Transportation Planner; Planner III

Now Hiring:
Transportation Planner III — Help Us Build a Safer, More Connected City

Are you passionate about creating vibrant, inclusive cities? Join our team as a Transportation Planner III and help shape the future of urban mobility.

We’re looking for a strategic, community-focused planner to join our Transportation Planning Division. As a Transportation Planner III, you’ll play a key role in working with the community to advance the City’s goals for safe, complete streets and equitable mobility.

You’ll lead the update of our Vision Zero Plan, coordinate with neighborhood groups on sidewalk improvements, and work directly with residents to identify and solve transportation challenges. This role also supports grant development and may oversee Planner II staff.

If you’re ready to elevate your career and help shape the future of our city’s transportation network, we encourage you to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a shipping or logistics-related position (see additional job-specific details below in the Essential Job Functions section).

This job classification is included within the bargaining unit represented by Federation of Public Employees and therefore is subject to the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Federation of Public Employees.

This job classification is in Management Category III for benefits purposes, which includes Six (6) additional Management Vacation days per calendar year and a monthly vehicle allowance of $250.00.

• Directly supports the Transportation Planning Division Manager with large, complex, and dynamic projects. Assists with both short and long-term planning, including but not limited to the update of the Vision Zero Plan and Sidewalk Master Plan Implementation Work Program.
• Serves as a dedicated point of contact for neighborhood transportation requests including but not limited to pedestrian & bicycle safety and accommodations, traffic flow, congestion, and traffic calming.
• Works with members of the industry; local, county and state agencies, as well as various departments within the City to formulate policies, procedures and programs relating to transportation issues.
• Coordinates, prepares and submits projects to obtain local, state and federal funding.
• Represents the City, and works as key liaison to partner and coordinate transportation and transit planning projects and program activities with planning organizations, councils, boards, and other state agencies, local governments, consultants, and the general public, including, but not limited to the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and Broward County.
• Responds to public inquiries regarding transportation issues, programs, and projects.
• Plans and organizes assigned work programs and reviews work to ensure accuracy and timeliness; may need to work with others across the City and within the Department for technical aspects of a project.
• May manage consultant relationships and contracts.
• Represents the Department and City at Neighborhood Association meetings and other meetings of related associations, agencies and organizations as necessary to listen and share information on transportation related items.
• Develops or manages the development of transportation plans, studies and analyses.
• Conducts studies and/or projects which involve research, investigations, and preparation of associated work products, such as text, graphic, and illustrative materials for reports, presentations, and publications.
• Plans and conducts community outreach efforts designed to reach public consensus.
• Collects, assembles, summarizes, and analyzes basic data involved in planning, such as multimodal transportation, traffic, crash data and other factors pertinent to a transportation planning program.
• Conducts field surveys on the transportation system to obtain a basis for reviewing conditions and identifying potential solutions for areas of the City.
• Reviews concepts and design plans for roadway projects for multimodal accommodations and consistency with existing City and neighborhood transportation master plans.
• Provides…