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**Senior Transportation Planner/Project Manager**
> Senior Transportation Planner/Project Manager
Neel-Schaffer, an *ENR* Top 250 engineering design, planning, and construction management firm, has an opportunity for an experienced **Senior Transportation Planner / Project Manager** with public transit emphasis in our Lafayette (LA) office. (Baton Rouge, New Orleans or other remote locations may be considered). **LAFAYETTE, LA (BATON ROUGE, NEW ORLEANS OR OTHER REMOTE LOCATIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED)**
The ideal candidate for this regular/fulltime position will have demonstrated experience in long-range transportation planning, transit planning, bike and pedestrian planning, and the following qualifications.
**Essential duties:**
* Leads short-range and long-range transportation planning work.
* Support or lead the development of long-range transportation plans.
* Assist clients to include local governments (municipal and county/parish), public transit authorities, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and state Departments of Transportations.
* Leads range of planning tasks, including analysis of existing conditions and needs, community engagement, visioning, financial planning, and plan development.
* Prepare technical and non-technical reports and presentations.
* Manages projects and/or tasks by completing them within deadlines and budget requirements.
**Education and/or experience:**
* Bachelors degree in urban planning, geography, public administration, engineering, or related field.
* 5-10 years of transportation planning experience in the public or private sector.
* Demonstrated experience managing projects is required.
* Ability to communicate with and engage the general public and stakeholders is a must.
* Ability to analyze public transit service, routes, schedules, or operations.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
* Domestic travel may be required, mostly in the South/Southeast US. The frequency of travel is contingent on workload and project demands.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
* AICP Certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment)
* GIS experience
**Equal Opportunity Employer**