Transportation Planner Recruitment
No Fee Until You Hire
WHY THIS ROLE IS HARD TO HIRE
- Transportation Planners must combine technical analysis with an understanding of land use, infrastructure, mobility, and community needs. Finding candidates who can evaluate complex transportation data while developing practical planning recommendations requires specialized experience.
- The role also involves extensive multidisciplinary coordination. Transportation Planners may work with engineers, urban designers, city planners, developers, transit agencies, municipalities, and community groups. Consequently, strong candidates need to communicate technical findings clearly and collaborate effectively across different disciplines.
- Experienced planners with specialized transit, multimodal, regional, or transportation modeling experience can be particularly competitive. Employers need professionals who can translate complex transportation information into actionable strategies while considering safety, accessibility, development, and long-term mobility goals. Brightway helps organizations identify candidates whose expertise aligns with their transportation planning requirements.
Brightway helps you find the right talent faster.
Brightway Career Consultants recruits Transportation Planner professionals with experience in mobility planning, transit, multimodal transportation, corridor studies, traffic analysis, and transportation strategy. We evaluate candidates based on technical expertise, project experience, analytical ability, communication, and organizational fit.
ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER ROLE
Role Highlights
Transportation & Mobility Planning
Planning & Transportation Agencies
Mid-Level
3+ Years
Urban & Regional Networks
Multimodal Mobility
High
Transportation Analysis
Accessibility & Connectivity
Engineers & Planners
GIS & Modeling Tools
Senior Transportation Planner
What does a Transportation Planner Do?
Transportation & Mobility Planning
A Transportation Planner evaluates how people and goods move through communities and develops strategies to improve mobility. They consider travel demand, network capacity, land use, accessibility, safety, and future development.
Transit & Multimodal Planning
Transportation Planners may develop strategies involving public transit, walking, cycling, shared mobility, and other transportation modes. The objective is to create connected systems that provide practical options for different users.
Traffic & Transportation Analysis
The role can involve analyzing traffic patterns, travel demand, transportation data, and network performance. Planners use analytical tools and models to identify challenges and evaluate potential solutions.
Corridor & Infrastructure Planning
Transportation Planners contribute to corridor studies, roadway strategies, complete-streets initiatives, and transportation improvement programs. Therefore, they must understand how infrastructure decisions affect mobility, development, safety, and surrounding communities.
Stakeholder & Agency Coordination
Transportation planning requires collaboration with municipalities, transit agencies, engineers, developers, planners, and community stakeholders. As a result, planners must communicate technical recommendations clearly and incorporate feedback into transportation strategies.
Find a Transportation Planner to Strengthen Your Mobility Strategy
The right Transportation Planner can improve mobility analysis, transportation strategy, and coordination across complex development and infrastructure initiatives. Brightway connects organizations with qualified transportation planning talent.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop transportation, mobility, and multimodal planning strategies.
- Analyze travel patterns, traffic data, transit systems, and transportation networks.
- Prepare transportation studies, corridor plans, reports, maps, and presentations.
- Coordinate with engineers, planners, agencies, developers, and community stakeholders.
- Support transportation projects that improve safety, accessibility, connectivity, and mobility.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Experience
Typically 3+ years of transportation planning, urban planning, transit planning, or related experience.
Education
A bachelor's or master's degree in transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering, geography, or a related discipline is commonly preferred.
Certifications
AICP certification can strengthen planning qualifications, particularly for professionals pursuing advanced transportation planning responsibilities.
CORE SKILLS
MARKET & COMPENSATION INSIGHTS
typical Salary Range
$70k-$115k
Performance & project-based
Experience Level
3+ years
Role Demand
High
Hiring Market
Competitive
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