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Job Description:

**Intermediate Transportation Planner –**Calgary

Parsons has been a leader in the planning, design and delivery of transportation infrastructure across the world for more than 80 years. Our Canada team is looking for a talented intermediate level planner or engineer to add to our growing team in Calgary. Our team is focused on helping our municipal and provincial clients expand and improve their transportation systems through innovative and transformative solutions.

Position Overview:

The Intermediate Transportation Planner will support our Calgary team in various transportation projects. You will assist in and lead feasibility studies and designs of transportation infrastructure for key corridors in our regions, cities, and towns across the Prairie Provinces as well as British Columbia. Your assignments will involve planning, concept design, functional design, stakeholder communications, and support for approval processes. There will be opportunities to contribute to preliminary and detailed design, tender preparation, and construction phases. You will also participate in master plans and various mobility studies, plans, and designs. Your work may focus on accessibility features, pathways, trails, micro-mobility solutions, cycling facilities, arterial and collector streets, protected intersections and crossings, active transportation bridges, transit priority solutions, rapid transit facilities, integrated street/corridor renewals, and supporting infrastructure. You will help implement Parsons' complete streets and transit-oriented approaches to positively impact communities across the Prairie Provinces.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the planning and design of active transportation, roadway, transit projects, with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity.
• Contribute to transportation/mobility studies, including urban corridor studies and designs, operational and feasibility studies, transportation master plans, and research on best practices and guidelines.
• Participate in public processes for projects and master plans, supporting community-wide stakeholder engagement campaigns.
• Collaborate with other team members and firms within Parsons, including daily support from our British Columbia teams in Vancouver, Victoria, and Kamloops.
• Assist in the preparation of proposal submissions.
• Support new technologies, trends, and advancements in the transportation planning field to maintain technical competency and provide high-quality services to our clients.
• Represent Parsons at professional association events, design standards workshops, and conferences.
• Present project outcomes at local, provincial, national, and international conferences.

Requirements:

• University degree in Urban Planning and/or Civil Engineering with a transportation focus is required. Relevant Master’s degrees or post-graduate certificates are not required but are highly valued.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and writing communications and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of national, provincial and municipal processes, policies, guidelines and standards related to transportation planning/engineering and evolving industry trends.
• Participation in the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Canadian Institute of Planners, Transportation Association of Canada, or other relevant industry organizations.

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!
This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you. Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.

Career Development

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Health

Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.