Junior Transportation Planner - Vancouver, Canada - Stantec

Stantec

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Junior Transportation Planner D0 )

Description

Think of your career as a journey? Come pave the tracks to innovation with our Transit & Rail team and provide revolutionary options for safe, efficient, and affordable transit.

Be a part of this change from the first mile to the last.

Your Opportunity

As an integral team member, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects covering a wide range of transportation planning projects from Rapid Transit to Zero Emissions Bus planning, active travel to travel demand management as well as sport-based operations planning and studies.

You will have the opportunity to interface and work with diverse internal groups within Stantec that cover the range of transportation planning and engineering, in addition to clients through our project teams on projects throughout North America.

Our intent is to grow the Transit and Mobility sector significantly and this is an opportunity to drive your career in this field.

Your Responsibilities

You can expect opportunities to work on projects that include:
Transportation Planning and Policy Development
Transit planning and delivery,
Transit service planning
Detailed analysis of ridership
Operational analysis
Network review and revision
Mapping of networks and operations plans
Pedestrian analysis
Origin-Destination analysis
Parking studies and analysis
Event operations planning
Event Operations documentation and auditing
Multimodal level of service evaluations
Wayfinding
Report writing and documentation
Proposal support as required.
Meet job/project deadlines as determined in conjunction with the project schedule.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Technical Skills and Experience
A strong interest in transportation planning principles and policies is key.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel is required.
Knowledge/experience of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is required
Knowledge/Experience of coding is considered an asset.
Knowledge of Adobe Suite
Experience with programming languages is considered an asset.
Knowledge of the following is considered an asset:
Transit planning and operations
Curbside management and parking,
Active transportation,
Complete Streets,
A valid driver's license is an asset.
Sports and events planning experience is an asset.
Personal Skills
Problemsolving abilities to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and to gather and analyze information skillfully.
Prioritizes and plans work activities effectively; uses time efficiently.
Strong interest and preferable experience in transit and mobility planning.
Selfmotivated.
Strong organizational skills and understanding of how to prioritize.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
Creative problemsolving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Some familiarity with project management is an asset.
Ability to work in a team environment, synthesize problems, and communicate points of view and analytical results.
Travel may be required to deliver and present plans or documents to agencies or clients, or to attend meetings. May occasionally be required to visit study areas, and be exposed to the elements/inclement weather conditions.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning or related Engineering field.
Work experience in a transit agency or transit environment or at a high level in venuebased operations is considered a strong asset.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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Salary Range(s):

- $ $41.54 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in BC

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary:

Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

Primary Location :
Canada-British Columbia-Vancouv