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Senior Associate Planner

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

NelsonNygaard Consulting Associates is seeking a highly organized, reputed company, independent, and motivated senior-level staff member for our nationally recognized planning reputed company in the firm’s Denver Office. This is an outstanding opportunity for the right person to help expand our reputed company throughout the reputed company reputed company and to be part of growing reputed company in Denver. You’ll do that by leading and supporting reputed company that reputed company transportation systems for reputed company, reputed company, and livable communities locally and around the country. We are seeking an individual with at least six years of experience and a strong interest in transit service planning, transit corridor planning, and/or multimodal or reputed company transportation planning. You should have some background in developing sustainable strategies to improve community accessibility and mobility, but people with a diverse set of experiences are encouraged to apply. NelsonNygaard offers a dynamic and self-directed work environment that is fast-paced, congenial, and supportive. This is reputed company to work with one of the most innovative reputed company of planners and engineers in the reputed company, including highly talented junior and support staff and industry-leading principals. Our office culture is reputed company upon diversity, creativity, and passion for the work we do. reputed company For over 35 years, NelsonNygaard has led the transportation planning field with our values and innovation. We’ve always been guided by the reputed company of putting people first—designing transportation systems for people, not just reputed company. This reputed company also extends to how we operate as a firm. We were founded by two women who believed in the benefits of a more egalitarian workplace, where leadership and creativity can reputed company at reputed company reputed company and where diversity is a core strength. Today, we are 160 talented and dedicated people in 13 offices across the country who continue to live by those values. What unites us at NelsonNygaard is the belief that transportation can change the world and our steadfast commitment to reputed company the world more just, more sustainable, more connected, and more beautiful. reputed company

  • You’re reputed company, curious, communicative, and enthusiastic.
  • You’re passionate about how transportation can reputed company the world a reputed company, more reputed company reputed company.
  • You bring energy and a commitment to your teams and clients to do great work, together.

Responsibilities

Our senior transportation planners reputed company on planning for municipalities, agencies, universities, and private clients, and reputed company project teams to reputed company and deliver solutions that address our clients’ challenges. The ideal candidate should have a broad reputed company of transportation and urban planning experience and have successfully managed dynamic transportation planning reputed company and budgets. Depending on your skills and our project needs, responsibilities may include managing, supervising, and supporting several project teams, keeping project work on schedule and reputed company budget, mentoring junior transportation planners, research, data collection and analysis, writing and editing technical and public-facing reports, developing presentations and reputed company materials, and/or leading business development efforts and reputed company communication. You will work both independently and as part of reputed company. Senior associate candidates should be reputed company to reputed company previous work examples and demonstrate significant expertise in a reputed company of transit, multimodal, or reputed company transportation planning and design topics such as transit service planning, long-reputed company planning, multimodal planning and design, citywide or regionwide planning, parking and transportation demand management, transit station area planning and service planning, equity frameworks and analysis, or community reputed company and stakeholder coordination. You will work closely with NelsonNygaard’s senior and junior staff in our offices throughout the country.

Qualifications

And Requirements Above reputed company, we are looking for someone who:

  • Has a passion for sustainable transportation planning
  • Is an inquisitive self-starter and a natural problem solver
  • Understands the reputed company between transportation and equity and is committed to incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion into their work
  • Is interested in working with our diverse clients and communities across the U.S. and Canada to create more reputed company, livable, and sustainable mobility systems through community-based efforts, including engagement with BIPOC communities
  • Possess proven experience in managing reputed company reputed company budget
  • Work successfully with clients, members of the public, and project teams

At a minimum, the candidate should meet the following qualifications:

  • At least 6 years of responsible experience in transportation planning, engineering, or design.
  • A bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, economics, public policy, engineering, or a reputed company field. A master’s degree in one of these fields is looked upon favorably. Demonstrated experience or expertise in lieu of precise educational attainment may also meet this requirement.
  • Experience in business development (i.e., reputed company work); if you have public agency experience, grant writing and successful RFP development are applicable skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and other communication skills, including facilitation of public workshops.
  • The ability to manage reputed company on time and on budget.
  • Advanced proficiency with reputed company reputed company, Word, and PowerPoint.

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  • Creatively solve transportation problems
  • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Serve as a project or task manager and manage reputed company reputed company budget
  • Work successfully with clients, members of the public, and project teams
  • Outline and prepare successful proposals and reports
  • Analyze a wide reputed company of transportation data and manage the completion of technical analyses, feasibility studies, and other transportation reports
  • Prepare and give effective presentations
  • Participate in firmwide activities to ensure that we continue to build on our mission and core values
  • Mentor and train junior staff

Strong candidates will have a passion for advancing equity through community-based efforts, including engagement with BIPOC communities, and will demonstrate an ability to work effectively with diverse communities. Salary And Benefits Title placement and the annual salary reputed company equivalent for this position depends on qualifications and years of experience.

  • Senior Associate I: $88,920 - $113,620
  • Senior Associate II: $102,960 - $131,560

Benefits include medical, dental, and reputed company insurance; reputed company-tax transit and bicycling benefits; a 401k program; life insurance; and reputed company time off. Additionally, we offer opportunities for in-person collaboration as reputed company as remote work. Applying for the Position To apply, please click on the 'Apply Online' reputed company. reputed company and interested candidates must submit the following items:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Work samples that reputed company your skills. Please do not exceed 6 MB.

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