Analyst - Transportation, Parking, Operations, and Technology Planner

Company: Walker Consultants, Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

Work Location: Throughout California. Offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Irvine. Remote work opportunity available.Apply your knowledge, skills, and curiosity to the urban planning and policy challenges that our public- and private-sector clients face, at the intersection of the transportation, development, sustainability, and equity issues in California and across the country. Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding environment where you will work alongside the industry's best and most talented, with the opportunity to have a front row seat in planning analyses and decisions made by the public and private sectors? If so, you have found the perfect opportunity. Walker Consultants is seeking a professional to assist our planning, operations, and technology practice as we serve our clients throughout California and the nation. Our services apply decades of best practices and the most recent practices that enhance people's experiences and advance clients' goals.Our clients' needs typically focus on achieving the following:

• Access and mobility
• Transportation mode of choice
• Optimization of parking and transportation customer service, as well as bottom lines
• Improving quality of lives through the built environment, sustainability measures, economic growth, and community health
• Perform due diligence services helping gauge market risk and upside potential
• Clients' financial health, to ensure the sustainability of their organizations and their missionsYou'll Love Working Here Because:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance package
• 401(k) with employer match
• 3 weeks of PTO and 8 paid holidays
• 100% Employee-Owned
• Paid Parental Leave
• 12 hours of Paid Community Involvement
• HSA Employer Contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Tuition and Licensure Reimbursement
• Wellness Program - 100% employer paidResponsibilities:
  • Help to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Conduct extensive research and analyze data in specific or general parking, mobility, and transit areas using a variety of methods.
  • Write and present formal and technical reports, working papers, and correspondence.
  • Identify common problems, issues, and opportunities based on observation, research, and data analysis.
  • Develop strategies, actions, and projects to address identified issues consistent with community goals, best practices/standards, and applicable regulations.
  • Develop recommendations and implementation strategies.
  • Prepare information (i.e. project fact sheets, display boards, slides, online platforms, etc.) to explain projects to and gather input from stakeholders and the public.
  • Work with and communicate effectively with a broad range of team members, clients, review agencies, and others as appropriate for a range of project types.
  • Participate in a range of challenging parking, mobility, and transit projects including strategic urban plans, corridor and curb management studies, feasibility studies, and alternative analyses.
  • Support the development of planning, operations, and technology documents with a primary focus on research, data collection, field assessment, data analysis, mapping, writing, and editing reports.
  • Prepare information to explain projects clearly and succinctly to stakeholders and the public, as well as gather feedback and input from community members and stakeholders.
  • Assist with coordinating projects among team members, clients, and external consultants.
  • Communicate and interact with team members, clients, and review agencies.
  • In this role you will read, write, and synthesize data.
  • 10% travel required - overnight and air travel to client sites.Qualifications:
    • Strong writing, verbal, analytical and/or software skills for the specialty area, and critical thinking skills.
    • Minimum of two years demonstrated proficiency as an entry-level analyst or planner, or
    • Master's degree in planning, business, marketing, architecture, engineering, or other degree appropriate to the area of concentration (mobility and parking planning, parking operations, parking technology, etc.), or
    • Five years of transferable experience in parking, mobility and transportation industry, and
    • Consulting experience is a plus.Salary: $70,000 - $90,000 a yearWe offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes a competitive base salary, depending on experience. Total financial compensation resulting from a performance bonus can increase your earning potential.*Cover Letter Required to be considered*Who We Are:Join Walker and be a driving force in revolutionizing access and connectivity through impactful transportation solutions. Your efforts will shape how individuals and communities traverse and engage from inception to realization. Beyond transportation, Walker's influence extends to crafting dynamic communities; as a curb management specialist, you'll be instrumental in fashioning inclusive, secure, and vibrant communal domains that enhance lives.Our commitment to optimizing client assets means your input converts to tangible value, showcasing your ideas and strategies to elevate client triumph. Engage with cutting-edge trends and technologies, embedding them in practical situations to surmount intricate quandaries. Upholding equity and inclusivity, Walker harmonizes public and private aspirations, constructing impartial solutions that enhance access, service, and sustainable revenue streams for diverse users.Walker Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We invite all qualified applicants to apply and do not discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or age.
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