The Goodman Corporation (TGC) is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate Planner to support our planning, project development, and engineering practices in Austin or Houston Texas. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in multimodal infrastructure planning, with an emphasis on project management. A bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, urban/regional planning, and/or civil engineering is required. TGC has over 40 years of experience in developing and implementing infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients primarily in Texas Typical project types are largely transportation oriented (roads, sidewalks, public transit facilities and drainage). We specialize in developing projects through the planning and engineering phases that enhance funding and financial strategies that directly lead to project implementation.  Once a project has been thoroughly planned and designed, we actively support our clients in the pursuit and management of federal and state funds; we create strategies that maximize the impact of local investments to the community; and we create local consensus to elevate a project’s priority within a community.

To learn more about our firm, visit the TGC website at: www.thegoodmancorp.com.

Key Responsibilities:

This individual will be integrated in TGC’s planning practice to deliver various multi-modal transportation planning projects. The ideal candidate will be able to complete activities such as:

• Collect, assimilate, interpret and manage project-related data for transportation projects
• Conduct technical analysis to evaluate transportation systems for effectiveness, level of service and needs
• Develop graphical interpretation of complex data analyses using tools such as ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, and/or In-Design, etc.
• Apply deep understanding of transportation methods, functional classification, planning principles, and standard industry evaluations and analyses to deliver complex transportation planning projects
• Attend or lead client and public meetings
• Coordinate with subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams
• Assist with business development by identifying opportunities, pursuing leads, and the development of scopes of work and price proposals

Job Requirements

• Working experience in ArcMap/GIS
• Understand local, state, and federal infrastructure design standards
• Strong organizational, writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Ability to apply math and critical thinking skills necessary to perform job tasks
• Basic computer skills using Microsoft Office package, especially Excel and Word
• Proficiency in utilizing various computer software packages
• Field work as required
• Familiarity with federal, state and local discretionary funding opportunities