Regional Transportation Planner — Data & GIS Specialist

About Houston‑Galveston Area Council

The Houston‑Galveston Area Council is one of the largest regional planning commissions in the country with a diverse service area of 13 counties and more than 7 million people. We are the pulse of our region addressing issues that cross city limits and county lines every single day.

We make decisions that affect our transportation system, ensure the safety and well‑being of our seniors, connect people to jobs, help families recover from natural disasters, preserve water quality for our children, and so much more. We work to make the region a great place to live, work, and thrive.

• Joining a team of motivated professionals at the 5th largest Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in the country.
• Assist in updating TIP, 10‑Year Plan and RTP project listings.
• Coordinate with project sponsors including local government agencies, TxDOT Districts, Transit agencies, ports, and project tracking team to process TIP amendment requests.
• Assist with system performance target setting, tracking, and reporting and annual reports.
• Maintain and update a running list and maps of programmed projects by geographic areas.
• Assist with organizing committee meetings and preparing materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience in urban or regional planning, public administration, data analysis, and database administration.
• Thorough knowledge of transportation and land use planning, policies, regulations, and best management practices, and the ability to solve planning‑related problems.
• Strong analytical and critical reasoning skills.
• Proficiency with collecting, sorting and compiling data for analysis.
• Working knowledge of ArcGIS program.
• Working expertise with MS Excel and understand how to efficiently manipulate tables, charts, graphs, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH, INDEX, and CHOOSE functions.
• Ability to coordinate and communicate with other team members and external partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study.
• 3 years of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, school, or in job‑related duties.