Job Description

Why join us?

It's an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company's purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos is rooted in collaboration-connecting people, data, and technology to drive meaningful outcomes. As a global organization, we harness the strength of our diverse, worldwide team to build valuable partnerships and contribute to a thriving planet and society. We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Transportation Planner or Engineer to join our team in Henderson, NV as the Nevada Transportation Planning Group Lead. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to build and expand our transportation planning and engineering services throughout the state.

As the Nevada Transportation Planning Group Lead, you will be tasked with leading and growing our municipal and state transportation planning services throughout Nevada. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on various transportation planning studies, provide planning advice to engineering teams, lead the development of documentation and reports, prepare scopes of work, and manage projects and budgets. Your work will contribute to transformational transportation projects, including corridor studies, safety studies, complete street projects, multimodal trails and paths, and resiliency assessments.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Provide leadership, direction, and technical guidance to junior staff.
• Coordinate workload and resources for the Nevada Planning team, collaborate with other offices nationwide, and coordinate with interdisciplinary teams and business unit staff.
• Manage projects, including developing scopes, fees, tracking budgets, and engaging with clients.
• Provide technical expertise and oversight on a variety of transportation planning-related projects, such as safety projects, operations programs, microsimulation and traffic operations modeling, report documentation, multimodal planning, and corridor studies.
• Lead effective engagement and communication with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders.
• Lead business development efforts and participate in the development of proposals.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or a related field.
• P.E. License or AICP certification strongly desired.
• At least 10 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering, or a related field.
• Proven leadership and team management skills, with at least two years of project management and/or staff management experience.
• Proven ability to manage individuals and teams, provide leadership, and manage project production.
• Experience contributing to and leading proposals and business development efforts.
• Demonstrated skills in your area(s) of expertise. These could include transportation planning, safety expertise, or traffic operations modeling.
• Proficiency in transportation planning software and tools.
• Knowledge of transportation regulations and policies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• PTO plus two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.

Please review AtkinsRéalis Equal Opportunity Statement here:

https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/equal-opportunities-statement

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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:

In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/recruitment-agencies

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.