Transportation Planner

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This is an exciting opportunity for those seeking a career in transportation planning to gain experience working on major multi-modal transportation studies across Canada. The primary role is to perform research, data analysis, policy development, and report writing to support a range of multi-modal transportation planning studies related to transportation master planning, travel demand forecasting, transportation system/network planning and operations, environmental assessments and other sustainable transportation initiatives.

This position is all about helping cities improve mobility and access while reducing reliance on automobiles and supporting broader city building goals related to sustainability, equity and compact development. Our team undertakes the complex challenge of supporting these goals by planning a transportation system designed to encourage and enable more sustainable transportation options.

Mobility
We partner with our clients across the globe to design thriving and connected cities and communities that enable opportunity for all and keep the world moving. Climate change, urbanization and digitization trends are requiring today's mobility projects and systems to address an evolving set of demands from the world's growing population. We design connected, sustainable solutions that integrate existing infrastructure with new technologies, and optimize the mobility of people and goods.

Role accountabilities:

• Researching best practices in sustainable transportation


• Assisting in evaluating planning solutions through the development of multi-criteria evaluation frameworks and key performance indicators


• Interpreting technical analysis towards writing sections of reports and plans that clearly highlight key takeaways


• Conducting data analysis to understand key mobility trends such as transit ridership, service delivery, mode share etc.


• Assisting in researching and developing sustainable transportation policies


• Assisting with the planning and delivery of public and stakeholder engagement including tracking correspondence and maintaining records


• Supporting business development and proposal initiatives


• Leading the preparation of technical reports, meeting materials, meeting minutes and presentation decks

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or in civil engineering.


• Strong organizational and time management skills.


• Strong written communication skills.


• Able to work effectively independently and on a team


• Strong interest in transportation planning


• Intermediate/advanced excel and/or GIS skills are considered an asset.


• Strong skills in Microsoft Access and Python are considered an asset.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. 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.