Rail Planning Lead

AECOM Transportation in New England is actively seeking a hardworking, creative, experienced Rail Planning Lead for immediate employment.

Imagine working on rewarding rail and transit projects throughout New England and nationally, within a growing multimodal transportation planning team. Be a leader on some of the best and most challenging rail/multimodal projects regionally, with opportunities to work on projects nationally.The appropriate qualified candidate is expected to have project management experience. He/she possesses technical excellence in a specialty area that is critical to the success of the firm.  He/she will source and follow up on business development leads.  He/she will supervise the work of others and coach planners with less experience.  Financial and project management goals are defined by the organization annually. He/she is actively sought out by clients for his/her expertise and has a strong professional network.  The responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to, the following:Project manager, task leader, or key planning role on small scale to large scale rail and multimodal transportation projectsAbility to manage and work on several projects or issues simultaneouslyAbility to provide leadership, effective supervision and staff/budget and project management skillsCoordinate across business lines to bring teams together to solve complex infrastructure challengesServe as Capture Manager for business development pursuits relating to rail, transit, and multimodal transportation planningLead rail planning projects and tasks Support development of sustainable mobility projects, including long range transportation plans, innovative approaches to developing transportation alternatives for the future   Work with New England offices to support and help develop the transportation planning practice throughout the regionSupport climate change related planning projects and initiatives throughout the region and lead NEPA projectsAnalyze planning projects related to transportation including land use policies, impact of projects and long-range planning needsDefine regional and local transportation planning problems and prioritiesPrepare reports, recommendations, assessments and impact statements Collaborate with land use planners, zoning professionals, economists and travel demand modelers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation, rail and transit design issuesReview and assist in designing public information surveys (online and intercept type) to identify areas of public concernLead public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designsSupport efforts in developing and implementing projects related to corridor planning, highway/roadway/complete streets, bus stops, stations, and emerging technologies in transportation:  e.g. automated and connected vehicles, TNCs and electric vehiclesSupport transportation-related grant writing effortsDirect development of stakeholder surveys and lead stakeholder engagement activitiesDirect data collection efforts like ridership, bicycle/pedestrian counts, surveys, etc.Direct the development of maps and graphics