Transportation Planner 3
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Transportation Planning and Design
Join our dynamic team of transportation planners and designers dedicated to creating innovative, practical solutions that improve safety, connectivity, and accessibility. Collaborating closely with our traffic engineers, you'll help develop and implement roadway improvements that solve immediate traffic challenges while supporting long-term community goals. If you're passionate about shaping smarter, safer transportation systems, we'd love you to be a part of our team!
Summary
The Transportation Planner 3 provides planning services including preparing transportation system plans, modal plans, long-range plans, transportation studies, transportation planning work programs, and other transportation-related planning documents as assigned. Duties include assisting with research, data analysis, technical writing and plan development, leading public meetings and outreach, preparing presentation materials and graphics, agency and stakeholder coordination, and other duties as assigned. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, desire to learn new skills, and have great organizational and communication skills. A Transportation Planner 3 should demonstrate proficiency in and assist with managing transportation planning concepts, apply functions including land use and transportation relationships, short-range and long-range planning, transportation system planning and analyses and evaluation, transportation public policy, traffic engineering, environmental analysis, public involvement and communications, land use planning and community development. A Transportation Planner 3 exercises discretion and judgement in all work tasks. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek input and guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary. This position will with limited guidance from a more experienced Transportation Planner.
Job Responsibilities and Duties
To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Software
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
- Market Sector Software (may include ArcGIS, TransCAD, Synchro, Vissim, Power BI, etc., dependent on position and other relevant skills and experience) - Developing
Technical Expertise
- Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
- Performs moderately complex tasks independently
- Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
- Leads technical effort on small projects
- Performs quality control of basic deliverables
Teamwork
Team player, able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks. Anticipate the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.
Project Delivery
Produces the following independently, or with very limited oversight:
- Transportation system analyses
- Transportation planning reports
- Policy papers
- Meeting agendas and minutes
- Public involvement and communication materials associated with transportation planning projects
Understanding Budget and Schedule
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets. Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort. Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Industry Standards and Regulations
Demonstrate strong familiarity with the following transportation planning documents programs, codes, and state and federal regulations:
- Transportation and land use plans, policies, and programs
- Transportation funding and program delivery mechanisms, plans, policies, and opportunities
- Transportation system analyses
- Transportation resiliency analyses
- Population, economic, and demographic forecasts as they relate to transportation
- Public and agency involvement plans and communication strategies
- Transportation planning regulations, programs, and guidance documents
Client Interaction
Frequent client communications. Resolves issues on small projects. Attends client meetings. Consistently uses situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in-person).
Other
Other duties as assigned.
Level of Work/Accountability
Performs moderate to advanced levels of technical work on larger and more complex projects as assigned by the market sector. Operates with a moderate level of autonomy. May assist with some project management tasks.
Supervisory Duties
No
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in transportation planning, land use planning, civil engineering, communications, or associated field required
- Years of experience required: 4 years
- Years of experience required with advanced degree: 3 years
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.