Transportation Planning Sr Manager - Transit/Rail

AECOM is seeking a Transportation Planning Senior Manager to be based in Chicago, IL, Middleton, WI, Minneapolis, MN, Saint Louis, MO, and Waterloo, IA. JOB SUMMARY:AECOM is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Transportation Planning Senior Manager to lead projects and teams in the Greater West subregion of the US West Transit-Rail business line and collaborate with the US West Transit leadership team. This candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful career path in transit and multi-modal transportation planning to serve as a Project Manager working with clients, diverse projects, and project teams.  Our typical portfolio of projects in our Midwest states includes transit project development and delivery; strategic planning and vision studies; long-range transportation plans; zero-emission vehicle transition and funding strategies; capital plans; program management; transit service planning; analysis of grant funding opportunities; emerging technology deployments; transit-oriented development plans; and many more. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to be highly organized, work well independently and collaboratively with the team, and the ability to communicate clearly, delivering excellent reports, studies and documents to the client. This candidate will be a highly experienced manager with full oversight, authority, and accountability for larger, more visible, complex projects and teams. The candidate will play a key role in understanding the strategic development of client relationships and positioning for transit and rail opportunities.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:Managing project teams, supervising staff, and mentoring professional colleagues in a diverse workplaceApplying technical excellence in transit and transportation planning, particularly FTA, FRA and USDOT project development and funding processesIdentifying and supporting business development leads and marketing/proposal efforts, with a particular focus on the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes states (MN, WI, IA, MO, IL)Working to meet financial and project management goals as defined by the organization annuallyManaging a portfolio of clients with multiple projects