Transportation Planner II or III

Title: Transportation Planner II – III

Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), the regional government association and metropolitan planning organization for the Kansas City bi‑state region, is seeking a qualified Transportation Planner II – III. This role is ideal for someone passionate about the intersection of transportation and environmental planning and thrives in a collaborative, data‑driven environment. The planner will work with local officials, community stakeholders and the public to advance integrated regional transportation and environment planning initiatives.

MARC promotes and supports cooperation on regional issues including transportation, the environment, workforce and economy, aging services, community development, public safety communications, and emergency services. It has a collaborative work environment rooted in integrity, innovation, diversity, inclusion, and excellent performance.

The planner will work within MARC’s Transportation and Environment department to support our Regional Climate Action Plan (CAP) and related planning products. Responsibilities include turning the CAP into action through planning, policy development, program implementation, performance measurement, and funding strategies.

• Lead Transportation Resiliency KC, a planning effort to assess the region’s transportation system resilience to natural hazards and support investment priorities.
• Develop and support transportation and environmental benchmarks, performance measures, modeling applications, and targets.
• Support MARC’s process for programming transportation funding and grant writing.
• Support activities of MARC committees and round tables, with a focus on connecting transportation and environmental planning goals.
• Support MARC’s Planning Sustainability Places program and other local government transportation, sustainability, and resilience planning initiatives.
• Write and support grant applications for various environmental/transportation opportunities.
• Support procurement and management of consultant or vendor contracts.
• Participate in internal staff work groups and cross‑departmental initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of urban and regional planning principles and practices, transportation planning, climate resilience, environmental planning, community planning, and related disciplines.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with committees, boards, or stakeholder groups; capacity to build productive relationships with diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking, facilitation, and the ability to convey complex planning concepts to the public, media, and outside organizations.
• Interpersonal skills for effective internal staff interaction.
• Strong analytical skills with experience collecting, interpreting, and applying data to inform decisions.
• Proficiency with tools such as spreadsheets, databases, GIS, and other planning and analysis software.
• Ability to interpret technical outputs, modeling results, and complex graphics.
• Knowledge of research principles, standard statistical procedures, sources of planning information, and presentation development.
• Experience developing grant proposals and managing grants.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred) in regional, environmental, or transportation planning, environmental studies, geography, public administration, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience using data and data tools to drive innovative decisions.
• Progressively responsible work experience in transportation, resilience planning, or a closely related field.
• Project management experience.
• Certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is highly preferred.

Salary Range: $50,600–$71,700 (based on experience).

Kansas City, MO, United States.

Andrea Bright Harrell
600 Broadway Blvd
Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64105

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