Transportation Planner ; Statewide East – Bureau of Transportation Planning

Overview

Transportation Planner 9-12 (Statewide East) - Bureau of Transportation Planning. This position is responsible for assisting in the coordination and management of the multi-modal transportation planning process of various Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to assure compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. It also assists in development and coordination of MPO urban area Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs), Metropolitan Transportation Plans (MTPs) and annual Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWP);

and for assisting in various transportation planning activities within urban areas in the state.

The salary listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate at the entry (9) level through the maximum rate at the advanced (12) level. Based on education and experience, candidates will be reviewed to determine what level they are qualified for.

Required Education and Experience

• Education:
  
  Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in planning (city, community, environmental, regional, and/or urban), environmental studies and/or sustainability, environmental sciences, engineering, statistics, mathematics, geography, geographic/geospatial information systems, logistics and/or supply chain management, or economics.
• Experience:
• Transportation Planner 9:
  No specific type or amount is required.
• Transportation Planner 10:
  One year of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner 9.
• Transportation Planner P11:
  Two years of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner 10.
• Transportation Planner 12:
  Three years of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner P11.

To be considered for this position you must:

• MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.
• All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.
• The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
• Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.
• If you have questions related to this posting, please contact Camryn Nauta at nautac.

Accommodations:
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.