Associate Transportation Planner

Under the direction of a Senior Transportation Planner, within the Office of Regional and Community Planning (ORCP), the incumbent is an interdisciplinary team member at the full journey-person level. Incumbent will work independently to perform difficult and complex planning tasks to plan, develop, organize, and direct activities which integrate various social, economic, environmental, transportation, and land use factors to support implementation of a balanced multimodal State transportation system. The incumbent will plan, develop, administer, evaluate, and monitor transportation plans, programs, and projects and may serve in a lead capacity. This position requires the ability to work in a team environment and act as key support on a variety of tasks related to coordinating, monitoring and participating in the regional transportation planning process to ensure that the federal, State, and regional transportation planning requirements, policies and priorities are addressed. The incumbent is also responsible for the management and administration of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and State planning grant programs. The incumbent also acts as liason to Native American Tribes and representatives to ensure participation and inclusion in the Transportation Planning process.