--- title: Practice Builder Transportation Planning at Kimley-Horn description: Kimley-Horn is hiring for the Practice Builder Transportation Planning role in Santa Clarita, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/practice-builder-transportation-planning-at-kimley-horn-01a1d240-3d27-7695-9c70-d3c8b0d772ac date: 2026-11-13T00:15:16Z og_description: Join Kimley-Horn as Practice Builder Transportation Planning in Santa Clarita, CA. Pays $150K–$250K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/43peiq.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Kimley-Horn](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/kimley-horn?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Santa Clarita, CA | | **Salary** | $150K/yr - $250K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Nov 12, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Kimley-Horn sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 18 H-1B petitions (FY2025 Q4 – FY2026 Q3). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Kimley-Horn. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $85,000 – $160,000 a year (median $108,000). ## Description **Discipline/Focus** Transportation/TPTO **Overview** Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Senior Transportation Planner to join our team in Santa Clarita, California (CA)! **Responsibilities** - Be a leader in a growing, multidisciplinary transportation planning practice. - Manage the planning, production, and delivery of transportation planning projects, including: * Transportation mobility plans * Multimodal corridor studies * Safety action plans * Transit studies * Passenger rail studies * Pedestrian and bicycle studies * Parking and curbside management studies * Electric vehicle plans * Climate adaptation and resilience plans * MPO studies, including Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs) * Public engagement * Grant writing - Mentor and develop staff, provides leadership in an environment that encourages teamwork, initiative, and growth. - Lead project outreach activities including guiding the direction of public engagement, giving presentations, meeting with community members, businesses, and organizations to explain the project scope, impacts, benefits, mitigations, etc. - Assist clients with program management, capital planning, and policy development. - Leadership responsibilities include: * Operate with integrity and sound business principles. * Provide practice vision, business planning and strategy, establishing goals, building and maintaining positive client relationships. * Open communication with partners and team, along with growing and directing a Transportation Planning practice. * Manage projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, help recruit, and be a positive role model. - Our system for rewards is designed to recognize staff as they move along a path to success. Bonuses, promotions, path to ownership recognition, and other forms of advancement are performance based, because as a firm we focus on results. **Qualifications** - 15+ years of years of planning experience, including large capital transit infrastructure projects - Bachelors Degree or higher in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, or related - Registered American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Preferred - Local and regional experience preferred - Provide high quality deliverables with exceptional client service - A desire to lead and grow a planning practice - Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work. - Ability to work in a team environment and effectively communicate at all levels of the organization. **Base Salary Range:** - $150,000 - $250,000 - Eligible for performance-based bonus compensation **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* - Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution. - Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options. - Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays. - Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses. - Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs. - Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources. **Position Type** Experienced ## Skills - Outreach - Program Management - Scope of Work Development - Presentations - Capital Budgeting - Teamwork - Planning - Initiative - Directing - Community Outreach - Business Development - Policy Development - Presentation Skills - Employee Retention - Client Service - Leadership - Relationship Management - Grant Writing - Public Engagement - Communication - Climate Change Adaptation - Writing - Business Planning - Budgeting - Multimodal AI ## Benefits - Financial Aid/Assistance - Professional Development - Health and Wellness Programs - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Parental Leave - Personal Leave - Floating Holidays - 401(k) Plans - Other Retirement and Savings - Flexible Work Schedules ## Related - [More jobs at Kimley-Horn](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/kimley-horn?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Social Analysis & Planning jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/social-analysis-and-planning?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Urban & Transportation Planning jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/social-analysis-and-planning/urban-and-transportation-planning?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Urban / Transportation Planner jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/social-analysis-and-planning/urban-and-transportation-planning/urban-transportation-planner?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 284608 jobs - [Engineering Services](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/transportation-and-logistics/engineering-services?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 129886 jobs - [Kimley-Horn](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/kimley-horn?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1377 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 284608 jobs - [Engineering Services](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/transportation-and-logistics/engineering-services?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 129886 jobs - [Kimley-Horn](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/kimley-horn?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1377 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)