Senior Transit Planner

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

 

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next  Senior Transit Planner!

 

Location: [Ft. Lauderdale]
Department: UT

Reports To: Vice President, Transportation

 

Your work environment at EXP

We are seeking a Senior Transit Planner to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of multimodal and transit projects. This position involves managing complex transit corridor and facility planning efforts, integrating multimodal design elements, conducting public involvement, and coordinating with local, regional, and federal partners. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise, policy understanding, and leadership in shaping equitable, sustainable transit systems.

 

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Lead the development of transit corridor studies, multimodal plans, BRT and rail planning projects.

• Conduct route planning, scheduling, and service optimization studies using operational and ridership data.

• Coordinate NEPA and PD&E processes for transit capital projects, including environmental and socioeconomic impact analyses.

• Manage public engagement and stakeholder coordination activities, ensuring equitable participation.

• Prepare and review grant applications, including FTA Small Starts/New Starts and other federal funding programs.

• Manage transit ridership forecasting and travel demand modeling in coordination with regional partners.

• Provide project management, including budgets, schedules, task assignments, and quality assurance.

• Mentor and guide junior planners and interdisciplinary teams on multimodal and transit planning practices.

• Represent the firm/agency at meetings, workshops, and conferences.

 

 What your experience looks like

 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Transportation, Geography, or related field (Master’s preferred).

• Experience: 20+ years of progressive experience in transit planning, multimodal transportation, or systems planning.

• Technical Skills: Transit planning tools (TransCAD, Remix, ArcGIS, EMME, Cube, or GTFS data analysis); familiarity with FTA processes; understanding of transit operations, scheduling, and fleet management; strong writing and presentation skills.

• Preferred Certifications: AICP, PTP, or PMP.

 

Preferred Knowledge Areas

• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), light rail, and commuter rail planning.

• Multimodal corridor and complete streets design.

• Integration of technology in transit (real-time data, fare systems, ITS).

• Equity and accessibility planning (Title VI, ADA, EJ).

• Climate resilience and sustainability in transit planning.

 

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to shape the future of sustainable mobility in growing urban areas.

• Collaborative, entrepreneurial environment focused on innovation and excellence.

• Competitive compensation, professional development, and hybrid work flexibility.

Our story


With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment t