AECOM Transportation in New England is actively seeking a hardworking, creative, experienced Rail Planning Lead for immediate employment. Imagine working on rewarding rail and transit projects throughout New England and nationally, within a growing multimodal transportation planning team. Be a leader on some of the best and most challenging rail/multimodal projects regionally, with opportunities to work on projects nationally.The appropriate qualified candidate is expected to have project management experience. He/she possesses technical excellence in a specialty area that is critical to the success of the firm.  He/she will source and follow up on business development leads.  He/she will supervise the work of others and coach planners with less experience.  Financial and project management goals are defined by the organization annually. He/she is actively sought out by clients for his/her expertise and has a strong professional network.  The responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to, the following:<ul><li>Project manager, task leader, or key planning role on small scale to large scale rail and multimodal transportation projects</li><li>Ability to manage and work on several projects or issues simultaneously</li><li>Ability to provide leadership, effective supervision and staff/budget and project management skills</li><li>Coordinate across business lines to bring teams together to solve complex infrastructure challenges</li><li>Serve as Capture Manager for business development pursuits relating to rail, transit, and multimodal transportation planning</li><li>Lead rail planning projects and tasks </li><li>Support development of sustainable mobility projects, including long range transportation plans, innovative approaches to developing transportation alternatives for the future   </li><li>Work with New England offices to support and help develop the transportation planning practice throughout the region</li><li>Support climate change related planning projects and initiatives throughout the region and lead NEPA projects</li><li>Analyze planning projects related to transportation including land use policies, impact of projects and long-range planning needs</li><li>Define regional and local transportation planning problems and priorities</li><li>Prepare reports, recommendations, assessments and impact statements </li><li>Collaborate with land use planners, zoning professionals, economists and travel demand modelers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation, rail and transit design issues</li><li>Review and assist in designing public information surveys (online and intercept type) to identify areas of public concern</li><li>Lead public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs</li><li>Support efforts in developing and implementing projects related to corridor planning, highway/roadway/complete streets, bus stops, stations, and emerging technologies in transportation:  e.g. automated and connected vehicles, TNCs and electric vehicles</li><li>Support transportation-related grant writing efforts</li><li>Direct development of stakeholder surveys and lead stakeholder engagement activities</li><li>Direct data collection efforts like ridership, bicycle/pedestrian counts, surveys, etc.</li><li>Direct the development of maps and graphics</li></ul>

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Rail Planning Lead

AECOM Transportation in New England is actively seeking a hardworking, creative, experienced Rail Planning Lead for immediate employment. Imagine working on rewarding rail and transit projects throughout New England and nationally, within a growing multimodal transportation planning team. Be a leader on some of the best and most challenging rail/multimodal projects regionally, with opportunities to work on projects nationally.The appropriate qualified candidate is expected to have project management experience. He/she possesses technical excellence in a specialty area that is critical to the success of the firm. &nbsp;He/she will source and follow up on business development leads. &nbsp;He/she will supervise the work of others and coach planners with less experience. &nbsp;Financial and project management goals are defined by the organization annually. He/she is actively sought out by clients for his/her expertise and has a strong professional network. &nbsp;The responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to, the following:<ul><li>Project manager, task leader, or key planning role on small scale to large scale rail and multimodal transportation projects</li><li>Ability to manage and work on several projects or issues simultaneously</li><li>Ability to provide leadership, effective supervision and staff/budget and project management skills</li><li>Coordinate across business lines to bring teams together to solve complex infrastructure challenges</li><li>Serve as Capture Manager for business development pursuits relating to rail, transit, and multimodal transportation planning</li><li>Lead rail planning projects and tasks&nbsp;</li><li>Support development of sustainable mobility projects, including long range transportation plans, innovative approaches to developing transportation alternatives for the future &nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Work with New England offices to support and help develop the transportation planning practice throughout the region</li><li>Support climate change related planning projects and initiatives throughout the region and lead NEPA projects</li><li>Analyze planning projects related to transportation including land use policies, impact of projects and long-range planning needs</li><li>Define regional and local transportation planning problems and priorities</li><li>Prepare reports, recommendations, assessments and impact statements&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborate with land use planners, zoning professionals, economists and travel demand modelers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation, rail and transit design issues</li><li>Review and assist in designing public information surveys (online and intercept type) to identify areas of public concern</li><li>Lead public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs</li><li>Support efforts in developing and implementing projects related to corridor planning, highway/roadway/complete streets, bus stops, stations, and emerging technologies in transportation: &nbsp;e.g. automated and connected vehicles, TNCs and electric vehicles</li><li>Support transportation-related grant writing efforts</li><li>Direct development of stakeholder surveys and lead stakeholder engagement activities</li><li>Direct data collection efforts like ridership, bicycle/pedestrian counts, surveys, etc.</li><li>Direct the development of maps and graphics</li></ul>

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