Senior Planner - Transportation or Transportation Engineer

This position is responsible for professional and administrative work in complex planning in the Community Development Division. Responsibilities also include organizing and coordinating the advanced and more complex studies, analyzing research data and preparing written summary reports. Work is performed under the guidance of a division manager and is reviewed through reports, conferences, and results attained.

Senior Planner
- Transportation: $72,910.74 - $

Transportation Engineer: $80,384.10 - $

• Identifies solutions and coordinates efforts to meet ongoing transportation and transit needs and issues.
• Works with members of the industry, local, county and state agencies and various departments within the city to formulate policies, procedures and programs relating to transportation issues.
• Coordinates, prepares and submits projects to obtain local and state funding from grant programs including but not limited to Transportation Surtax and Roads for Economic Vitality (REV).
• Meets with development professionals, developers, outside agencies, and the public regarding development proposals or other problems, thereby serving in a key liaison role for transportation issues.
• Reviews and analyzes site plans to determine compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations in coordination with the city’s traffic engineering consultant.
• Creates, implements, and maintains systems for tracking and monitoring progress, including conducting surveys and other outcome‑based performance measures to achieve the city’s and neighborhood vision.
• Represents the city and works as a key liaison to partner and coordinate transportation and transit planning program activities with planning organizations, councils, boards, and other state agencies, local governments, consultants, and the general public.
• Assists Parks and Recreation Department with transportation planning efforts concerning the Community Shuttle Program and submits required reporting to the county/state as needed.
• Provides technical assistance and answers public inquiries regarding transportation and transit issues, programs, and projects.
• Coordinates and implements Traffic Management Team meetings.
• Develops, administers, and monitors the city’s Traffic Calming program.
• Coordinates and administers FDOT Local Agency Program (LAP) projects in the city as needed.

• Coordinates, prepares and submits projects to obtain local and state funding from sources such as MAP (Surtax), Complete Streets & Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP), state/federal grants, etc.
• Meets with development professionals, developers, outside agencies, and the public regarding development proposals or other problems while serving in a key liaison role for transportation issues.
• Reviews and analyzes site plans to determine compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations in coordination with the city’s traffic engineering consultant.
• Works with members of the industry, local, county and state agencies and various departments within the city to formulate policies, procedures and programs relating to transportation issues.
• Represents the city and works as a key liaison to partner agencies and coordinates transportation and transit planning program activities with planning organizations, councils, boards, and other state agencies, consultants, and the general public, including, but not limited to the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Broward County School Board Working Group.
• Provides technical assistance and answers public inquiries regarding transportation and transit issues, programs, and projects. Advises department heads and other officials on city planning policies and provides information and interpretation of codes and regulations regarding public works development issues.
• Prepares engineering plans and specifications for in‑house transportation projects and repairs, including preparation of permit applications for various permitting agencies.
• Assists in planning, design and construction management for capital multimodal transportation improvement projects and provides…