Advanced Transportation Planning Supervisor

Oversees the development of transportation planning functions in a metropolitan district. Reports to the Director of Transportation Planning and Development, Deputy District Engineer, District Engineer. Manages a group of professional, technical, and clerical employees engaged in transportation planning activities. Work requires contact with governmental officials and the public. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

• Coordinates development of the Unified Work Program with MPOs and monitors expenditures of federal planning funds.
• Develops and monitors the transportation planning budget.
• Oversees district participation in development, coordination and implementation of the Unified Transportation Program, the State Transportation Plan and action plans for specific projects.
• Oversees long-range and short-range transportation planning and coordinates with Regional Mobility Authorities/Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to develop the annual Transportation Improvement Program and Metropolitan Transportation Plans.
• Oversees the administration of public transportation grants and related programs.
• Oversees urban transportation planning including land use and population inventories, travel demand modeling, drafting and graphics, map preparation and highway performance monitoring.
• Represents the district at various meetings and public hearings.
• Responsible for the advanced transportation planning program in a district.
• Serves as liaison between the Federal Highway Administration and MPOs on matters impacting urban transportation planning programs.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Transportation planning, public transportation, engineering. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in d Transportation planning. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.
• Must have three (3) years supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

• Extensive knowledge of:
  • State, county and local government operations and metropolitan planning organizations or regional mobility authorities affecting highway and transportation development and operations
  • Budgeting methods and procedures
  • Applicable contract/grant/funding/project/program processes, policies and procedures
• Expert skill in:
  • Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
  • Overseeing and coordinating projects and program activities
  • Analyzing, organizing, and communicating business and technical data
• Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve individual and organizational goals
• Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; shares authority but has ultimate accountability

• Sedentary work:
  Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Standing - prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, (e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.