Transit Planner
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Job overview
Kimley-Horn seeks a motivated Transit Planner to contribute to large transportation and transit infrastructure projects in Atlanta. The role leads transit planning across rail, bus rapid transit, and fixed and on-demand services, while coordinating with public agencies and community members. Work includes planning, outreach, technical analysis, and project management. This is not a remote position.
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Full job description
Overview
Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Transit Planner to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia (GA) contributing to various, large transportation and transit infrastructure projects. This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities
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Has a strategic mindset and a passion for leading large transportation/transit planning projects.
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Leading transportation planning for transit projects including Commuter Rail, Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail, and Fixed and On Demand services.
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Collaborating with municipalities, regional entities, transit agencies, and members of the public.
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The selected candidate will contribute to the marketing, management, and production of transportation and transit planning projects; which may include active transportation plans, corridor studies, safety studies, transit plans, and circulation plans.
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Various tasks may include short and long-range transportation planning, overseeing public and stakeholder outreach activities, and technical analysis.
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This role will require a high degree of multi-disciplinary coordination.
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Strong communication and organizational skills are critical.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, City or Urban Planning, or a related field.
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4+ years of transportation-focused planning experience, which may include several of the following areas:o Corridor planningo General Plans, Specific Plans, or Precise Planso Short-Range Transit Planso Active transportation planso Multi-modal concept designo Transit operations and performance analysiso Traffic and bicycle/pedestrian analysis
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Proficiency in analysis of transportation data
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Experience communicating and working with clients
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Experience managing projects and tasks
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Experience interacting with the public as part of project outreach activities
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Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
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Strong organizational skills and detail-orientation
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Ability to balance priorities among multiple projects
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Self-motivated team player
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
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Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
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Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
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Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
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Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
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Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
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Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
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Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Kimley-Horn in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.
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Posted Date (11/2/2026 2:46 PM)
ID 20855
Education Bachelor's Degree
Discipline/Focus Transit, Planning
How this job compares
Set against the 189 open Transportation Planner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$82–125K/yr99 salary ranges
- US median$30–39/hr20 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 189 open Transportation Planner jobs across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- HNTB24 open
- AECOM13 open
- Fehr & Peers13 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Transportation Planner postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (125 postings).
- Education
- 86 of the 189 open Transportation Planner jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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