Transportation Planner in Vancouver

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. We believe transportation is more than movement; it’s the foundation of connected, thriving communities. As part of HDR’s Transportation Business Group, you’ll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

Your work will directly support economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities, and quality of life. We bring together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental specialists, economists, management consultants, and specialists across disciplines to solve complex mobility challenges with innovation, technical excellence, and a deep understanding of community needs.

In the role of Transportation Planner, job responsibilities will vary depending on the strengths of the potential candidate and opportunities available, but will generally include:

• Supporting transportation master plans, secondary plans, and environmental assessments
• Macroscopic travel demand modelling and analysis of model outputs
• Supporting the development of multimodal transportation options
• Transportation best practice and emerging trends research and report development
• Data processing, analytics, and visualization
• Preparing materials for and attending client, public, and stakeholder meetings
• Technical report writing
• GIS / mapping
• Traffic and microsimulation analysis (Synchro/Vissim/Aimsun)
• Field Surveys / Observations

Job Skills:

• A self-starter, comfortable working in a team environment, with a strong interest in transportation and developing transportation solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Fluency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge with EMME, VISUM, Synchro, Vissim, or similar demand modelling and traffic simulation platforms, is an asset.
• Working knowledge in ArcGIS is an asset.
• Programming skills in languages such as Python and R, is an asset.
• Progressive and innovative approach to problem-solving is an asset.
• Knowledge of travel demand modeling, geometric roadway design, traffic engineering, transit service planning, active transportation, and an understanding of the current transportation planning context is an asset.
• Knowledge and application of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process (MCEA), Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP), TAC Manual, MTO or BC Geometrics Design Manual are assets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One to two years of experience in transportation planning and engineering including master and secondary plans, highway and transit infrastructure projects, environmental assessments, traffic operations studies, macro/meso/microsimulation modelling, transportation business cases, traffic impact studies, traffic safety, pedestrian and cycling studies, and traffic management plans.
• Familiarity with planning policies and guiding documents in BC, ON, or AB is an asset.
• Experience working on projects with public agencies in British Columbia, Ontario, or Alberta preferred.
• Masters degree is an asset.
• Eligible for future engineering licensure in Canada.

Required Qualifications:

• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

At HDR, the health and safety of our employees is of the utmost importance. In accordance with local safety, health, and environmental legislation, HDR is committed to developing, maintaining, and enforcing proactive safe work policies, procedures, and standards. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and other applicable legislation, we are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities. Candidates with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process by contacting our Human Resources team.