Planner III

What We're Looking For

The time is right to join HNTB Michigan! We are seeking candidates for a Planner III position in our planning group.

At HNTB, you can invest in a career that is meaningful and rewarding to you while making a difference for Michigan communities that matter to all of us. As part of a nationwide firm, HNTB Michigan has been a part of delivering solutions for some of the largest and most innovative infrastructure projects across the state. With our historic growth and several office locations across the state, it is an exciting time to join our team of passionate professionals and employee owners working to build a better tomorrow.

This opportunity entails being responsible for supporting environmental review for infrastructure projects including researching, gathering, and analyzing data, preparing project materials, and applying environmental law and policy to ensure compliance on behalf of the client. This position also performs tasks for transportation planning projects including research, studies, and documentation, coordinating with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion. Work emphasizes design and technical aspects of projects but may include limited task assignee duties and tasks associated with business development. May assist in directing small-scale planning projects and portions of larger projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Research data sources, gathers data, and conducts analysis of data for use in projects.

• Identifies planning and analysis strategies using tools such as GIS, traffic, or safety software to manipulate data, assess scenarios, and perform project analysis.

• Investigates, evaluates, and provides recommendations on planning processes and technical solutions that best meet the project needs.

• Leads aspects of internal and external coordination with project team members, including other discipline areas involved with the project.

• Participates in client meetings and interactions.

• Leads preparation of maps, exhibits, and presentation materials for projects.

• Conducts or directs research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning, and formulates recommendations.

• Participates in the development of conceptual planning alternatives for urban and transportation planning projects

• Writes major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for transportation and infrastructure projects.

• Participates in public process and stakeholder facilitation.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 4 years related professional experience, or

• Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field and 3 years of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring:

• Proficient at using software specific to planning jobs. Aids Planners I and II in increasing their software proficiency.

• Analyzes data to provide findings and recommendations to more experienced staff to move the project forward and determine solutions. Provides direction on data resources to less experienced staff.

• Uses judgement to appropriately identify research tools and sources to conduct technical analysis and assess the findings with some oversight by more experienced staff.

• Drafts reports, including compiled materials from others, to create and substantiate findings. Contributes to presentations and may present findings to the team.

• Assists in preparing materials for client meetings by creating an agenda and organizing meeting materials. Attends client meetings and takes minutes.

• Prepares environmental review documents for moderately complex transportation projects. Functions as the Task Lead for environmental documents with oversight from more experienced staff.

What We Prefer:

• Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.

• Professional Engineer (PE), Engineer in Training (EIT), American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP)

Additional Information

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Locations:

Detroit, MI, East Lansing, MI (Lansing), Grand Rapids, MI