Transportation Planner

Join a workforce where innovation and teamwork provide support to the community and citizens of Monroe County.
** Compensation:**$81,668.99 - $
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* Job Description:

** The primary function of this position is to perform advanced professional and administrative work to provide transportation planning for long-range and current planning services of Monroe County’s Planning and Environmental Resources Department for various transportation planning-related tasks. This is a grant-funded position.
** ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
*** Conducts research and prepares data and analysis for long-range and strategic transportation-related planning projects.
* Provides quarterly reporting of transportation-related activities to the JPA project manager for inclusion in the FDOT grant reimbursement package.
* Prepares, analyzes, reviews, and provides professional recommendations on proposed Development Permits for maintenance of the adopted level of service standards and sufficient available capacity.
* Manage the development and implementation of the Transportation Strategy Master Plan and associated Long Range Transportation Plans, including coordinating with cities on annual priorities to be added to the FDOT 5-year Work Plan.
* Reviews development applications and associated traffic studies for compliance and makes recommendations on transportation-related issues.
* Reviews traffic studies to provide recommendations regarding improvements required to maintain the adopted level of service standards and sufficient available capacity.
* Serves as a member of the Development Review Committee (DRC).
* Manages Transportation Committee, holding meetings quarterly.
* Coordinate with FDOT on the 5-year Work Plan and priorities of the County.
* Participates in transportation planning, analysis, and data collection activities.
* Prepares reports, analyses, and recommendations for the Director of Planning & Environmental Resources, advisory committees, the Planning Commission, and the Board of County Commissioners.
* Participates in the On-Call Transportation Planning Consultant selection process.
* Reviews and processes Right-of-Way Abandonment applications. Coordinates with utilities and service providers on requests. Prepares agreements and resolutions for the Board of County Commissioners meetings.
* Acts as a member of the planning team, providing transportation planning services to the community.
* Explains transportation planning-related policies and regulations to the public and offers customer service to the community and developers by providing information, guidance, and assistance.
* Represents the County at public hearings and meetings.
* Represents the County at agency meetings and public engagement events.
* Performs other related job duties as assigned.
* In the event of special, emergency, or disaster situations, employee may be required to work schedules other than those for which they are regularly scheduled in any capacity deemed appropriate.
** QUALIFICATIONS
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* Education and Experience:

** Master’s degree in Engineering, Urban & Regional Planning, or related field with five (5) years minimum of prior related work experience, OR Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Urban & Regional Planning, or related field with seven (7) years minimum of prior related work experience.
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Qualifications:

** Valid Florida Driver's License required. AICP Certification preferred.
** Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
*** Ability to organize work around broad organizational goals and processes.
* Ability to perform work that encompasses advanced technical, scientific, legal, or mathematical concepts; work directly contributes to the implementation of specific policies, programs, or initiatives of the organization.
* Ability to follow basic guidelines for operational activities; make decisions that govern the activities and behaviors of staff members.
* Ability to provide updates to senior managers, elected officials, or other community groups or organizations; work regularly with Directors or senior managers to ensure the provision of efficient and effective services.
** PHYSICAL DEMANDS
** The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
* Manual Dexterity:
Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
* Mental Acuity:
Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
* Repetitive Motion:
Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
* Speaking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
* Talking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including those…