Transportation Planner 4-Tollways

Join CDM Smith’s Transportation team where our sights are set on improving people and goods movement for the long haul. Our technical teams are versed in various design disciplines, including roads, bridges and structures, traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems, public transit, and more. As a member of this team, you will contribute to CDM Smith’s success by;

• Policy Development and Analysis: Lead the development, review, and revision of transportation policies to align with the Illinois Tollway’s strategic goals and objectives. Analyze existing transportation policies to identify areas of improvement for the Tollway. Ensure transportation policies align with sustainability and equity/inclusion goals, such as minimizing the environmental impacts of the Tollway’s existing and future infrastructure and improving access to the region’s diverse communities.
• Strategic Planning: Support the development and implementation of a strategic transportation planning framework that integrates policy, infrastructure, and community needs. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of transportation plans and policies to achieve the Tollway’s goals. Understand the legislative and regulatory context of transportation, land use, environment, and community development at the local, regional, state, and federal levels. Identify and pursue grant opportunities to help Tollway and partner agencies achieve strategic goals.
• Industry Benchmarking: Conduct research on best practices in transportation policy to inform the Illinois Tollway’s approach. Benchmark the Illinois Tollway’s policies against leading transportation agencies, particularly U.S. toll agencies, to identify areas of improvement. Analyze national and international tolling trends, including all-electronic tolling, invoicing, congestion pricing, and violations enforcement.
• Technical Analysis: Perform traffic and revenue studies for planned and existing facilities by applying socioeconomic and travel demand analysis, conducting surveys, and other methods. Technical studies are executed at different levels of detail ranging from sketch to investment grade levels. Duties are anticipated to include overall task management and QA/QC procedures.
• Education and Outreach: Develop and support educational campaigns to inform the public about new transportation policies and initiatives. Interact with client and other transportation and local public agencies in northern Illinois. Coordinate with subconsultants to collect data and provide input at critical stages of technical studies.

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Urban, Community or Regional Planning or related discipline. 5 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

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As technical and document review are key to this position, strong critical thinking, technical writing ability, and verbal communication skills are of the utmost importance. Assist task managers with writing technical reports, preparing presentations, progress reports and other project deliverables.
Superior task management skills and team-minded interpersonal skills are desired. The position will act as a mentor for junior staff by providing thorough editing of draft documents, QA/QC of deliverables, and background on the planning context in which the Tollway operates.
Prior experience with tolling policy is desired. However, a candidate with a strong understating of regional transportation planning in Northern Illinois will be given equal consideration.

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “CDM Smith”) reserves the right to require consumer reports or investigative consumer reports containing information about you in connection with your application for employment. The consumer report or investigative consumer report will provide information including but not limited to verification of employment, education and licensure, etc. as well as credit when applicable for certain positions. If this position is subject to a consumer report or investigative consumer report related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of the report. CDM Smith may also conduct drug testing for designated positions. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional consumer reports or investigative consumer reports, as well as drug testing.

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All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

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No – We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position