Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Director

MPO Director

The Bryan-College Station MPO is seeking an experienced transportation professional having strong communication, leadership and technical skills to lead a motivated transportation planning team for a growing community that is ideally located for easy
access to Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio, Texas.

Our Mission
Carry out the federal transportation planning process by coordinating between citizens, elected officials, regional partners and state and federal agencies to cooperatively address our multi-modal transportation needs.

About Us
The B-CS MPO is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Brazos County, Texas. We are located in the heart of Central Texas approximately 99 miles from Austin, 99 miles from Houston and 165 miles from Dallas. B-CS MPO provides transportation planning
services for Brazos County. Designated as a Transportation Management Area after the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau estimates the 2025 total population of Brazos County to be 249,088. The 2025 urbanized area population in Brazos County is 219,177. In addition, Bryan-College Station is the home of Texas A&M University which boasts an enrollment of 71,000 students. Planning for this area encompasses most modes of transportation including truck and rail freight, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and single occupant vehicle travel.

The B-CS area has a high quality of life with many of the big city amenities, while still maintaining a small town character. The presence of Texas A&M makes Bryan-College Station a center for education, high-tech research and development and the most exciting sporting events anywhere!

The B-CS MPO is a standalone MPO with a staff that includes a Principal Planner, an Administrative Assistant, and the Director. MPO Members include Texas A&M University, The City of College Station, The City of Bryan, Brazos County, Texas Department of Transportation and Brazos Transit District. Staff is often supplemented through the use of interns from Texas A&M. Brazos County serves as the MPO fiscal agent.

Position Description
This supervisory position acts in an advisory capacity, reporting to and serving at the pleasure of the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board. This position maintains a close working relationship with federal, state and local agencies. The Director is responsible for facilitating the development of and preparing the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). In addition, the Executive Director will prepare the annual departmental county budget and the Annual Performance and Expenditures Report (APER). The Director will also oversee technical analysis through computerized planning models and GIS (such as TransCAD and ArcGIS).

Education and Experience
A bachelor’s degree in regional planning, engineering or a related field, and a minimum of five years of supervisory experience, or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge. A master’s degree may be substituted for two years of experience. MPO or State Transportation Agency experience, PE, PTP or AICP preferred but not required.

Send cover letter and resume with references to:
Bryan-College Station MPO
C/O Search Committee
309 North Washington Avenue
Suite 11
Bryan, TX 77803

OR

E-mail a cover letter, resume, and references in a .pdf format to Directorsearch@bcsmpo.org.

The successful candidate will complete a phone interview with the MPO Search Team followed by a personal interview with a subcommittee of the MPO Policy Board.

Applications will be accepted until the job is filled.