Principal Planner–Transportation

Compensation: $75,959 – 80,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Reporting to the Supervising Planner-Transportation within the Office of Planning, the Principal Planner-Transportation will be a technically proficient, detail-oriented, cutting-edge, creative and thoughtful, big thinker who demonstrates deep understanding of best practices for the planning and implementation of transportation infrastructure and policy across all travel modes to address the safe, equitable, and efficient movement of people and goods.

The Principal Planner conducts and manages technical planning work of moderate complexity as a part of Middlesex County’s transportation planning program and does other related duties as required.

The Middlesex County Office of Planning is a busy, fast-paced office engaged in a county-wide strategic plan, Destination 2040, that guides the County’s policies, plans, programs, and investment decisions infive broad focus areas:
Land Use, Development and Housing;
Sustainability and Community Resilience;
Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Communities;
Economic Development and Workforce Competitiveness; and Transportation and Mobility.

Comprising twenty-five urban, suburban, small-town, and rural municipalities, Middlesex County is New Jersey's second most populous county and is strategically located midway between New York and Philadelphia.