The Opportunity
Tetra Tech is seeking a Regional Practice Leader - Transportation Planning to establish and grow a regional transportation planning practice across the South and Southeast, with an initial focus on Texas and Florida. This senior leadership role will serve as the foundation for a future national transportation planning practice and will collaborate closely with regional, national, and global transportation teams.
Why Tetra Tech
At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.
Your Impact
Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential - join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.
Position Summary
The Regional Practice Leader - Transportation Planning is responsible for launching, leading, and scaling a regional transportation planning practice that supports Tetra Tech's broader Transportation Practice. This role drives strategic growth, client development, technical excellence, and team leadership while advancing digital planning solutions and positioning the practice for national expansion.
Essential Job Functions
The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Establish and implement a regional growth strategy for Transportation Planning with an initial focus on Texas and Florida. • Build and lead a startup practice model, including organizational structure, service offerings, and financial performance. • Identify and pursue new business opportunities with MPOs, DOTs, and regional and local transportation agencies. • Lead business development efforts, including proposals, Statements of Qualifications (SOQs), and capture planning activities. • Direct the delivery of transportation and urban planning projects, including long-range plans, corridor studies, multimodal strategies, and travel demand modeling. • Integrate digital tools and analytics, including myProjects, GIS, and data-driven planning approaches. • Ensure compliance with FHWA, USDOT, NEPA, and other applicable regulatory requirements. • Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of planners, analysts, and engineers. • Collaborate with transportation design, environmental, ITS, and digital delivery teams to provide integrated solutions. • Represent U.S. planning initiatives in global practice coordination and annual transportation leadership forums.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or a related field. • Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience in transportation planning or related disciplines. • Demonstrated ability to build, grow, and lead a professional practice, including business development and team leadership. • Strong relationships with MPOs, DOTs, and regional transportation agencies. • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills. • Willingness to travel regionally and nationally as required.
Preferred Qualifications
• Master's degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, or a related field. • Professional certifications such as AICP, P.E., or PTOE. • Experience with digital planning platforms, including myProjects, GIS, and data analytics tools. • Experience leading multimodal, performance-based, or technology-enabled transportation planning programs.
Physical Requirements
• Ability to sit, stand, and move between meetings, office work, and client engagements. • Ability to travel by car or air for meetings, conferences, and project-related activities. • Ability to use standard office equipment and computer systems for extended periods.
Work Environment / Environmental Factors
• Combination of office, remote, and client-site work environments. • Occasional travel to client offices, project sites, and conferences. • Standard office noise levels with periodic exposure to external meeting environments.
Additional Information
• Employment Type: Full-time • Work Arrangement: Hybrid (combination of in-office and remote work) • Location: Flexible, with preference for candidates based in Texas or Florida • Travel: Approximately 10-15% for client, project, and internal coordination
Life at Tetra Tech
The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits. • Merit-based financial rewards. • Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance. • Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees. • Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
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