Posted 07/29/2026
Job Number: 17384

Associate Planner

Santa Rosa, California Hybrid

Industry:  Engineering Firm

Job Category: Engineering

Job Type:  Direct Hire

Salary:  $95,000 - $125,000 / Annually

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Job Description

Position Title: Associate Planner

Salary Range: $95,000 – $130,000 annually / DOE

This established transportation consulting firm partners primarily with public agencies on traffic analysis, parking studies, environmental projects, and transportation planning initiatives. Build a career where your work shapes how Northern California communities move, grow, and thrive. With a collaborative team, transparent leadership, and a strong backlog of meaningful work, the firm offers the stability of an established business without the bureaucracy of a large organization. Employees enjoy flexible schedules, hybrid work, comprehensive benefits, generous performance bonuses, a true 40-hour workweek, and a clear path to senior leadership and firm ownership—making this an exceptional opportunity for transportation professionals who want their expertise recognized, their ideas heard, and their careers built for the long term.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and support transportation planning projects for public and private sector clients
  • Conduct transportation, parking, and mobility analyses to inform planning
  • recommendations
  • Develop transportation demand management (TDM) strategies and parking
  • management plans
  • Assist in planning and evaluating Mobility Hubs and multimodal transportation
  • initiatives
  • Prepare technical reports, planning studies, presentations, and client deliverables
  • Create analytical maps and high-quality exhibits using ArcGIS
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to develop innovative transportation
  • solutions

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Planning or a related field with an emphasis in transportation
  • Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in transportation planning or a related field
  • Experience using GIS, including ArcGIS for analysis and exhibit preparation
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Strong understanding of parking management, parking policy, and transportation demand management (TDM) principles
  • Familiarity with industry resources such as ULI Shared Parking, ITE Parking Generation, and CAPCOA guidance

If you are a transportation planner ready to lead meaningful projects, mentor a collaborative team, and build a long-term career with a clear path to ownership, apply today and help shape how Northern California communities move and grow.

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