Transportation Planning Specialist; Planning Specialist II

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe.

• The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development.
• Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program.
• Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. Visit CDOT Benefits for details.

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

The Transportation Planning Specialist works in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Statewide & Regional Planning Section of the Division of Transportation Development. The Section is responsible for facilitating and directing the Colorado statewide transportation planning process, including the development of the long-range statewide multimodal transportation plan and the integration of the Department’s other modal plans. The Section is also responsible for working with the five Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and ten rural Transportation Planning Regions (TPRs) and assisting them in the development of their Regional Transportation Plans.

Under the supervision of the section manager, this position will assist with the development of the Statewide and Regional Transportation Plans, work as a liaison to assigned CDOT Region(s) and TPRs/MPOs, conduct research on planning topics as assigned, write briefs and reports, assist with conducting or conduct data analysis and prepare spreadsheets, perform strategic communications, and assist with the review and production of planning products.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide planning support to assigned geographic areas statewide.
• Learn to represent CDOT at TPR/MPO meetings, technical committees (internal and external to CDOT) and public meetings.
• Prepare or assist with the preparation and presentation of materials, documentation of outcomes, identification of issues, and communication of this information to appropriate parties.
• Assist with the development of planning and policy presentations and deliver or assist with presentations to CDOT’s planning partners on topics that include and are not limited to the Colorado Transportation Planning Process, TPR administration, funding and grant opportunities, and other statewide planning topics.
• Assist with compilation and analysis of various types of regional information into consolidated statewide summaries.
• Assist in representing CDOT to help the MPOs and /or rural TPRs in the state with carrying out the responsibilities for developing plans…