Principal Transportation Planner

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Indiana Department of Transportation:
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance.

Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

Role Overview:

This position is a Principal Transportation Planner posistion, which is the highest-level transportation planning position  incumbent oversees the agency’s planning office, directly managing planning staff, performance, programs, initiatives, address administrative needs, and serves as the lead expert on environmental, sustainability, and planning products.

Job Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of transportation planning concepts, principles, techniques, federal/state regulations, land use, multi-modal planning, travel demand model theory, economic development, transportation funding, market analysis, historic preservation, and basic traffic/transit operations.
• Ability to research/analyze transportation planning issues/trends, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting effective staff reports and presentations.
• Ability to execute all programmatic aspects of planning related public involvement meetings, community outreach/advisory committees; civic leadership engagement, conferences/workshops; educational training; focus groups; special interest/advocacy groups and similar events as it related to transportation planning.

Key Duties

• Provide direct and indirect administrative oversight of federally required transportation planning activities and agreements: e.g., development/review of regional plans, thoroughfare plans, transportation improvement programs, congestion mitigation analysis, air quality conformity analysis, public outreach, unified work programs, ADA transition plans, agreements, and certification reviews.
• Supports and works directly with Outreach Manager in executing all programmatic aspects of planning related public involvement meetings, community outreach/advisory committees; civic leadership engagement, conferences/workshops; educational training; focus groups; special interest/advocacy groups and similar events as it related to transportation planning.
• Manage and perform complex, large-scale, interdisciplinary, and sensitive professional planning projects/studies, research, planning studies, programs, initiatives, analysis, and activities.

Candidate routinely deviates from the regular working hours for public meetings, events, training, and working on critical projects.

Location:
This position is with INDOT's Central Office in Indianapolis.

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $75,010.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Review and evaluate organizational effectiveness, goal determination, and strategic planning, etc., makes recommendations for improvement.
• Assist the Director with developing and coordinating plans and policies, resources, and mission as well as goals, vision and expectations of agency or program.
• Provide guidance to agencies and the public regarding applicable laws and rules.
• Supervise subordinate personnel including hiring,…