GTC Transportation Planner – Community Planning

Transportation Planner – Community Planning

Job Title: Transportation Planner – Community Planning

Reports To: Executive Director – GTC

Supervises: Periodically supervises student interns for select projects.

Salary Range: $70,000 – $82,000 (Salary offer commensurate with experience)

At RTS, we connect our community to the people, places, and opportunities that matter most. As the Transportation Planner – Community Planning, you will support the development of community transportation planning projects throughout the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. Your work will help shape corridor, neighborhood, active transportation, multi-modal, transit, intelligent transportation systems, and freight planning efforts that serve communities across the region.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Care
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan
• New York State Deferred Compensation Plan
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Accident Insurance, Group Specified Disease Insurance and Hospital Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Wellness Center
• Healthy U Employee Well-Being Program
• BJ's Wholesale Club

The Transportation Planner – Community Planning is primarily responsible for supporting the development of a range of community transportation planning projects throughout the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. This is a full-time position, and additional planning responsibilities will be assigned based on staffing needs. GTC is the federally required Metropolitan Planning Organization for the nine-county Genesee-Finger Lakes Region, including the Rochester metropolitan area and Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates Counties.

• Participate in the development of community transportation planning projects, including corridor plans; neighborhood/small-area studies; active transportation, multi-modal, and transit plans; intelligent transportation systems (ITS) plans; and freight studies.
• Coordinate with project sponsors (state and county agencies, municipalities, etc.) to manage the development of community transportation planning projects.
• Procure consultant services to conduct plans and studies funded through the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), including those on behalf of local communities, utilizing established procurement and contracting procedures.
• Oversee consultant activities on plans and studies funded through the UPWP, including those conducted on behalf of local communities.
• Review and provide input on draft project materials.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings, including developing and delivering presentations.
• Conduct research on transportation planning-related topics, trends, and best practices and prepare analyses documenting the application of that research to regional plans, programs, and initiatives.
• Develop projects and initiatives that are integrated with and support related regional programs and policies, such as public safety, economic development, and land use.
• Represent GTC at conferences and at meetings with partner agencies, project sponsors, community groups, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure that programs and projects address all ages, abilities, and incomes, and serve the needs of all people and communities throughout the region.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Geography, Public Administration, or a related field, plus a minimum of 5 years of professional experience; OR
• Master's degree in Planning, Geography, Public Administration, or a related field, plus a minimum of 3 years of…