Transportation Planning Specialist ; Demographics Specialist - Bureau of Transportation Planning

Position: Transportation Planning Specialist 13 (Demographics Specialist) - Bureau of Transportation Planning
This position serves as the departmental statewide demographic's specialist and functions as a technical expert and the sole source of Census and other socioeconomic data for use by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), its partners, and customers. This position establishes policies and guidelines regarding the methods for acquiring, using, sharing, and identifying sources of demographic data, and department alignment.

This position lends direct technical support and expertise to MDOT staff, Transportation Management Areas (TMAs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), regional planning agencies, federal agencies, counties, other state agencies, and the general public relative to their socioeconomic data requirements. This position is responsible for reviewing existing methods and procedures required for estimating, spatially allocating, and forecasting socioeconomic data to carry out current and future Departmental programs, and when necessary, develop and implement new and unique methods and procedures.

The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Transportation Planning Specialist 13 position.  

For additional information, please see the links below:

* Transportation Planning Specialist 13 Position Description

* All about MDOT

Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered.

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Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: planning (city, community, environmental, regional, and/or urban), environmental studies and/or sustainability, engineering, statistics, mathematics, geography, geographic/geospatial information systems, logistics and/or supply chain management, or economics.

Experience

Four years of professional experience equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including two years equivalent to a Transportation Planner P11 or one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner 12.

To be considered for this position you must:

* If applicable, attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application.  for the State of Michigan (SOM) definition of an Official College Transcript. Applicants who possess foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents. Civil Service accepts evaluations from organizations listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

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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.