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Senior Transportation Planner

TKDA
Bloomington, Minnesota
Full Time
Posted January 6, 2026
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Job Description

A Senior Transportation Planner responsible for leading transportation projects, mentoring junior staff, engaging with community stakeholders, managing planning documentation, and supporting business development efforts within a collaborative, employee-owned firm.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead transportation planning projects of varying scales
  • Mentor and guide graduate planners
  • Engage in community stakeholder engagement and collaboration
  • Develop planning documentation and manage project programs
  • Oversee projects through to construction administration
  • Contribute to business development by shaping marketing strategies and nurturing client relationships
  • Identify and track new business opportunities
  • Prepare proposals and deliver presentations to clients and stakeholders

Requirements

  • Experience in transportation planning, project leadership, and mentoring graduate planners.
  • Ability to lead projects and collaborate with industry professionals on small to large-scale transportation projects.
  • Engagement in all aspects of the planning and design process, including community stakeholder engagement, planning documentation, and program management through to construction administration.
  • Experience in shaping marketing strategies, nurturing relationships with clients and agency partners, identifying and tracking business opportunities, developing proposals, and delivering presentations and projects as part of a Seller-Doer approach.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid work environment with in-office presence on Monday and Friday and WFH Tuesday through Thursday.
  • 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, Tuesday - Thursday WFH)
Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one)
Annual incentive plan (discretionary bonuses)
HSA contributions (monthly employer contributions for HSA-eligible plans)
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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