Transportation Planner

Join a leading transportation and transit planning company and advance your career! Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc. (Foursquare ITP) is looking for a qualified, motivated, passionate, and diverse candidate. This position is scalable, from Junior Transportation Planner to Transportation Planner IV/Task Lead, depending on experience. This position provides the opportunity to contribute to a wide variety of transportation planning projects across the United States, including impactful efforts locally in the Atlanta region, and learn from some of the best and brightest in the industry.

Foursquare ITP’s transportation planning work is focused on the following areas:

• Transit service planning
• Transit operations and facilities planning
• Microtransit and new mobility
• Regional and statewide planning
• BRT, bus priority, and corridor planning
• Transportation demand management
• Micromobility and active transportation
• Strategic and financial planning

This work is supported by four cross-cutting teams focused on: Data Science, Design and Visualization, Public and Stakeholder Engagement, and GIS.

Foursquare ITP’s work is centered on our passion for the profession, investment in each other, dedication to our clients, and positive outlook. We are looking for someone who lives our four core values every day. Learn about the principles that shape our culture here .

Benefits
We’re proud of the experience we create for our employees and the opportunities we provide for growth. In addition to a competitive salary based on experience and qualifications, we also provide an extensive benefits package. Discover how we invest in our people—through both our Employee Value Proposition and our robust benefits package— here

Role
The selected candidate will work as part of a team and will be responsible for transportation planning including data analysis and reporting; mapping, graphics, and visualization; use of technical tools; innovative research; and meeting participation on a wide variety of transportation projects. The candidate will be involved in projects based on experience, interest, and skills, such as transit development plans; transit service and operations planning; regional transportation plans; bus rapid transit and priority corridor plans; active transportation; transportation strategic planning and performance monitoring; transportation demand management planning; and microtransit and micromobility planning.

Responsibilities will include:

• Participating in a variety of project types as well as projects with different project managers.
• Developing and applying a variety of methods for analysis.
• Conducting Geographic Information System (GIS) based analysis and developing maps for conveying complex information.
• Conducting primary and secondary research on a variety of topics. 
• Writing to convey technical elements in reports. 
• Visualizing and communicating complex information.
• Contributing to team discussions. 
• Participating in public and stakeholder outreach. 

Required Skills and Experience
In addition to having the appropriate training and skills, you must be a smart, motivated, self-starter who is passionate about transit and transportation planning and has excellent written and oral communication skills. 
Requirements vary by level within the Junior Transportation Planner and Transportation Planner IV/Task Lead positions. They range from a bachelor’s degree with no full-time work experience to a master’s degree with several years of relevant work experience. Additionally, the selected candidate must have:

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. 
• Proven writing, research, and analysis capabilities.  
• Experience with ArcGIS. 
• Other desired, but not required, skills include: 
  • Experience with graphic design programs such as InDesign, Illustrator, SketchUp, Rhino.
  • Coding in R, Python, or SQL.
  • Tableau or Power BI.

The selected candidate for this position must be located within commuting distance of our Atlanta office.

Compensation
Salary can range from $67,100 to $92,000 depending on education, experience, and relevance of experience.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Foursquare ITP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.