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Transportation Planner - Florida

Jacobs

The Role

Overview

Plan multimodal transportation projects and lead stakeholder engagement in Florida.

Key Responsibilities

  • plan documents
  • needs analysis
  • alternatives evaluation
  • grant applications
  • client engagement
  • business development

Tasks

-Prepare a range of transportation planning documents, including long-range regional transportation plans, transit plans, facility plans, service plans, and environmental studies -Help expand the transportation planning team -Engage with clients, subconsultants, and stakeholders -Conduct needs analysis, alternatives development and evaluation, and short- and long-range strategies to support agency staff in delivering projects and programs -Assist with Federal, State, and Local grant applications -Support business development pursuits and help build strong client relationships -Conduct planning studies, stakeholder engagement plans, and prepare planning deliverables for

Requirements

  • project management
  • arcgis
  • adobe cc
  • bachelors
  • 8+ years
  • client-facing

What You Bring

-Project management and leadership experience as a planner, task manager, or project manager in transportation planning -Strong client-facing skills with experience managing small and large transportation planning projects -Bachelors degree in planning, policy, engineering, or related field -Experience in planning, land use, active transportation, transit, and/or multimodal corridors -Ability to develop and deliver technical presentations to stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and/or the public -Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS applications, Adobe Creative Cloud applications, and Microsoft Office -Demonstrated experience working on transportation projects within FDOT, including direct engagement with agency officials and local stakeholders. -At least 8 years of experience in transportation and land use planning, analysis, and studies -Previous experience with Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Counties, or Municipal transportation projects -A multi-faceted background, including public sector project experience -Advanced technical writing abilities -Experience facilitating discussions and presenting complex information

Benefits

-Active transportation networks, trails, and paths

The Company

About Jacobs

-Headquartered in Dallas, it has evolved into a global powerhouse delivering consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. -Its portfolio spans transformative projects—clean water systems, data centers, rail expansions, offshore wind roadmaps, and wastewater plants. -Specialising in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, national security & defense, life sciences, transportation and water sectors. -Jacobs has reshaped itself via key moves—spinning off government services, acquiring CH2M in 2017, and exiting traditional oil & gas units. -Projects often tackle high-stakes, complex challenges: wastewater treatment in Vancouver, LIRR station upgrades, and AI data centres in Portugal. -Unusually, the firm shifted its HQ from California to Dallas in 2016 to align with its expanding national and global reach.

Sector Specialisms

Advanced Manufacturing

Cities & Places

Energy

Environmental

National Security & Defense

Life Sciences

Transportation

Water

Cybersecurity and Operational Technology