Professional Transportation Planner

You deserve a job that you feel proud of, where you can channel your knowledge and skills into projects that positively affect communities, and where you design your own path. This is Alliant. Become an employee-owner of a growing engineering and consulting firm where we strive to provide a diverse and equitable culture of support and opportunities. Our success is driven by our employee-owners, and we're excited to have you be a part of it.

The Impact You’ll Have:

We are looking to add a Professional Planner to our Transportation Planning team in the Minneapolis office. This candidate will apply broad knowledge of planning principles and practices in multiple practice areas and work on multiple projects. They will independently evaluate, select, and adapt standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Our growing team of transportation planners are engaged in a wide range of interesting and innovative projects for our clients. Examples include multimodal corridor planning, planning policy and guidance, leading-edge safety planning, equity analysis, environmental documentation, grant applications, and online and in person community and stakeholder engagement activities. Our team is dedicated to sharp thinking and analysis, strong communications, innovative approaches, and moving projects forward for the good of our clients and the communities we serve.

Responsibilities:

• Leads tasks and assigns tasks to and directs planners, engineers, technicians, and administrative staff.
• Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of the planning work.
• Assists with scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Manages projects of smaller scope and budget.
• Completes planning tasks and assignments with minimal supervision.
• Prepares complete, accurate and well-written project documents that meet client scope requirements.
• Analyzes and interprets data.
• Formulates and solves problems.
• Conducts thorough reviews of planning products prepared for them by others.
• Supports marketing and proposal efforts
• Supports community engagement tasks as requested

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree in planning or related field preferred
• 4+ years of professional experience, including experience with local and regional agencies.
• AICP certification preferred (or in progress)
• Strong interpersonal and client relationship skills

• Analytical skills, and familiarity with research techniques, local/regional geography, transportation networks, systems, and modalities.
• Experience using GIS and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Benefits:

At Alliant, we take care of our employees by offering a world class benefits package including:

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Market-Leading Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k Contribution Programs
• Medical (with HSA Contribution), Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Wellness Programs and Competitions
• Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off Programs
• Flexible Schedules
• Casual Work Environment
• Paid Professional Development and Training
• Community Involvement/Charity Events
• Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Office Recreation Room, Off-Site Socials, Etc.)

Who We Are:

Alliant Engineering, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a growing planning, engineering, landscape architecture, and surveying firm with a strong culture of customer service, quality, delivery, and innovation. At Alliant we work hard; we have fun; and we love it.

We plan and design solutions that address current needs while paving the way for a brighter future. We provide a culture of diversity, equity, and support, where everyone is given the opportunity to grow and succeed. We approach every project with unwavering confidence yet remain humbly committed to delivering work that speaks for itself. At Alliant, our employee-owners are the force behind our success, and we can't wait for you to join us to build better communities with excellence and passion.

The base salary for this position is expected to be in the range of $80,000 - $95,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.