Transportation Specialist II - Integrated Transportation Planning Coordinator
Listed on 2026-06-26
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Transportation
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Job Details
Job
Agency:
Department of Transportation / Division of Planning & Engineering
Location:
Pierre, SD
Salary: $33.85 - $39.82 per hour, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: GK
Closing Date: 07/08/2026
IntroductionReady for a rewarding career that provides exciting and meaningful work? Looking for a place that values innovation and teamwork? In need of schedules and benefits that make it possible to both support and enjoy your family?
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has a perfect opportunity for you as an Integrated Transportation Planning Coordinator
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This position performs advanced professional transportation planning work that integrates core statewide transportation planning functions of MPO coordination, freight planning, long-range statewide planning, and performance measurement. This position ensures compliance with federal and state planning requirements, helps align investments with performance targets and policy goals, and strengthens partnerships with MPOs, tribal governments, local jurisdictions, and the freight industry to deliver a safe, efficient, and resilient multimodal transportation system.
Typical office environment with monthly overnight travel.
The position has the option to be remote two days per week after successful completion of probation period (if new to SDDOT).
The work location for this position is Pierre, South Dakota only.
What You Bring to the SDDOT- Growth mindset
- Vision and creativity
- Team-oriented attitude
- Confident, action-oriented personality
- Attention to detail and a passion for organization
- Commitment to fostering high ethical standards
- Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
- Well-being program
- Employee assistance program
- Dental, Vision and Health Savings Account
- Free basic life insurance policy
- Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
- Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
- Sick leave (14 days per year)
- Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
- Military leave (15 days per year)
- 11 paid holidays
- Longevity pay
- Semimonthly pay periods
- Eligibility for meal per diems
- Paid overtime (if applicable)
- Serve as SDDOT liaison to South Dakota MPOs (Rapid City, Sioux City, and Sioux Falls).
- Review and ensure compliance of MPO plans (UPWP, MTP, PPP, TIP) with federal/state requirements and STIP alignment.
- Manage MPO funding agreements and monitor MPO expenditures, invoices, and deliverables.
- Represent SDDOT at MPO technical advisory and executive committee meetings.
- Align state performance targets with MPO target-setting; coordinate the submission and documentation for FHWA/FTA planning emphasis areas and performance-based planning requirements (23 CFR Part 450).
- Facilitate interagency coordination meetings (FHWA/FTA Planning Partners, MPO STIP/TIP coordination, etc.) and oversee annual MPO certification activities and risk assessments.
- Lead development and updates of the State Freight Plan and ensure compliance with federal requirements (e.g., National Highway Freight Program).
- Maintain and update the National Highway Freight Network data and identify strategic corridors.
- Perform freight analytics and integrate freight considerations into project selection, corridor planning, STIP programming, and economic impact assessments.
- Develop and update the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan and ensure compliance with federal requirements (23 CFR Part 450).
- Integrate statewide planning strategy considerations into project selection, planning studies, STIP programming, and other planning documents.
- Conduct stakeholder engagement and implement performance-based planning frameworks to align investment decisions with outcomes.
- Upload federal performance data (safety, system performance, asset management performance measures) to FHWA.
- Coordinate target setting of the federal performance measures.
- Coordinate state targets with the MPO's targets and ensure…
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