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Job Description

Job Description

Bolton & Menk, a top regional consulting firm in the Midwest is looking to add a Senior Planner to our Transportation Planning Work Group based in one of Minnesota offices. As a Top Workplace, this is a fantastic chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Midwest, Southeast, and beyond.

Our established staff of professionals help bring sustainable process, design, and accountability to a community. We are passionate about using collaboration to lead us to the right solution. A solution that can be planned for and funded. A lasting solution that not only works today but long into the future. Our expertise offers a fresh, engaging approach to solve multi-faceted problems involving technical, regulatory, and community issues.

What You Will Be Doing :

In this position, you will be part of a fast-paced transportation planning team, responsible for managing complex projects which meet budget and schedule to client satisfaction for services related to transportation planning and project funding. In this role, you will be expected to lead a subset of our Midwest transportation funding team focused on securing funding for highway corridor and system infrastructure projects. Ideally, this role would also serve as a lead or support planner on large infrastructure projects requiring a robust funding plan for project delivery. Responsibilities are expected to include developing and facilitating the delivery of project implementation and funding plans, staying up to date on all relevant state and federal funding programs and proactively communicating opportunities internally and to clients, leading grant application teams with responsibility for quality deliverables, and leading strategies for persuasive project messaging and visuals that support application packages and state and federal lobbying efforts. This role exercises independent judgement and may provide oversight, supervision, and / or work direction to less experienced staff. The position also receives oversight and work direction from work group leaders.

If you enjoy being at the front end of making community infrastructure needs happen and collaborating with a creative team and industry leading clients, this is a great opportunity!

What We Are Looking For :

• Experience in project or large task management and support staff development
• Thorough understanding of transportation funding programs (state and federal level)
• General knowledge of the transportation project development processes
• General knowledge of NEPA regulations (environmental focused)
• Experience with competitive grant application preparation
• Ability to guide development of persuasive project messaging and materials
• Knowledge of transportation planning methods and application at the local and regional level
• Public and agency engagement experience with transportation projects
• Experience researching methods and statistical principles related to transportation infrastructure project needs and benefits to local and regional communities
• Applied knowledge of methods and techniques of effective technical report preparation and presentations

Education and Experience :

Salary Range : $75,000 - $150,000 depending on years of experience and credentials

Bolton & Menk is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to specific geographic location. Bolton & Menk reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and / or federal law.

Supporting Our Employees

There’s life at work and life outside of work. Bolton & Menk has a number of benefit programs and amenities to support you and your family throughout whatever stage of life you are in.

Benefits :

WHY BOLTON & MENK?

Bolton & Menk, Inc. specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 1,000 employees throughout more than 35 locations in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Colorado providing services to more than 400 communities and agencies. Learn more about our history here : https : / / www.bolton-menk.com / about-us /

OUR BENEFITS

At Bolton & Menk, we value our people and provide an exceptional Total Compensation and Benefits Package to protect our most valuable asset. We are committed to the well-being of our employees and their families. Perks of being a Bolton & Menk employee include peace of mind with our benefits package and competitive compensation plan, flexible schedules, and career development opportunities. Learn more here : https : / / www.bolton-menk.com / careers

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bolton & Menk does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies in response to Bolton & Menk job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team is required after any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team.

It is our responsibility and privilege to embrace the diversity of people, thoughts, and experiences necessary to develop infrastructure systems that serve all people. Bolton & Menk, Inc., is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer including disability and vets.