Planning Principal Associate I

Position Summary

Principal Associates at TEI are key team members who are expected to demonstrate leadership in projects, for clients, and within TEI in the following ways:

• Project Leadership entails managing, directing and executing overall project work underneath a Principal-in-Charge and developing project scopes, fees, and schedules. This position requires developing comprehensive project management skills to maintain deadlines and project deliverables.
• Client Leadership involves working directly with clients for projects, developing relationships with clients, and maintaining them beyond the life of a project.
• Team Leadership at TEI recognizes there is great value in continual learning, from experts in our fields and from each other. As a Principal Associate you are encouraged to build your knowledge and skillset while helping grow the team members around you through mentorship and training

Examples of Projects & Responsibilities

As a Principal Associate in TEI’s planning team, the following are examples of the types of projects, deliverables, and responsibilities you may expect, depending on the project and your particular skills:

• Lead development of planning projects – may include:
  • Multimodal, bike, or transit plans
  • Sub-area, city, or regional plans
  • Transportation planning components of broader projects like Livable Centers Studies or Comprehensive Plans
• Create and lead meaningful public participation activities
• Facilitate stakeholder coordination within projects
• Develop deliverables that support consensus and are implementable for clients
• Identify and follow project management standards and best practices
• Collaborate as a part of a team to appropriately staff projects and manage client work

Qualifications:

TEI requires a comprehensive and practical knowledge of transportation planning field with use of analytical judgment, communication, and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment. A successful candidate will have previous work or educational experience in some or many of the following areas:

• Knowledge of the practices, principles, and processes of multimodal and/or long-range transportation planning
• Complete street and context-sensitive streets planning
• Bicycle/pedestrian facility planning
• Multimodal corridor studies
• Transit planning
• City or regional transportation planning
• Transit orient development and economic development strategies
• Grant writing and implementation strategies
• Candidates should meet most of the following qualifications: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in urban/transportation planning, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience, with at least 1 year of project management experience
• AICP certification, or the ability to obtain within one year
• Excellent written, verbal, and other communication skills
• Organization skills and the ability to manage time and multiple tasks
• Demonstrated analytic and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated skills with Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated skills in GIS; experience with spatial analysis, network analyst, and ArcGIS Online apps are a plus
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and other related products

How to apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume as a combined PDF document to careers@teiconnects.com or use the submission form below.

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