Senior Region 4 Planner - Transportation and Growth Management (TGM)

About the role

The Role We’re looking for our next senior region 4 planner – transportation and growth management (TGM)! You will work closely with the Statewide Transportation Planning Unit within the Policy, Data and Analysis Division but will report to the Region 4 planning and programming manager. In this role, you will work with a variety of internal and external partners to create comprehensive long range transportation system development solutions. You’ll implement projects for the transportation and growth management (TGM) program and for region 4 planning which includes coordinating with program staff, region staff and applicants. Bring your collaboration and communication skills and apply today!

Responsibilities

• Support transportation growth management goals and objectives, set priorities and allocate resources within the region.
• Communicate program objectives with local communities and help them understand program and grant requirements.
• Evaluate and award transportation growth management grant applications.
• Develop transportation growth management agreements, scopes of work and work order contracts to deliver projects, and complete project closeout for grants and contracts.
• Manage and monitor progress on grants for compliance with policies, procedures, timelines and grant terms.
• Negotiate with consultants and local agencies on breakdown of costs to complete projects and recommend invoice approval for consultant payments.
• Assist local agencies in developing scopes of work for transportation system planning preparation.
• Review draft plans for compliance and analyze the impact of policy decisions and legislation for planning projects.
• Manage regional long range planning projects.
• Review development proposals.

Requirements

• Six years of planning experience related to the job.
• OR a bachelor's degree in urban or regional planning, public administration, social science, civil engineering, architecture, economics, geography or a related field AND three years of progressively responsible planning experience related to the job.
• Note: A master’s degree in regional planning, public administration, social science, civil engineering, architecture, economics, geography or a related field may substitute for one (1) year of experience.
• OR an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of transportation and planning concepts.
• Experience working and collaborating with internal and external partners on politically delicate topics.
• Excellent communication skills that help encourage successful outcomes.
• Experience interpreting state and federal rules and regulations.
• Experience scoping, leading teams and managing planning contracts and agreements to successful outcomes.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Hybrid work options available – in office work is anticipated up to two days per week.