Transportation Planning Manager

About the Role

The City of Wilmington is seeking a passionate and innovative Transportation Planning Manager to join our dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on safety, strategy, and long-range vision, supporting Wilmington’s efforts to improve our transportation network and achieve our Vision Zero commitment. You will lead the City’s transportation planning efforts, develop transportation and mobility plans, coordinate with community partners, and deliver projects that make streets safer, more accessible, and more connected.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize local transportation planning and project needs.
• Advance Vision Zero goals by developing and implementing strategies to create safer streets and equitable, multi-modal transportation options for all users.
• Collaborate with departments across the City on key initiatives, provide public education, technical assistance, recommendations, interpretation, and coordinate committee agendas.
• Develop policy through research and trend identification; organize, analyze, and interpret data; research local, state, and federal regulations; work with city council, commissions, boards, and track legal changes.
• Manage projects by developing proposal specifications, scopes of service and amendments; evaluating proposals; recommending contracts; and monitoring consultant progress, quality control, public engagement efforts, budget, and schedule.
• Work with the City’s Community Engagement team to organize and facilitate public meetings and outreach efforts, ensuring information is published on the City Vision Zero website and other public-facing platforms.
• Collaborate with the Planning and Development Department to ensure transportation needs and strategies are identified in comprehensive plans, corridor plans, neighborhood, and small area plans.
• Coordinate planning efforts with other agencies, departments, and local member governments including FHWA, NCDOT, WMPO, and WAVE Transit.
• Provide project development support through design review, identification of funding opportunities, and coordination of discretionary grant applications.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of and experience in short and long-range planning processes.
• Strong communication, coordination, and project delivery skills.
• Passion for multimodal mobility, transportation safety, and community-focused design.
• Demonstrated ability in coordinating and directing team and individual projects.
• Experience presenting technical information to boards, committees, and the public.
• Experience developing and implementing public outreach strategies for planning and education activities.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Project management and inter-agency coordination experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Work Environment

Office Work: Primarily sedentary, involving prolonged sitting, computer use, telephone and office equipment operation, and standard office tasks. Requires visual acuity, hearing, and manual dexterity for reviewing documents, analyzing data, and completing administrative responsibilities.

Field Work: Regular visits to sites may require standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting or carrying objects up to 10 pounds occasionally. Employees may encounter uneven terrain, traffic, construction areas, and outdoor weather conditions and must use appropriate personal protective equipment.

General Requirements: The position involves occasional travel to meetings, evening events, or after-hours response. All work is performed in compliance with applicable State and Federal OSHA regulations.

Schedule

Scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, generally in an office setting. On occasion, may require working nights and weekends, including public engagement events and City Council meetings.