core values and core purpose are more than just words on paper—they form the basis of a culture that has yielded success since 1967.
Kimley-Horn has been recognized 14 times as one of the "Top Companies to Work For".
Below is a list of Benefits Provided by Kimley-Horn:
- Retirement contributions include a 2-to-1 401(k) match on the first 4% and a discretionary profit-sharing contribution
- Profit sharing in 2020 was 10%, leading to an employer contribution of 18% (variable based on profits of firm)
- Performance Based Bonus Compensation
- Health Savings Account – Company paid HSA contribution
- Medical Insurance - Insurance that includes a no month premium option
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off – Varies based on experience and classification
- Tuition reimbursement
- Back-up Childcare - Company-paid back-up childcare
- Employee referral program for bringing great people to the firm
- New Parent Leave
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate
- Financial Advisors
- Dependent Care FSA
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Kimley-Horn in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.