Remote Transit Planning Project Manager

Summary

Join Benesch, a growing planning, engineering, and professional services firm, as a Transit Planning Project Manager in our Cincinnati office. This role will coordinate with other Project Managers and Transit Team members to lead transit planning and operational studies for transit systems across the US. With great career progression opportunities, you'll work on challenging projects for public sector clients.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a similar role
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in planning, Geography, Engineering, or related field
• Strong understanding of transportation and transit planning concepts, practices, and procedures. Experience with technology-based on-demand transit services is preferred
• General project management experience including project staffing, budgeting/cost control, schedule adherence, and quality control
• Knowledge of FTA, ODOT regulations, policies, and procedures, transit regulatory compliance or financial considerations, and/or transit agency experience a plus
• AICP preferred
• Strong technical, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to identify business needs and opportunities and effectively forge client and teaming relationships
• Expertise with Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Participate or lead transit planning and operational studies for transit systems of varying sizes and services across the US
• Prepare, review, and oversee quality control/assurance for project deliverables
• Serve as a liaison with key clients to coordinate Benesch projects and assist in project delivery
• Mentor, guide, and develop other staff
• Contribute to business development activities such as developing project teams, leading pursuit strategies, and proposal writing

Benefits

• Access to valuable retirement planning tools, education, and individual meetings with plan advisors at no charge
• Potential for Benesch to contribute up to 9% of your gross compensation to your retirement plan (5% profit-sharing contribution to your 401(k) plan, regardless of your own contributions & 80% match on your contributions, up to a maximum company contribution of 4%)
• Flexible work schedules and hours, including work-from-home options (dependent on the role)
• Generous Paid Time Benefits (PTB) that increase with your career
• Immediate use of annual PTB; no accrual needed with the ability to bundle time-off plans for extended vacations or life events
• Ten days of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement