AECOM is actively seeking a self-motivated Transportation Planner III (Environmental Focus) to join our Arizona transportation planning team, providing technical expertise and managing environmental tasks for public and private transportation and infrastructure clients throughout our US West Region.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Conducting research, data reviews, and analysis to determine potential environmental effects related to transportation improvements.
- Collects various technical and statistical data and prepares reports and maps on topics such as census information, land use, and the natural environment.
- Supports development of planning documents for transportation studies, including, but not limited to, environmental documents, permits, alternatives impacts, and alternatives analysis.
- Interprets and compares findings of relevant studies for compliance with local, state, and Federal planning and environmental requirements, standard procedures, and client expectations.
- Utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze data and prepare detailed maps for use in reports.
- Supports agency stakeholder and public engagement efforts as part of the transportation planning and environmental review process.
- Schedules, attends, and prepares summary reports for meetings, both internal and external
- Coordinates closely with a large team of governmental agencies, contractors, the public, and other project personnel
- Identifies and implements innovative tools to improve communication, file sharing, and workflow within a large project team
- Develops and maintains databases
- Tracks project schedule and task status, prepares status and progress reports on a regular basis
- Assists with other duties assigned by senior staff and/or Project Managers.
- Under direct supervision, conducts field evaluations and assessments.