Transportation Planner

POSITION SUMMARY

The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative professional to become our newest Transportation Planner. This position is responsible for a variety of planning activities within the Transportation Planning Department and reports to the Deputy Director of Transportation Planning.

Note: This is a Grade 3 position.

CRCOG has posted three concurrent positions in its Transportation Planning Department. Depending on the strength of the applicant pool, CRCOG intends to hire two of the three.

• Provide transportation planning, research, and policy analysis for the greater CRCOG region;
• Support numerous CRCOG planning studies, including the RFQ process, consultant selection, contracting, invoicing, and reviewing deliverables;
• Work with other staff to help the Agency and municipalities complete transportation projects and initiatives, such as regional and local scenario planning analyses, walk audits, other projects and initiatives;
• Assist and support traffic analyses and walk audits
• Assist in organizing Transportation Committee meetings and activities
• Assist with community and public engagement activities related to transportation planning,
• Other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Urban/Regional Planning, Urban Studies, Geography, Civil Engineering, or related field. A Master's degree is preferred.

Knowledge of:

• Transportation planning principles and practices.;
• Federal transportation planning regulations;
• Government operations;

Ability to:

• Speak in public, providing information and answering questions
• Prioritize work assignments across multiple concurrent projects and remain effective under pressure of variable deadlines.
• Establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with CRCOG management and staff, committee members, municipal officials, consultants, and members of the public.

Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Proficiency with word-processing and spreadsheets and other software.

Work is performed mostly in an office setting and remotely. CRCOG currently has a 50/50 hybrid policy. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

CRCOG offers a competitive benefits package including a defined contribution retirement plan (currently 10% of salary with no match required); medical, vision, dental, life insurance; short-term and long-term disability; tuition assistance; and paid vacation and holidays.

CRCOG has a minimum 35-hour work week.

Salary Range: $ 59,994 - $77,992