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Senior Transportation Planner

TKDA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Full Time
Posted December 11, 2025
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Job Description

A Senior Transportation Planner leads transportation projects, mentors junior staff, engages with community stakeholders, and supports business development efforts within a collaborative, hybrid work environment focused on planning, design, and community engagement services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead transportation planning projects of varying scales
  • Mentor graduate planners and collaborate with professionals
  • Engage in community stakeholder engagement and develop planning documentation
  • Manage projects from planning and design through to construction administration
  • Contribute to business development by shaping marketing strategies and nurturing client and agency relationships
  • Identify and track business opportunities, develop proposals, and deliver presentations

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in transportation planning or a related field.
  • Experience leading transportation planning projects of small to large scale.
  • Proven ability to mentor graduate planners and collaborate with professional team members.
  • Demonstrated engagement in all aspects of planning and design processes, including community stakeholder engagement, planning documentation, and program management through to construction administration.
  • Ability to develop and deliver compelling proposals and impactful presentations.
  • Experience working in a hybrid work environment with in-office work on Monday and Friday and remote work Tuesday through Thursday.
  • Successful completion of a standard pre-employment background screening, including Social Security verification, educational verification, review of criminal convictions, and driving history.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range (personalized Total Compensation Overview provided after offer)
Hybrid work environment (In-Office Monday and Friday, WFH Tuesday - Thursday)
Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one)
Annual incentive plan (discretionary bonuses)
HSA contributions (monthly employer contributions if HSA-eligible plan chosen)
401(k) match (employer matching on 401(k) deferrals)
ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan funded by company profits)
Paid time off (PTO accrued based on experience, eight paid holidays per year)

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