The Chatham County – Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission is seeking qualified applicants for the position listed below:
Transportation Planner—MPO: This is a transportation planning position focused on transportation engineering, and multi-modal planning. The incumbent will actively coordinate the development of traffic impact studies for a wide range of development proposals, analyze study findings, and present recommendations to the Commission. The employee will also be an integral player in actively conducting innovative corridor, area and multimodal transportation studies, and may serve as staff lead for the MPO’s transit planning activities. The position involves interacting effectively with government and private sector agencies, developers, private consultants and the general public, as well as working cooperatively with other professionals on project teams. This position requires both excellent technical abilities and an understanding of the planning process to advance the MPO’s initiatives.
A Bachelor’s Degree is required. A Master’s Degree or extensive experience is preferred. Candidate should have a degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or a closely related field and five (5) years of work experience in traffic engineering or transportation planning, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Excellent interpersonal, written/oral communication and public presentation skills are essential. Previous hands-on experience in a collaborative work environment with traffic operations/impact analysis, congestion management, non-motorized transportation, sustainability and resilience, transit planning, project management and grant writing is desired.
Send resume and cover letter to: Pamela Everett, Assistant Executive Director Compliance & Operations, Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission, P. O. Box 8246, Savannah, GA 31412-8246; phone: 912-651-1440; fax: 912-335-5922; or email: everettp@thempc.org with the following subject line: Transportation Planner—MPO.
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