Greater Minnesota Urban Transit Coordinator

Greater Minnesota Urban Transit Coordinator | Salary Range: $36.59 – $54.25 / hourly; $76,399 – $113,274 / annually

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This position has the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule or work in the office. This position requires the employee to work a minimum of 50% time in the office. The incumbent will be required to make a telework arrangement with their supervisor. 

Our Greater Minnesota Urban Transit Coordinator position exists to coordinate a cooperative and comprehensive urban transit planning with Greater Minnesota’s seven urban transit providers. Responsibilities include the following:

• Development and leading the transit service planning program for both urban and rural transit, providing lead worker oversight of the transit service planners, providing technical assistance in service planning to urban providers.
• Coordinating planning efforts across transit systems, advising as a stakeholder on major transit service changes/improvement, and providing best practices for growing and maintaining their transit systems.
• Position is key to building relationships with urban transit staff across the state and updating office leadership on programs and major projects at all urban transit providers in Greater Minnesota.
• The Office of Transit and Active Transportation is striving to raise its level of support, cooperation, and transit planning technical assistance and this is a critical and key role in this work.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.

Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Office and Transit and Active Transportation partners with 27 rural and 7 urban transit systems throughout Greater Minnesota. This position works with the 7 urban transit systems assisting in transit service planning, operational efficiencies, oversight, and the advancement of transit for citizens of the state. Greater Minnesota’s urban transit operators are the City of La Crescent, Rochester Public Transit, City of Mankato Transit, St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Authority, Duluth Transit Authority, Moorhead (MATBUS) and City of East Grand Forks.

Travel is required for site visits statewide to 7 transit systems (City of La Crescent, Rochester Public Transit, City of Mankato Transit, St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Authority, Duluth Transit Authority, Moorhead (MATBUS) and City of East Grand Forks). 25% travel.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? Learn About Our Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Low-cost medical, dental, vision, & prescription drug plans; health, dental, & dependent care spending accounts; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), health & well-being resources
• Financial Well-Being: Public pension plans, deferred compensation plan & health care savings plan; life insurance, short & long-term disability insurance, & paid parental leave
• Professional Development: Tuition assistance, employee education, leadership development
• Work/Life Balance: Paid vacation & sick leave including 12 paid holidays each year
• At-Work Benefits: Employee Resource Groups, employee recognition, employee activities, fitness center at our Central Office

Here are the Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of advanced professional transportation planning experience that demonstrates the following:

• Experience with transit service planning improvements/redesign
• Experience with transit operations, including budgets, performance metrics, and transit planning best practices
• Experience with planning studies and complex planning processes in urban environments
• Experience with planning principles, methods, and techniques sufficient to develop local, regional, or metropolitan planning organization (MPO) plans.
• Experience with demographic trends, statistics, and ability to manipulate spreadsheets to analyze and display current conditions, trends, and build out potential scenarios.

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Planning, Geography, Urban Studies, Sociology, Political Science substitutes for six months of advanced professional experience.

APPLY ONLINE BY 09/18/2026 (only applications received on mn.gov/careers will be considered)

• Go to www.mn.gov/careers & click “Search Open Positions”
• Enter the Job Opening ID “96489” in the Keywords search box & click “>>”
• Click on the Job Title to view the job posting & click “Apply for Job”
• When prompted for your Referral Source, please list: AMPO

Visit www.dot.state.mn.us/careers/ for a listing of all our MnDOT job openings.

Contact: Ellen Behrhorst (MnDOT Recruitment Specialist) – Ellen.Behrhorst@state.mn.us | 612.346.8330