CAMPO Senior Transportation Planner

SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER

The Triangle region continues to experience unprecedented growth, producing a need for infrastructure improvements that offer a range of travel choices and are compatible with the character and development of our communities, sensitive to the environment, designed to improve quality of life, and are safe and accessible for all. The Capital Area MPO (CAMPO) works at the heart of identifying, planning, and implementing those improvements.

The Capital Area MPO recently adopted a new strategic plan to help guide our region’s transportation program through the next several years and is expanding staff to aid in its implementation. We create, innovate, and work smarter. We focus on relationships and collaborate across all jurisdictions. We enjoy our work and have fun doing it. At the Capital Area MPO, you can join a team dedicated to meeting the needs of our members and the public, while ensuring that our region remains one of the best places to live, work and play.

We are currently seeking a transportation planning professional who is ready to lead regional conversations about public transportation administrative issues, including FTA funding allocation in the region and public transportation-related performance metrics. Attention to detail and ability to balance competing priorities while working productively with partners and stakeholders is imperative.

This position is based out of the CAMPO offices. This position may be eligible for partial telework schedule after the successful completion of an initial probationary period.

Salary Range – $74,693 – $131,997

Anticipated Hiring Range – $74,693 – $119,995

Typical Tasks

• Reviews local transportation plans for consistency with regional transportation plans;
• Works with area transit agencies to ensure federal performance measures, safety planning, and project programming guidelines are being met;
• Supports regional partners by assisting with or leading federal transit funding suballocation, program management, and project prioritization activities, including, but not limited to 5310, 5339, and 5307 funding programs;
• Supports the region’s designated recipient with understanding and meeting federal transit planning requirements;
• Provides administrative committee support to the Mobility Coordination Committee and relevant subcommittees by scheduling meetings, developing agendas, creating meeting summaries, and monitoring work programs;
• Provides leadership to the Mobility Coordination Committee and other partners in the delivery of priorities identified in the Locally Coordinated Human Services – Public Transportation Plan;
• Prepares and delivers presentations of technical material in a clear and meaningful way for a variety of audiences;
• Supports project managers with technical analysis and engagement efforts for various planning studies;
• Manages consultant-led planning contracts and projects;
• Develops and reviews transportation recommendations for multi-modal transportation planning activities;
• Researches, writes, reviews, and edits technical reports and documents;
• Supports and leads public engagement activities, including supporting in-person and online engagement efforts;
• Monitors regional transit activities for compliance with federal and MPO policies;
• Assists transit agencies with maintaining appropriate coordination with the MPO’s Unified Planning Work Program, Transportation Improvement Program, and Metropolitan Transportation Plan;
• Coordinates regional meetings, including developing agendas and meeting summaries;
• Develops and implements reliable tools for technical analysis;
• Monitors and reports on regional transit performance measures;
• Assists with the coordination and review of TIP projects, including monitoring project development activities, ensuring adherence to regional long range adopted plans, and coordinating with local and state officials on project details;
• Represents the MPO on various stakeholder or technical groups or committees;
• Provides supervision or leadership direction to subordinate staff and other colleagues as required for the management of specific projects;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive understanding of federal transit programs, including urbanized funding programs and performance measures; knowledge of the principles of transportation planning, regional planning, and urban planning; proficiency with standard computer software such as MS Office suite; ability to work under pressure on several projects simultaneously and within time constraints; ability to analyze a problem and make independent judgments without close supervision; ability to analyze technical information, policies, and ordinances; ability to perform independent research and develop recommendations; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to supervise other personnel in a project coordination role; ability to deal effectively with the general public; ability to adapt to changing technology; ability to provide leadership and technical expertise to regional groups to work through complex tasks.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications
Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a graduation from a four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, geography or a related field and extensive experience in planning, engineering or a related field, with a master’s degree preferred.

Preference will be given to candidates with a master’s degree and an AICP certification or the ability to obtain, Preference will be given to candidates with familiarity with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) process requirements, project management experience, familiarity with Metropolitan Planning Organizations, the 3-C planning process, and experience in MS office, ArcGIS, and the FTA’s TrAMS system.