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Job DescriptionThe AECOM Transport Planning and Operations team within the Transit & Rail division of Transportation is seeking a talented, ambitious Transportation Planner/Engineer for immediate employment at one of our Toronto-area offices (Markham or Mississauga). The appropriately qualified applicant will be a key team member on a variety of local projects and will have the opportunity to build on their prior experience in transit, transportation, and urban planning in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
This is a newly created position.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Providing clients with transportation planning services, serving as a technical analyst and/or project coordinator, with a focus on transit planning, policy, and economics projects, such as:
Transit station planning and functional design.
Transportation policy studies
Business case assessments for transportation projects
Transportation master plan studies
Active transportation planning and design projects
Environmental assessments for transportation facilities
Input to traffic impact studies
Transportation study peer reviews
Urban/City Planning
Preparing documentation related to current or prospective projects, including correspondence, reports, maps, proposals, expressions of interest, specifications, consultation materials, and meeting minutes.
Communicating and working with other project team members, including mentoring junior-level team members
Liaising with and assisting other departments and offices in the provision of transportation planning services to clients.
Completing work within the prescribed time and budget while maintaining high-quality
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or greater in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or a similar field with a strong emphasis on transportation planning or engineering
2+ years of experience in transportation planning with some experience in transit, active transportation, and/or multimodal projects
Excellent technical writing skills and experience writing a variety of deliverable types, including technical memoranda, reports, and public-facing documents
Strong verbal communicator, including presentation, facilitation and listening skills
Proficient working knowledge in using ArcGIS to produce high-quality maps and complete basic network analysis
Proficient working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite that includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience in undertaking planning studies with large data sets
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong understanding and application of analytical outputs from transportation planning modelling tools, such as Synchro, EMME, TransCAD, VISSIM and or equivalent.
Strong understanding of current transportation planning, policy, and infrastructure initiatives in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (with an emphasis on transit), land use and demographic trends in the region, and general urban planning and related policy issues
Transit service operations and planning practices, as well as transit priority assessments
Experience in a professional consulting environment
Experience in transportation planning policies and infrastructure economics, including an appreciation of transit service systems and revenue forecasting.
Familiarity with public finance issues related to municipalities and provinces in Ontario and Canada, including the use of revenue tools and development charges.
Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure planning and design, including familiarity with established and emerging design practices locally and globally.
Transportation demand management and parking policies
Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position
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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Artificial intelligence will be used to support the screening, assessment, and selection of applicants for this role. Final hiring decisions are made by the hiring team.
