Planning Department Manager at Arcadis U.S.Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Arcadis is seeking a Planning Department Manager and Project Manager to join and lead our Integrated Planning Department in our Atlanta, GA office.

The Planning Department Manager will lead a wide range of transportation planning projects and manage an innovative, collaborative, and growing group of planners. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the national Planning, Design and Engineering department, working with senior partners and be responsible for all aspects of consulting - strategy, marketing, proposal development, project delivery and client relations.

The Planning Department Manager will be creative, resourceful and have strong organizational and communication skills. The successful candidate will also be willing to "wear many hats", be flexible to lead a variety of simultaneous tasks / projects, as well as understand planning as an essential first step towards implementable transportation projects.

Responsibilities as Planning Department Manager / Project Manager include but are not limited to:

• Lead the Integrated Transportation Planning Practice within Arcadis' PD&E department and collaborate with other disciplines to deliver planning projects in Georgia and Nationwide
• Have a thorough understanding of multimodal corridor planning, regional planning and knows how to identify and message economic benefits of transportation projects
• Develop and maintain client relationships
• Identify pursuit opportunities and develop pursuit strategy to grow planning practice

Key Attributes

• Highly self-motivated and entrepreneurial with a thirst for new challenges
• Demonstrate experience with multimodal (transit, roadway, bike/ped and/or ports) planning for multi-discipline projects with high degrees of technical complexity and managing multidisciplinary project teams
• Work in a high-pace environment with the flexibility to work on multiple projects
• Possess effective project management and task management skills
• Offer creative problem solving and be willing to explore emerging client problems

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, City Planning, Transportation, Economics, Engineering or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years' experience required, including working with Transit Agencies or Departments of Transportation (GDOT Office of Planning) clients

Preferred Qualifications

• Hold AICP Certification or ability to secure Certification within first year of employment
• Master's degree in Planning, City Planning, Transportation, Engineering or a related field

Why Choose Arcadis?

Arcadis is the leading global design and consulting firm for natural and built assets, and we invite you to join us in partnering with our clients to deliver truly exceptional and sustainable outcomes. Contribute to the world's most high-profile and transformative projects, from shopping centers in Shanghai and improved traffic flow in Atlanta to state-of-the-art rail systems in Doha, coastal defenses for Manhattan and cleaner air in Los Angeles. Work alongside the industry's foremost thought leaders and accomplished professionals, generating effective, real-world results. We are Arcadis: 27,000 people in more than 70 countries, creating value by applying our collective wisdom to every challenge. Our culture is collaborative, we believe in diversity and the power of global teamwork, and we own the responsibility to sustain the Earth and its people in a safe and balanced way. Arcadis. Improving quality of life.

Transportation, quite literally, makes the world go around. But rapidly increasing urbanization, shrinking budgets and sensitivity to the natural environment demand an innovative approach to advance the future of mobility in all its forms and functions. Join us in developing advanced infrastructure while helping our clients get the most from their existing assets - through innovation and transformational thinking. Together, we will solve some of the world's most complex transportation and land development challenges. Help meet the demands of tomorrow - today.

EEO statement

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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