Who we are

As a 100% employee-owned company, at SCJ we embrace serving not only our clients but also each other. We routinely and easily cross job description lines in order to be part of getting something done. Our fast-paced, fun, and flexible atmosphere offers the opportunity for meaningful work that challenges you, makes a difference, and improves communities. We specialize in civil engineering, transportation planning & design, environmental & urban planning, landscape architecture & design, and public outreach. With great projects and a fun-loving team, our firm has been named as both one of the nation’s fastest-growing and best places to work multiple times.

The work we do at SCJ doesn’t lend itself to narrowly defined job descriptions. Our transportation planning work is varied, and we frequently delve into unfamiliar terrain with new opportunities and challenges. Most of our work is tailored to the individual needs of our clients and their communities; it often entails inquiry and exploration to identify optimal strategies, recommendations, and outcomes.

What our transportation planning projects include

• Highway studies and Interchange Justification Reports (IJR)
• Traffic signal optimization at the intersection, corridor, or sub-area level
• Intersection control analysis (roundabout vs signal)
• Multimodal street standards
• Multimodal corridor studies
• Comprehensive transportation plans
• Circulation and access plans
• Operational analyses
• Multimodal level of service analysis
• Integration of transportation and land use decision-making
• Demand estimation
• Community engagement and consensus building
• Performance measures and level of service standards
• Sub-area plans and implementation strategies

What you’ll be doing

• Working with clients. We’re looking for someone who can work with current and potential clients to make their projects a reality and communities a better place for all of us. You’ll help make sure expectations align with project work and that SCJ is providing uncompromising client services.
• Managing and mentoring transportation planning staff. You’ll oversee establishing and managing project objectives, scopes, budgets, work plans, and performance expectations. You’ll have the responsibility and resources to identify needs and make assignments.
• Leading business development. You will look for new work opportunities with existing clients; work to establish new clients; and pursue potential new business, resources, competitive situations, or technology/regulatory factors that enhance SCJ’s overall market competitiveness.
• Initiating and maintaining client relationships. Your role will include business development and all things from that point forward that foster client loyalty.
• Developing and implementing communication plans and stakeholder processes to support planning efforts. Effective verbal and written communications will be an integral part of your work.
• Researching and writing technical papers, policies, recommendations, presentations, or reports. These will be on a wide array of topics related to transportation and may include data collection, analysis, documentation, and collaboration with other team members.
• Providing QA/QC and peer review. Your expertise and attention to detail will ensure deliverables are accurate, thorough, and meet expectations.
• Writing grants and facilitating project evolution and transition from planning to engineering and design.
• Having fun, being kind, inspiring others.

What you bring

• A passion for transportation planning and the role transportation plays in community building.
• The ability to produce effective technical reports as well as reader-friendly plans and policies.
• A disciplined approach and follow-through with work plans, budgets and delivery schedules, project and people management, documentation, communications, and project records.
• Characteristics that make you a sought-after and reliable team member, including a positive, forward-looking attitude, empathy, and collegiality.
• Good judgment and a strong, positive reputation for successful project delivery and uncompromising client services.
• Curiosity and comfort with unfamiliar terrain, and ease using inquiry and exploration to identify optimal strategies, recommendations, and outcomes.
• Professional and personal characteristics that help you thrive equally working independently or as part of a team.
• Confidence and skill in public speaking to and with a wide variety of audiences and communities.
• Familiarity with state and federal transportation policy and a working knowledge of local or regional (MPO/RTPO) planning arenas.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in planning, engineering, or other relevant field. Ten years of progressively responsible planning experience may be substituted for the Master’s degree.

• Expertise in Microsoft’s suite of tools and experience with GIS, traffic analysis software, visualization tools, and databases.
• Preferably a PTP, PTOE, PE, or AICP. If not, the pursuit of an accreditation is expected within 18 months.

What we bring

• An unbeatable culture: An autonomous and collaborative work environment, exceptional operational support, creative and supportive co-workers, and a compassionate leadership team. Plus other fun stuff including firmwide Zoom parties, mugshots, gold-medal virtual baking classes, virtual fitness challenges, Zoom trivia…and a variety of other creative ways we have found to come together and hang out.
• Quality projects: We pursue work that improves communities, challenges us, and makes a difference.
• Community involvement opportunities and a charitable matching program.
• Paid time off: vacation/sick time, holidays, personal floating holiday
• Retirement benefits: 401(k) plan & employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
• Health, disability, and other insurance plan options to fit your needs. Including HSA & FSA.