Multimodal Transportation Planner

About This Role

This role is a Multimodal Transportation Planner in Oakland, CA, focusing on active, multimodal, and sustainable transportation. The position evaluates data, conducts site assessments, and develops transportation recommendations for clients, contributing to social justice, safety, and environmental resilience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transportation data including turning movement counts, roadway counts, parking occupancy, transit ridership data, Census data, travel survey data, and travel demand model outputs
• Conduct multimodal transportation analyses including level of service, vehicle miles travel, trip and parking generation, collision analysis, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) assessments
• Prepare study reports and presentations
• Research best practices and emerging topics related to transportation
• Perform fieldwork such as parking and loading surveys
• Evaluate data and conduct site visits and assessments of roadway corridors, transit corridors, station areas, cities, campuses, and development sites
• Apply knowledge of multimodal transportation to develop recommendations for clients
• Use writing, research, and mapping skills to develop reports and plans
• Use and develop project management skills while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team

Requirements

• Broad knowledge of multimodal transportation planning principles and practices
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prepare, and contribute to the preparation of plans, reports, memos, and presentation materials
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to independently work on multiple projects and complete tasks at a high level of quality
• Desire to collaborate and participate in multidisciplinary teams
• Master’s degree in urban planning, transportation engineering, or other related major
• Coursework in transportation planning, urban and regional planning, traffic operation, transportation and land use policy, geography, GIS, statistics, or other related courses
• Strong analytical skills and experience in Microsoft Excel and GIS (ArcGIS)

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in urban planning, transportation engineering, or other related major
• Entry level, 0 years

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Synchro/SimTraffic, VISTRO and VISSIM software
• 2+ years of transportation planning experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits